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Black Tower aims to appeal to young
Younger drinkers are being targeted in a campaign to reinvigorate the classic German wine brand Black Tower. Two new styles have been added to the original brand following tests last year, while the packaging has been revamped. The wine is being...
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FWD sounds alarm over VAT's extension to food
The Federation of Wholesale Distributors is warning that the extension of VAT on to basic foodstuffs is a real danger, following new reports on the Chancellor's plans for the Budget on April 17. Speculation began when the International Monetary...
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I rarely eat microwave meals and they have always been flu
Also, I tend to go for things that are similar to what I cook, such as curries and pasta in sauce. But I always wonder if spicy sauces are used to disguise a lack of flavour in the food. And the idea of hot food quickly appeals, although there is...
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Little old ladies are a problem for Lara Anderson and her f
Says Lara: "It's probably only about four inches too high but it has caused a problem and we need to fix it soon, although it will be costly the counter cost more than £8,000." Another issue is the drop in trade through the decommissioning of...
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Sir Peter pours scorn on Asda's pretensions
Sainsbury chief executive Sir Peter Davis issued a blunt response to Asda's claim to be heading for the number two spot in UK grocery by the end of the year. Speaking at the opening of a refurbished Central store in Westminster on Monday, Sir...
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Drink away with Falstaff
Thatchers is adding to its range of single variety ciders with the introduction of Falstaff and Redstreak. Falstaff apples are grown by the Somerset cider specialist in its own orchards. The cider will be listed exclusively by Waitrose from...
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Ralston Purina's Baker's Complete:
Dog Gourmet Created by: Burkitt DDB Launched: November 2001 A brightly coloured set and cute dogs of various shapes and sizes made this £1m TV ad eye-catching. It also introduced tongue-in-cheek humour into the rather worthy arena of dog food...
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Holsten's Fusion begins its evolution with Tesco listings an
Exclusive Tim Palmer Holsten is to launch its radical new Fusion brand to the trade within weeks, with the first bottles hitting shelves by May. The Grocer revealed the plans for the top secret project earlier this month. Now Holsten has given us...
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St Ivel gets into Shape for its bio yogurt smoothies debut
St Ivel has revealed it is to launch its first range of low fat bio yogurt smoothies under the Shape label. The company said it believed the move would bring a "real point of difference" to a market which analysts at ACNielsen currently value at...
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British pig industry is on way out
Sir; On Tuesday industry leaders met at 10 Downing Street to discuss the future of UK agriculture. But will action be taken about the UK pig industry? In December 1997 it stood at 805,000 breeding sows. Following the parliamentary decision to ban...
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Stella and Carlsberg help drinks stack up more winning numbe
Morrisons continues to dominate the fascia chart this week with the same share as last week 29%. Sainsbury and Asda have both moved up the chart from positions three and five to two and three respectively while Safeway and Tesco have dropped....
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red carpet treatment
n CRM solutions are proliferating as the industry seeks ways to forge closer connections with customers and fine-tune the offer to their many and varied needs. Ed Bedington reports on the progress so far The idea of being hugged by your...
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Carrefour flexible thanks to Promodès
Carrefour has emerged from its megamerger with Promodès as a more flexible multi-format retailer with a leading position in the European grocery market, according to new research from IGD. The old Carrefour was primarily an international...
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Metro defies German stagnation as international C&C powers o
Almost half of Metro's sales are now generated outside its home market, revealed chief executive Hans-Joachim Körber at the German giant's full-year results presentation. Five years ago, less than 5% of Metro's sales came from overseas. In 2001,...
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Tesco works to change consumer perceptions with screw-cap ra
Tesco has upped the ante in the great cork debate, launching a collection of mid-range, screw-capped wines and attacking the cork industry. The Grocer last week revealed how an industry survey claimed 75% of UK consumers prefer cork closures....
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Special has extra choc
Mars' new look is being extended to drinks with a special edition Mars Extra Choc milk drink. Sporting the same new livery as the parent countline chocolate bar (as exclusively revealed in The Grocer, March 16), the new drink boasts 40% extra...
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R oger and Chris Waterfield finally got their errant electr
Roger's had no luck in getting it repaired. "It's annoying, but it could have been worse and happened in summer." Current problems aside, the Waterfields are the proud owners of a new EPoS system which Roger says is working well. Teething troubles...
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Saucy Sven Goran pitches in for, er, Italy in Cirio tv push
Mary Carmichael England football manager Sven Goran Eriksson is to show his true colours in a £2.5m TV campaign for Cirio pasta sauces telling viewers what he misses about Italy! In a 30-second commercial sure to make England fans cringe,...
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Come on hear the noise says United
United Co-op is believed to be the first retailer in the country to trial white noise to deter burglars, introducing the system at four c-stores in south Manchester. White noise is created through an internal siren linked to the intruder alarm. The...
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n Convenience food producer Suntrax Corporation of Kingst
n For over two generations, one of the oldest labels in Jamaica, Roberts, has been represented in the UK by Evans, Gray and Hood, part of the Kimpton's Group. The firm's wide portfolio ranges from ackees to guava jelly and tropical fruit punch...