All The Grocer articles in 8 October 2005 – Page 2
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Still no sign of sweet inspiration
Critics say the only innovation in confectionery is coming from existing brands. Fiona McLelland reportsLast year’s level of innovation in confectionery left retailers and market analysts with a slightly bitter taste in the...
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Indulgence leads to rich pickings
Popular premium lines are proving profitable for speciality manufacturers. Many are busy creating something special for Christmas, Easter – and any other gift time, says Rod AddyMany speciality confectionery manufacturers are...
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only takes a healthy vitamin-ute
From Norman Brodie, marketing director, Coca-Cola EnterprisesSIR; Just to clarify, following the letter from Ian Hills (The Grocer, September 24, p27), the Minute Maid 100% Pure Squeezed Juice in 1 litre PET carafes just launched in...
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A long haul, but ‘winnable’
Retailers have been warned that the high-profile bid to force the OFT to ditch its two-market view of grocery retailing is likely to be a long drawn-out process.However, David Greene, the solicitor leading the Association of Convenience Stores’...
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Guinness makes men prehistoric
Guinness has brought back its ‘Good things come to those who wait’ theme in new cinema and TV ads.The £1m production, which airs this month until December, marks 50 years of iconic Guinness TV advertising and a return to the ‘Good things come...
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Lidl frustrated by Irish straitjacket
An ambitious Irish expansion programme by the discount chain Lidl is being slowed by a flood of planning objections.The chain has established 60 outlets across the Republic since moving into the market five years ago, together with its big...
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Frome with a sweeter view
Henney’s, the producer of the Frome Valley cider brand, plans to launch a new cider into the off-trade and double its annual production following its win at the Tesco Brewing Awards. Henney’s won the Best Cider Award for a sweet variety of its...
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‘French market offers potential’
The French beef market could offer UK producers exciting opportunities when normal beef exports resume, expected in February 2006, say experts.Not only is France’s beef production in decline, but cow beef – beef from cows bred to produce milk...
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Spot talent and foster it
Companies will maximise business performance if they cultivate individuals with talent within their organisations. There may well be more of them than they had thought, says Petra CookThe role of the supermarket manager is often not...
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S-Mart fuelledby forecourts
C-store operator S-Mart has branched out into the forecourt sector, having leased two sites in Frizington, Cumbria and Hyde in Manchester.The variety store operator, which was formed in November 2002, has six company-owned stores and oversees...
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Roys rolls with the flow
Tesco is breathing down its neck, but business is good. By Rod AddyThe more things change, the more they stay the same for The Grocer Top 50’s Roys of Wroxham,which began life as Roys in 1895. Its retail estate remains static at eight...
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First sweetcorn from Yorkshire
Grower and packer Greyfriars is offering what it says is the first Yorkshire-grown sweetcorn crop for human consumption.The North Yorkshire company has just harvested its first commercial quantities of the traditionally warm-climate crop from...
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Soup in the fast lane
TV chef Ainsley Harriott has added a diet version to the range of instant soups he brought out last September.His Hi Taste Low Cal soup range, developed with dried food specialist Brand Partnership, comes in six flavours – leek, potato &...
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Partners sign up first farmers
The consortium behind a proposed new mild Cheddar cheese factory in Workington, Cumbria, says it will have won a 15% volume share of Cheddar produced in the UK by 2013.Despite widespread industry scepticism that the venture is sustainable,...
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JS a fan of RFID
Sainsbury is speeding up its logistics overhaul with a revamp of its lorry fleet, and is also considering the introduction of RFID tagging.Supply chain director Lawrence Christensen told The Grocer that in 12 months’ time he believed Sainsbury...
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Four new faces join top Innocent management
Smoothie manufacturer Innocent has made four appointments to expand the senior management team at its Fruit Towers headquarters.Giles Brook, who has spent seven years with Coca-Cola Enterprises, most recently as impulse marketing controller, is...
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Logistics’ modern face
Procter & Gamble’s logistics director Lisa Dowding tells Liz Hamson how she is sharpening the act of a supply chain growing ever more complexLogistics is popularly considered to be the domain of a certain type of individual:...
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The long road to retail excellence
It’s been a tough job, but Sainsbury’s supply chain director is getting things back on track, says Rachel BarnesWhen Sainsbury unveiled its ‘Try something new today’ slogan, chief executive Justin King said progress had been made to...
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The Saturday Essay
>>Chris Tyas, Nestlé supply chain director UK and IRELAND and BCCCA commercial chairman, on sugar regime reformThe UK has a proud history of food manufacturing. The industrial sugar market in the UK, including confectionery and...