All The Grocer articles in 9 November 2002 – Page 3
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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?
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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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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Semiotics in hot water
A conference date for the diary - January 22, to hear possibly one of the most bizarre speeches of recent times. Entitled: Why Greg Rowland is the Slag of all Semioticians, the speech at the Consumer Insight conference should prove illuminating....
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Revealed: how Tesco met T&S
Sean McAllister andElaine Watson T&S boss Jim McCarthy has revealed how a weakness in the company's chilled and fresh offer ultimately led to Tesco's takeover bid. T&S approached the major multiples, including Tesco, for a partner to bring...
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Rise of the Italian mob
Mamma mia! British shoppers are showing an ever increasing appetite for a plate of good old spag bol', and more besides. But we're still a long way behind other pasta-eating nations, says Simon Mowbray An average Italian consumes a...
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This week: key trends in the lunchtime occasion
n As an occasion, lunch in the home accounts for one-fifth (20%) of all meals consumed. Prepared food carried out (eg: lunchboxes) accounts for a further 8% of all meals n Over half (51%) of all in-home lunches are designated light' or snack'...
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M&S starts using RFID tags
Marks and Spencer this week started using radio frequency identification tagged metric trays for delivering produce to stores. The tags can cut the time taken to read a pallet-load by 80%, speeding short shelf life lines through the supply...
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Then there was one...
Tesco and the Co–operative Group’s shopping sprees last week have put TM Retail in the spotlight as the UK’s largest remaining independent convenience chain. But with T&S and Alldays snapped up, the obvious question is how long will TM hold onto its...
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Then there was one...
Tesco and the CoÂoperative Group's shopping sprees last week have put TM Retail in the spotlight as the UK's largest remaining independent convenience chain. But with T&S and Alldays snapped up, the obvious question is how long will TM hold onto...
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An Optimum opportunity
The OFSCI initiative in foodservice has the ambitious goal of slashing £450m from the supply chain by standardising and sharing information, as Helen Gregory reports.There's been a lot of talk about standardising and sharing data in the retail...
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A universal requirement
Young executives believe online shopping is vital for the future of grocery retailing.A big majority of young managers in the grocery industry believe retailers who do not have an online shopping presence are losing out to their competitors....
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Tennent's worldly Thais
Tennent's lager has taken an unconventional approach to advertising by featuring a pair of Thailand ladyboys in its latest creative. Set in a Scottish theme bar in Bangkok called MacAndrew's, the new television commercial, running now, is the...
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no vanilla yet
Coca-Cola says it has "no immediate plans" to launch Vanilla Coke in the UK, contrary to reports. A spokesman for the soft drinks giant told The Grocer: "Vanilla Coke has enjoyed a successful launch in the US since its introduction there five...
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Pasta soars
Sales of fresh pasta are rocketing, according to new figures published in tis week's issue of The Grocer. TN Sofres Superpanel data shows the total value of fresh pasta rose 25% in the last year to top £74m, just £22m short of the static...
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Numico to sell US vitamin unit
Dutch group Numico is to sell its US vitamin unit Rexall Sundown to switch its focus back to infant food and clinical nutrition after poor third quarter sales hit profits. Numico posted a 3% drop in third quarter net profit of 53m euros on...
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Coke adds flavour to Dasani
Coca-Cola has launched four new vitamin-enhanced flavoured versions of its Dasani bottled water brand Stateside.Coke said Dasani NutriWater now came in mandarin orange, lemon tangerine, wild berry and pear cucumber flavours. It contains no...
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Franco-Italian jv to open new fascia
The joint venture between French retailer Leclerc and Italian co-operative organisation CONAD – has opened its first five hypermarkets in Italy.The E Leclerc-Conad hypermarket chain – formerly under the Planeta banner – is to focus on...
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Somerfield gains sales but loses Maguire
Somerfield’s second quarter like-for-like sales have rallied but also announced another high profile executive casualty with the departure of Kwik Save md, Graham Maguire, from the group.Group like-for-like sales for the 28 weeks to November...
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