All The Grocer articles in 9 November 2002 – Page 2
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Hit or Miss?
Thorntons may have bitten off more than it can chew with last year’s launch of its premium ice cream tubs. Taking on established names such as Ben & Jerry’s and Häagen-Dazs has proved an uphill struggle for the high street retailer, which hoped to...
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Hit or Miss?
>>How is one of last year's top launches faring?Launched in May 2002 in three fruit flavours, this yogurt drink’s USP was the special Life Top straw attached to every carton. Developed by Tetra Pak and Swedish company Bio...
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Hit or Miss?
>> How is one of last year's top launches faring?Nestlé’s Nesquik Fresh, launched in July 2003, signalled the brand’s first foray into fridges.And the milk drink got off to a good start with listings in Tesco, Sainsbury,...
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Hit or Miss?
Do breakfast table brands make the transition to snacking formats?Weetabix snubbed the craze for stretching breakfast table brands into cereal bars with the launch of two crispbag-style, snack-sized 40g packs in November last year.Inspired...
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Tia maria gift
Tia Maria is being packaged in a gift pack for Christmas. Designed to drive the mixability message. The pack contains a 70cl bottle of Tia Maria, two branded highball glasses and a 50p voucher redeemable against another 70cl or one litre bottle...
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The shelves get on message
Forget television. If you want to reach a mass audience the most effective media delivery channel is the supermarket. Think about it. You have a captive audience that visits regularly and is in shopping mode, so receptive to your message. Rather...
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Raising the game
The key manufacturers have really been on the ball with authenticity and versatility as Mary Carmichael reports As long as convenience remains top of the grocery industry's wish list, pasta and sauce combinations in any format will continue to...
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Game is on in Scotland
Elaine Watson Morrisons is planning a move into Scotland with a clutch of new stores in and around large cities such as Glasgow and Edinburgh. The move would give the Bradford based chain a national presence with stores stretching from...
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First for semi-skimmed
Mary Carmichael Consumers will get to see messages about semi-skimmed milk's health properties for the first time next year thanks to an ad campaign planned by the Milk Development Council. Scheduled to begin in March 2003, and currently...
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Festive staples jostle for space
Positions in the retailer chart remain stable, with changes only in second and third positions because Safeway has shifted up one place to number two. This is the second consecutive week Safeway has climbed: two weeks ago it was in fifth place...
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MBO for Fenmarc
One of the UK's largest prepared and prepacked root vegetable suppliers has undergone an MBO. Directors Mark Harrod and Chris Swift have acquired Fenmarc Produce from another company director, Stuart Edwards, and investors 3i Group. The company...
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Fee prospect looms for mark
David Shapley Users of the government's planned healthy eating logo could find themselves facing a licensing fee. The DoH has confirmed the logo is likely to be launched by the end of this month, but discussions are still continuing over...
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n Festive fare
This year's Christmas edition of BBC Good Food magazine is expected to sell over half a million copies, said publisher BBC Magazines. The magazine is on sale on November 13, priced £2.30. On the same day, BBC Magazines will again also be publishing...
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Net warehouse rental facility suspended
Property consultancy Fuller Peiser has suspended its internet-based warehouse rental facility Spacebuster.com. Launched last year, the online portal provided a marketplace where companies needing additional storage space could be matched with...
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Safeway ESL pushes on
Safeway is on track to have electronic shelf edge labels in 22 stores by Christmas. Chief information officer Ric Francis said: "We have had very positive feedback from customers so far. ESL has now been introduced in eight stores, and we will have...
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Dr Oetker powering up
Simon Mowbray German food giant Dr Oetker is continuing its assault on the British market by expanding its range of frozen pizzas. The move has added to speculation the company may now be preparing to diversify into other sectors of UK...
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Don't lump us in with the temps!
from John West, director, Red Retail Interim Sir; re Simon Howard's Careers File article (The Grocer, November 2, p60). I wonder if he really understands what makes an independent professional? He wrongly groups all those who work as...
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A dogfight down in Docklands
The Waitrose Food and Home store in Canary Wharf is testament to the changes that have occurred in London's Docklands over the past 10 years. It provides the first serious competition to Asda's Docklands store in an area which, until recently, was...
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Dangerous obsession
Suppliers fear a high price will be paid all round if the multiples continue their unremitting focus on price. Helen Gregory reports The warning came from one of the giants in the world supply league. Procter & Gamble European head Paul Polman...
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