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Arnott moves from Camelot
The Association of Convenience Stores has chosen Camelot Group's channel marketing manager Hugh Arnott for the post of retaiI services manager to boost its services for independent retailers. Arnott's previous positions include new business...
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Ask Michael Winner, film director and the demanding consumer
Ask him about supermarkets, and he'll tell you they're sterile, impersonal places which have "killed the community spirit which once allowed us to chat with Sid the grocer". Both reactions are typical of the critical, some say over-aggressive...
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it's the way you ask the question
from Stephen Smith, chairman, Agricultural Biotechnology Council Sir; While I was interested to read Pete Riley's perceptions of your opinion poll on GM foods (The Grocer, September 21, pages 4 and 44, and Letters, September 28), I thought I...
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Attaining the data flow ideal
Will the international industry be able to meet the challenge of global data synchronisation?If the title of the latest Cap Gemini report has got you nodding off at your desk, don’t be fooled. Dull acronyms aside, ‘The case for global...
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Attaining the data flow ideal
Will the international industry be able to meet the challenge of global data synchronisation? Elaine Watson reports If the title of the latest Cap Gemini report has got you nodding off at your desk, don't be fooled. Dull acronyms aside, The...
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Time to brush away that establishment image
Older brands are putting on a youthful face to keep up with the bright young things in the market. Lisa Riley reports It has been a busy year for the golden oldies' of the biscuit and cake market, with a number of the big players spending...
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Indian Chai tea becomes a soft drink
Marketing and distribution company Spring Fine Foods has brought out Indian Chai Tea in a soft drink format. The lightly sparkling drink consists of a blend of fruit and tea in peach, banana, lemon and grapefruit flavours. Currently in...
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Beefing up confidence for exporters
Anne Bruce Food from Britain this week celebrated the lifting of the French beef ban by bringing a contingent of 74 British exhibitors to Sial. FFB chief executive David McNair said: "For a long time we have had to focus on getting beef...
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Beer report rubbished
Rosie Davenport Multiple retailers have slammed Interbrew for claiming that beer discounting is devaluing the market. In a new market report, the Stella Artois brewer says buy one get one free deals and discounting are eroding profitability...
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A legal version of Poteen, and Belgian Satan
French wines may have taken pride of place among the drinks aisles at this year's Sial, but there was still room for some interesting new products from around the globe. Among them was a legal version of Celtic firewater Poteen from Welsh firm...
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Edwin Booth, chairman of Booths Supermarkets, on the best wa
Introducing change in a small family business presents a multiple challenge, that of marshalling family members' agendas, and then communicating a strong, corporate message through to the end of the enterprise. From my experience, self-belief is...
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Multiples need to strengthen bonding
Supermarkets have weak relationships with their customers in comparison to financial institutions, travel and holiday companies, according to research by partnership marketing agency Mediator. The report, from a poll of marketers from the UK's...
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Laurus sale UK venture capital firm CVC has bought Spanish
CVC plans to bring a new management team to revitalise the 670-strong loss-making El Arbol chain, which operates supermarkets and cash and carry formats. Laurus said the deal involved debt restructuring and an injection of new capital into El...
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Salmon boycott urged
Kit Davies The war between Scotland's farmed salmon industry and environmental lobbyists reached a new intensity this week with a protest planned outside multiples in 97 towns and cities today (Saturday October 26). The Salmon Farm Protest...
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The maxim that retail is the most diverse sector in the Brit
This week will see one of those rare events  my own organisation's annual dinner  which over recent years has become a dinner for the entire retail sector, and a perfect opportunity to reflect upon the challenges and opportunities facing the...
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Cake and confectionery share a drive towards snacking and co
The liaisons can be lucrative. Confectionery is worth £3.6bn and even a small proportion of its major stars' charisma gives a sizeable financial boost to the smaller cake market. Cakes can also ride on the back of the confectionery companies'...
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Jongkind to push Napolina campaign
Remmelt Jongkind has been promoted to general manager of Napolina Europe in an internal restructure. Jongkind said the reorganisation precedes a high profile campaign to develop the brand which is due to kick off in the first quarter of 2003....
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This week: key trends in the consumption of canned tuna
Canned tuna consumption has grown by 5% since 1999 More than a quarter (26.4%) of all GB households eat canned tuna in a fortnight, typically eating it just over once a week 92% of canned tuna is eaten cold, with 60% of this eaten in...
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Cans take five
New Zealand canned fruit and veg supplier Heinz Wattie's is pushing the five-a-day message on canned products. The company is using a new symbol to prompt customers who were unaware that canned fruit and veg count towards the recommended amount....