All The Grocer articles in 9 December 2000 – Page 2
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Market watch: butter prices
Bulk home produced £ per tonne 80% Salted 1,950 2,000 82% Unsalted 2,000 2,050 packets English Sweetcream Parchment Salted 3,100 3,550 Sweetcream (Foil) Salted 3,150 ...
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Kosher butcher and deli
Louise Butchers and Delicatessen in Bournemouth's town centre has a sales area of 900 sq ft, and a restaurant and takeaway bar. Trading as a kosher butcher and delicatessen, it sells meats, grocery and dairy products mainly to the town's Jewish...
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Corporate casualties: Bridging the gap
The bloodletting's over and the latest crop of CEOs are about their business, but can the industry cultivate worthy successors? Julian Hunt reports One of the few laughs at the IGD annual congress in October came courtesy of Allan Leighton, who...
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Food chain: Call for a best practice centre
Plans for a food chain best practice centre have been put forward by a government sponsored study to predict the needs of the industry over the next 10 years. The Food Chain and Crops Industry Foresight Panel, made up of leading figures from all...
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BEEF: First evidence of UK consumer resistance?
Demand here has softened, but nothing like the BSE panic on the continent Conflicting messages are still coming from the UK retail and wholesale beef trades more than a month after the BSE scandal in France began a chain of events leading to...
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BEEF: Brussels heads for EU version of OTMS
Traders trying to assess the medium to long-term effect of the new BSE crisis on beef availability and prices face a dilemma following an unexpectedly aggressive stance adopted by most EU farm ministers at their agriculture council meeting on...
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Meat and Livestock Commission: Barr promises fresh perspecti
The appointment of Peter Barr as MLC chairman represents a crucial step forward in the ongoing efforts to unite the food chain. Hazlewood Foods boss Barr, who has 29 years experience with the major supplier, is likely to bring a wider dimension to...
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BANANAS: Windwards take on selling role
Geest name will eventually disappear as a brand Windward Isles banana growers will be selling their own fruit through a new directly controlled sales office from January 1, as part of sweeping changes announced this week. The office will trade as...
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Pigmeat: Second thoughts on the mbm ban
First reaction of British pig producers and processors, and of their retail sector supporters, was to welcome the prospect of a ban on the use of meat and bone meal livestock feed throughout the EU as the long overdue correction of a trade...
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Low cost bait for Provamel
Alpro says its new low cost Soya Soleil brand will in time generate greater sales for its Provamel lines. Alpro UK product manager Greig Saunders said the tertiary brand would serve as a stepping stone for customers wanting to try out dairy free...
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FFB Export Awards: Calling for commitment
British firms are well placed to make exports central to corporate strategy, according to Food From Britain. Helen Gregory reports Patak's has been named Food & Drink Exporter of the Year in an awards ceremony to honour UK firms' success overseas....
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Asda spirit recall
Asda supplier Hall and Bramley has recalled 23,000 cases of brandy and rum after a malfunction at its Aintree bottling plant. Broken glass, blamed on a faulty filling machine at the plant, was found in a number of bottles. The contaminated...
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Training: Asda receives a glowing assessment of its training
Asda's policies on training were given the seal of approval when the company scooped two honours at the recent Personnel Today awards. The multiple was voted overall winner from the 30 finalists after taking the Focus Quality Services award for...
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Perrier appoints new UK chief
Perrier Vittel UK's md Nikita Droin is returning to Paris. During his four years in the UK he has built up the presence of the Perrier and Vittel brands at many major national events, including Wimbledon and the Flora London Marathon. He will be...
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APPLE BRANDING: Pink Lady price holds up
Pink Lady producers who are members of an international alliance that aims to maintain a premium price for the variety are pleased that retail price levels have been holding during the transition from summer to autumn supplies. "The Australian...
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Appeal for funds to probe corked wine
Wine suppliers and retailers are being asked to help finance the quest for a solution to a £100m problem. The sum is the industry's estimate of what it loses each year through corked wines. Companies are being asked to pay £2,500 each to fund...
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Our Dogs annual is not just for Christmas
Our Dogs Centenary launches Our Dogs Annual 2001 on December 13, priced £7.50. Features will include a European focus plus information for those interested in dog breeding and showing. A section designed for the new dog owner will include articles...
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Dairy: Andersons offers a glimmer of hope
Recognition of the difficulties faced by dairy producers comes from Tony Evans, partner in the Andersons consultancy. "The year 2000 has been desperate for UK dairy producers, but there is a feeling that the worst is over." On the plus side, Evans...
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Citrus: The allure of the Algarve
The Portuguese citrus industry has taken its first steps to explore the export potential of the UK. Growers have been fortified by EU certification that has recognised the superior quality of citrus fruit grown in the Algarve. Dr Jose Vitorino,...
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Leading edge: Time to tap into the male agenda
Whatever men want from the shopping experience, they don't appear to be getting much of it. Sarah Dowding says the wise retailer or manufacturer is the one with an eye on the male of the species Shopping means different things to different people...
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