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Pepperwood Grove goes to PLB
Private Liquor Brands has acquired the UK agency for a range of premium Californian wines including Pepperwood Grove. This follows a deal made with Napa Valley negotiants Cecchetti-Sebastiani. PLB's chairman Jeffrey Fredericks said: "Pepperwood...
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The Grocer star products: the right stuff?
Which of this years' new arrivals looks as if they're getting it right asks Karen Dempsey A long-term battle between Unilever and P&G over their recent Persil Capsules and Ariel Liqui-tabs laundry products is now under way. These are just two of...
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Somerfield: Relationship will grow' says Smith as Nisa-Toda
Somerfield is set to expand its relationship with Nisa-Today's to include buying. Chief executive Alan Smith told The Grocer this week: "This is certainly a relationship that will grow." He suggested Nisa-Today's could be used to buy items such...
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Suppliers: Inter Link purchases William Lusty
Acquisitive Inter Link Foods is pushing ahead with the purchase of premium cake company William Lusty. Inter Link took effective control of the company at the start of June, after acquiring the option to buy in December 1999. Jeremy Hamer, chairman...
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Somerfield: Results vindicate Kwik Save retention'
Somerfield's decision to retain its Kwik Save stores and operate two separate fascias has been vindicated by the results announced this week, according to chief executive Alan Smith. He said: "Some suppliers had doubts about Kwik Save, but had it...
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A sweet mystery
Mars Confectionery is launching an on-pack promotion for Starburst to get consumers more involved with the taste and flavour of the sweet. Packs carrying the Name That Chew' promotion will have a mystery flavour sweet inside wrapped in a white...
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Sykes takes reins of Nestlé UK
Heir apparent Alastair Sykes has succeeded Peter Blackburn as chairman and chief executive of Nestlé UK. Sykes, 48, joined Nestlé in 1998 as md of York based Nestlé Rowntree. He was recruited from Spillers UK where he was also md. Sykes will be...
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Tasting Panel Review: new panels
The retiring panel gave a thumbs up to the industry for its new ideas and ambitious projects, although designer Graham Shearsby maintains the weakest link was design. For the changeover, sector diversity has prompted the creation for the first time...
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Windows of opportunity
Future Publishing has won the UK rights to publish Microsoft Windows XP The Official Magazine. The two-issue title is being produced to accompany the launch of Windows XP, described as the most substantial update to Windows since Windows 95. ...
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Tasting Panel Review
The Grocer's Tasting Panel has congratulated and castigated in equal measure over the last year as it sipped and spat its way through 41 products drawn from the whole spectrum of alcoholic drinks. The three experts, a Master of Wine, a buyer and a...
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The Grocer focus on crisps, nuts & snacks: Top 10 brands lau
sales value £m 1. Walkers Doritos 3Ds 13.77 2. Pringles Right 13.59 3. Wotsits Wafflers 6.34 4. Wotsits Weenies 3.40 ...
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Asda: Cuts fuelled with £100m
Asda is setting the scene for another summer of supermarket price wars as it raises the stakes on the £70m investment Tesco announced earlier this month. The multiple is taking over £100m off its complete range over the next four months in a bid...
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Retail crime: C-stores get £15m to beat thugs
The government has given small stores a cash boost to help fight crime as fresh industry figures reveal an increase in violent attacks on staff and theft. Robberies in grocery stores ran at the rate of eight per 100 outlets. Small shops were...
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JBB Europe wins major accolades
One of the most prestigious awards in the global spirits industry, the International Distiller of the Year has been won by JBB Europe. This was formerly the Whyte and Mackay Group and is a subsidiary of US company Fortune Brands. The company...
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Convenience stores: AW's Hart attacks critics of Spar tv ad
Appleby Westward marketing director John Hart hit out at critics of Spar's new £2m TV advertising campaign at the company's annual trade show at Westpoint, Exeter. Referring to recent letters in The Grocer and a follow-up letter from Londis to Spar...
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Should a distinction be made between adults' and kids' food?
Annabel Karmel Having children's food as a specific category can do more harm than good because it's usually coated in breadcrumbs and high in fat, sugar or salt because manufacturers know kids will eat it. We hope that children will suddenly stop...
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Germany: Metro boss joins fight against drink packaging non
Metro chief executive Hans Joachim Koerber has slammed controversial government plans to introduce stringent new laws to tackle waste packaging in Germany. He joins a growing list of German retailers bitterly opposed to proposals to impose a...
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Employee relations: Stress? Not a problem among our staff sa
Leading supermarkets have defended their record on creating a stress free workplace after a report by the Health and Safety Executive blamed poor management for widespread stress among staff in the UK's shops, factories and offices. Sainsbury,...
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Non-food brands: Overhaul for Andrex
Kimberly-Clark is aiming to shake up the market with a major overhaul of its Andrex toilet tissue brand. The thickness of the toilet rolls will be increased by 18% and prices slashed by 14% to reflect the change. A four-pack will fall from an rsp...
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A passion that needs no apology
Sir; I wanted to take this opportunity to respond to the article in The Grocer last week headed Spreading a passion for organics'. Tom Krog Nielson is quoted as saying, "we have a problem getting certification from organics movements like the Soil...