All The Grocer articles in 9 October 2004
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Sial launches this weekend
Sial, the food fair held in Paris, launches this Sunday 17 October until Thursday 21.The exhibition, which last ran two years ago, will occupy a 200,000 sq m space at the Paris-Nord Exhibition Centre and will attract an estimated 5,300...
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“Ban Spanish eggs” says BEIC
The British Egg Industry Council (BEIC) has slammed the UK Government and the European Commission for not taking quicker action against Spanish eggs, which have caused several outbreaks of salmonella in the UK over the past two years.The...
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Traffic lights not ruled out
The government has refused to rule out the possibility that it will try to foist a single traffic-light labelling system on the food and drink industry.In an exclusive interview with The Grocer magazine, conducted as part of its Junk the...
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Dungannon Meats lose Sainsbury beef business
Sainsbury is to cut Dungannon Meats out of its fresh beef supply chain as it moves to source all of its fresh beef from Anglo Beef Processors.Dungannon immediately announced plans to close its Elmgrove Foods facility in Belfast with the loss of...
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Coles Myer trumps Woolworths bid for ALH
Convenience store operator Coles Myer has put in a A$1.18bn bid for Australian pub company Australian Leisure & Hospitality (ALH) to trump its rival Woolworth’s previous bid of A$969m.The bid is via a joint venture with Macquarie Bank, and...
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Food firms slam ‘traffic light’ labelling plan
Yesterday’s report that the Government will be considering a ‘traffic light’ labelling system for food products has been slammed by the food and drinks industry.The Government proposal suggested colour-coding products according to how...
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Non-food - understanding the opportunity
We have brought together a series of features from The Grocer that combine first-class journalism with sales data and exclusive consumer research to explain the issues driving non-food and identify the key growth categories Contents: The issues: Squeeze on space; consumer attitudes; visiual merchandising; online retail; ...
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Rising stars
>>a monthly look at the most promising newcomers in key grocery categories. this month: dairyProduct: Benecol Yogurt DrinkCompany: McNeil’s Consumer Launch date: November 2003McNeil’s Consumer Nutritionals’...
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Sid the Slug advert is to stay
The Advertising Standards Association (ASA) has ruled out a complaint by the Salt Manufacturers Association (SMA) regarding the Food Standards Agency’s (FSA) recent salt awareness campaign.The campaign, which features Sid the Slug, was...
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Team talk: Persil
>>Q& A with jay liwanag, persil brand managerThe Persil marketing team at Lever Fabergé has to work hard to keep a tight grip on the brand’s 30% share of the laundry market.Persil brand manager Jay Liwanag says that Persil...
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A new way into retail
Philip Green’s idea for a retail academy could be the start of a major shift in recruitment policy, says Simon HowardHats off to Philip Green, who has announced his intention to form a Retail Academy. Green has become increasingly fed...
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Mutton is targeted for a renaissance
A joint initiative which is designed to spark a “modest renaissance” for mutton will be launched next month.The promotional drive is being funded by Eblex and Meat Promotion Wales (HCC), and supported by the National Sheep Association and the...
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In pursuit of margin
A First Milk buy-in to Robert Wiseman Dairies does not signal an end to the upheaval in the dairy industry, says Vic RobertsonIt all points to even more integration within the dairy sector in the future. Just when...
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Scooby-Doo looks lively
Oriental Express Frozen Food has extended its Scooby-Doo franchise into frozen potato shapes.Scooby-Doo debuted for the company at the start of the year in a range of kids’ frozen meals containing potato shapes, including Chicken Nugget and...
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JS puts pedal to metal online
Sainsbury has upgraded its consumer website following research that showed its online shoppers want a quicker ordering process. The improvements include the ability for shoppers to look back at previous orders and the easier identification of...
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M&M’s joins the now show
McVitie’s Cake Company is launching an M& M’s Double Chocolate muffin to add to its range of ‘eat now’ cakes. Covered in milk chocolate and topped with M& M’s Minis, the newcomer is rolling out now with an rsp of 83p.The cake company...
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Pressure for Jacksons probe
As The Grocer went to press this week, a delegation from the Federation of Wholesale Distributors was meeting OFT officials in a bid to block Sainsbury’s takeover of the Jacksons c-store chain.The delegation comprised Musgrave UK boss Eoin...
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Lever heads to Western Wines
Western Wines, the UK wine importer, marketer and distributor, has recruited Julien Lever, the former head of Oddbins’ supply chain department, as its new supply chain manager.Lever takes over from operations manager James Goldsbrough, although...
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Frosties’ future not so g-rreat
Buyers fear Kellogg’s Frosties will now be walking a marketing tightrope following the brand’s first rap from advertising watchdogs. The brand suffered a potentially damaging blow this week after it was found guilty of exaggerating the sugar...