All The Grocer articles in 8 September 2001
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Snatching 10 minutes for lunch when you work in a converted
Being big fans of Primula cheese spread, we were disappointed to find the cheese toasties packaged in what look like overgrown Burger King tomato ketchup pots. Most of the convenience and also the aesthetic appreciation of squirting cheesy stuff...
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Tesco takes no 2 place
Tesco has overtaken Intermarche, Metro and Edeka to assume the number two slot in the European grocery retailing superleague, according to a new report from market researcher Retail Intelligence. Based on sales figures for 2000, Tesco, Carrefour...
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PS2 is given the works
Future has launched a series of four special editions of the Official PlayStation 2 Magazine. Issue one, a special edition buyers guide, is on sale now with a cover price of £4.99, with the second issue going on sale on October 5. The specials...
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70cl for WKD Original Vodka Blue
The move to introduce larger bottles into the premium packaged spirits market continues with the introduction of WKD Original Vodka Blue into a 70cl format. Original follows its stablemate, WKD Iron Brew, and Halewood's Red Square pps range which...
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Allied Domecq has acquired Kümmerling, Germany's fourth larg
US supermarket chain Albertson's posted a second quarter net loss of $151m as restructuring costs and store closures hit the bottom line. Sales rose 4% to $9.58bn. The Northern Ireland Independent Retail Trade Association has scheduled its first...
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Scrivens takes over as managing director of Perkins Foods af
Following Fresh-Pak's integration with Perkins Foods, md Simon Scrivens has been appointed md of Perkins Foods. Scrivens' remit will include Perkins' Manchester Simply Fresh Foods and Scunthorpe Deli Fresh Foods. Scrivens also joins Perkins Foods...
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Co-op/council alliance launches Store to Door
Oxford, Swindon & Gloucester Co-op has teamed up with social services at Oxfordshire County Council to launch a new home shopping service for the elderly and housebound. The society beat off competition from Tesco, Sainsbury and Iceland to win the...
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PC Format marks tenth anniversary and celebrates routing its
September 2001 marks the 10th anniversary of Future Publishing's PC Format magazine. The birthday edition of PC Format (issue 127) is packaged in a promotional, translucent anti-static bag and features an in-depth look at the computing market both...
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Southern Comfort goes for modern and masculine appeal with r
Southern Comfort has been given its first major redesign for 70 years. Guinness UDV has thrown out the old look in favour of a new one which aims to give it a more modern masculine appeal, as well as more presence on the shelf and behind the bar....
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Last weekend my husband invited three of his Arab friends to
One of Victor's friends enquired if we were eating organic food. No', I replied, this is not classed as organic.' I was then asked to explain what made organic produce better than what we were eating. I have to say I was momentarily at a loss. It...
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Percol Rocket Fuel ground coffee and tea bags from Food Bran
Rsp: £1.49 for a 125g pouch of ground coffee and £1.29 for 50g pouch of 20 teabags Why will it sell? These caffeine packed drinks in jazzy, resealable pouches are designed for daytime stimulation. It is just the kind of product that would appeal…
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n Manor Bakeries' Nicki Johnson has become Leading Edge Memb
Exerting influence to make it happen Learning the best way to go about influencing colleagues and customers is a huge challenge for the grocery industry's newest recruits. That's why it was the topic for this year's Leading Edge Member of the Year...
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Lyons fills Bakers' shoes
Burton's is replacing its Bakers Selection biscuits with a relaunched Lyons range which sports new packaging and includes several new varieties. The company said the Lyons brand had "more consumer recognition" than Bakers Selection. Available...
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Embrace change or get left behind'
Anyone in the news supply chain who does not embrace change is going to get left behind, according to Mike Greene, chairman of both the Association of Convenience Stores and its news group, the Association of News Retailing. This week all elements...
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The hot beverage market consists of tea, instant coffee, gro
In the 52 weeks to June 24, 2001, the total market saw a year-on-year decline of 1.4% in value, tea being the main loser as buyers move out of the market. This goes against the general trend in packaged groceries which saw a rise in value. ...
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it's the big time
Reports over recent years of the increased levels of spending at Christmas are not exaggerated. While their focus tends to be on spending on presents, the value of food and drink categories increases enormously and, in the final two weeks before...
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blood and cuts
The £12.99 case of beer used to be the Christmas exception, but walk into any supermarket nowadays and you can pick up a cut price premium brand pack. Last year, shoppers were treated to a swathe of offers from the multiples in the run-up to the...
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Record profits boosted
by former Somerfields Waitrose is set to announce record interim profits when the John Lewis Partnership announces its results for the first half of the year this week. Waitrose md David Felwick told The Grocer sales for the first half were up 13%...
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First Quench boosts top team
Off licence operator First Quench has plundered talent from Somerfield, Wal-Mart and M&S to boost its senior management team. Robert Plummer joins as trading director beer/cider, tobacco and minerals. He joins from Somerfield where he was trading...