All The Grocer articles in 9 June 2001 – Page 2
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Foot and mouth disease: Meat Industry Forum begins work on a
Members of the Meat Industry Forum have started work on a recovery plan for the sector. A preliminary meeting of the forum, sponsored by the MLC, IGD, and key government departments, took place on Tuesday. It was attended by representatives from...
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Opinion: Beware the cult of Carlos
Talk to anybody at Safeway these days and you can't help thinking they have all joined some strange religious cult. Almost without fail, and always without any prompting, they will rattle on about how Carlos has done this, that and the other. Store...
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The Grocer focus on ethnic food: Bigham's conjures up magic
Bigham's Global Gastronomy is in a class of its own in the ethnic ready meals market. Founder and managing director Charlie Bigham claims to be among the first if not the first to have pioneered chilled ready to cook, as opposed to ready to...
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Magazines: Blue Peter gets a mag
BBC Worldwide is launching Blue Peter Magazine on 27 June the first regular magazine on the children's programme in its 43-year history. The 32-page magazine, aimed at five to eight-year-old children, has a cover price of £1.25 and comes with a...
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Tasting panel: BLUE
From Bass. A partner for its Red premium packaged spirit and designed for take home drinkers. Abv: 5% Price: £1.49 TARGET CONSUMER Nicola Forster, 30, copywriter at Condé Nast Publications, from London Disconcerted by the aqua-blue liquid...
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One litre carton for Um Bongo
Kids' juice drink Um Bongo is swelling its ranks, with the launch of a new 1 litre family carton. Its Um Ognob variant is also being relaunched in 250ml and 1 litre sizes. Jo Wren, marketing manager of manufacturer Gerber Foods, said the larger...
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Multiples: Safeway boosting variety on record length fish co
Exotic fish offerings including barracuda from Australia among 160 different types Shoppers in Woking are being offered the chance to taste some truly exotic fish and meat products at Safeway's newly opened superstore. The fish counter is 21ft...
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Jude gets to work with the Marks and Spencer brand
Marks and Spencer has appointed Jude Bridge head of external marketing, reporting to group marketing director Alan McWalter. Bridge, who joins in September, will oversee the development of the chain's new customer-focused marketing strategy in its...
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Brandwatch profile: washing detergent
Top 15 brands advertised (by media) £k Mar '00 - Feb '01 Total Press Radio Outdoor TV Total 36,956 ...
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Brandwatch Mintel category report: Breakfast cereals
Cereals: a key meal but when? Over the last 20 years, there has been considerable promotion of the breakfast occasion as a key meal of the day, with a high nutritional content. This has contributed to good growth for the breakfast market....
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Waste disposal: BRC and multiples keep up pressure on direct
The British Retail Consortium and leading multiples have stepped up a campaign to amend proposed EU environmental legislation which could cost retailers £500m a year. The Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment Directive says retailers should be...
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Root crops: Watton Produce forms partnership with Briess
Chipiona Produce strengthens UK import/export links Norfolk based Watton Produce, already one of the largest UK carrot and parsnip growers, is spreading its wings through joint partnership with Covent Garden based Spanish importing company Briess &...
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Dairy: EU set for higher prices and bumper exports
Reducing supplies firm up the market; higher demand from third country buyers EU dairy markets are showing signs of taking off to much higher prices levels for the rest of the summer. Milk production has now just passed its seasonal peak and the...
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Leading edge: Selling: it's a great buzz!
Good sales skills involve not just effectiveness at negotiating, persuading, listening and presenting but also a hunger for work, relentless enthusiasm, and doing your homework before you go face to face with customers says Sarah Dowding Think of...
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Wholesale: BWG
Breaking up is hard to do BWG's frenetic acquisition programme puzzled observers. Now up for sale itself, will the Irish group stay intact? Julian Hunt reports They came, they saw and they did all they could to conquer in the UK's fragmented...
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Canned fish: Salmon cuts kicking off
The heavily discounted offers on red salmon 213g appear on retailers' shelves this week, with some electing for the straight price cut of 99p and others giving a bogof based on £1.97 a can. So far, own labels do not seem to be involved, leaving the...
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Canned fish: Importers fear shortages
With the start of the new pilchard season comes the likelihood of some shortages according to importers, who are worried that the massive South African domestic demands will take first call in the initial product. Due to a recall last season, stocks...
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Multiples: Carlos presents new Safeway'
Safeway claims to have blended catering and retailing to create a food concept that is totally unique in the UK supermarket sector. Speaking at the opening of the chain's new 34,000 sq ft superstore in Woking, chief executive Carlos Criado-Perez...
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Carrefour rebranding on target
Carrefour is on target to complete the rebranding of its Belgian hypermarkets to the Carrefour fascia by the autumn. Last July, Carrefour increased its stake in GB, the supermarket division of Belgium's GIB Group, to give it full ownership of 56...
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Cash and carry: Landmark sets up low price direct sales forc
Landmark Cash & Carry is rolling out a sales operation nationwide called Landmark Direct. The new service will use a third party selling force to visit 8,000 retailers on a regular cycle. The roll out follows a trial targeting customers of two...
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