All Discounters articles – Page 179

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    Iceland: Walker defends Greenpeace 28

    2000-04-22T00:00:00Z

    Iceland chairman Malcolm Walker has given evidence at the trial of 28 Greenpeace supporters charged with theft and criminal damage after they destroyed a trial crop of genetically modified maize at a Norfolk farm. Walker, who has been a member of...

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    germany

    2000-04-15T00:00:00Z

    Discounter builds on fears about euro changeover Rivals move to match Aldi's price cut drive Supermarkets in Germany have slashed prices on a raft of goods after Aldi threw down the gauntlet with a wave of price cuts in the new year. In an...

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    Rebranding takes lead'

    2000-03-25T00:00:00Z

    Iceland is overhauling its corporate image with an £8m rebranding programme. The new corporate logo ­ Iceland.co.uk ­ has been designed to underline Iceland's "clicks and mortar" links. Chairman Malcolm Walker said: "Until now, no supermarket has...

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    Kellogg in own label deal

    2000-03-04T00:00:00Z

    US cereal giant Kellogg has broken with tradition and signed a deal to produce five cereals for German discounter Aldi under the Gletscher Krone brand. This is the first time in the company's history it has produced anything other than Kellogg's...

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    News Briefs

    2000-02-26T00:00:00Z

    Four private equity firms have been shortlisted to compete in the latest round of the auction for Ranks Hovis MacDougall, Tomkins' food business. They are CVC Capital Partners; Doughty Hanson; Hicks, Muse, Tate & Furst; and Paribus. Iceland has...

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    Outlandish Icelandic

    2000-02-05T00:00:00Z

    A £5.4m TV ad campaign for the premixed spirit Metz breaks on Monday featuring an Icelandic strapline. The ad revolves around the Judderman and has the endline Judder pydir Metz og Schnapps' which translates as Judder means Metz. This is designed...