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Symbol groups: National forecourt drive on the way from Lond
Competition in the forecourt store market is gathering pace with new packages from Londis and Spar wholesaler Appleby Westward. Londis will approach 7,000 petrol retailers nationwide in the search for sites. Appleby Westward will concentrate on its...
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Europe multiples market share:Tesco at seventh place in the
Tesco may dominate its home market, but it's only ranked seventh in Europe, according to a new index created by IGD. In its European Grocery Retailing 2001 report, Tesco is the only UK based retailer in the top 10. Asda scrapes in at 12 as part...
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Fisher to shut Grimsby
Fisher Foods has announced it will close its Grimsby operation stating it was no longer economically viable. Blaming the effect of the strong pound and competitor activity, the own label frozen food supplier has decided business expansion should be...
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Princes Foods Tuna: A place in the sun
Princes' £15m Indian Ocean cannery gives it the firepower of vertical integration and a firmer grasp on the UK's stellar tuna sales. Clive Beddall flew to Mauritius for an exclusive view Its white, sandy beaches are lapped hypnotically by ...
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Pigmeat: Foot and mouth piles on the illness misery
Hoped for rebound in breeding and slaughter numbers stymied Foot and mouth disease confirmed by MAFF in southern England on Tuesday is the latest and potentially the most devastating in a series of livestock illness outbreaks disrupting UK pork and...
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Ginsters premium move
Ginsters is reaching beyond its core pasty territory into premium sandwiches and ready meals. The Seasons sandwich range pitched as more of a premium product than Ginsters' existing sandwiches includes Brie & Cranberry; Poached Salmon & Prawn; ...
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Twisted products from Haribo
Haribo has introduced some scary' and twisted' additions to its range of pocket money gums and jellies. It is bringing its Dinosaurs 10p countline out in 175g bags (rsp 99p-£1.09). New countline additions include Giant Spiders, which are spider...
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HOT PROPERTY in the making
Carmenère could become the emblem grape variety for Chile. In the same way that California claims Cabernet Sauvignon and New Zealand is recognised for its Sauvignon Blanc, a bright future is forecast for Carmenère. The country's second largest...
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Lutomer moves
The distribution of the Slovenian wine brands Lutomer Laski Rizling and Tiger Milk is switching from First Drinks Brands to The Drinks Group. Lutomer was one of the leading white wine brands 20 years ago in the early boom in wine drinking. Its...
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Magazine scene: women's weeklies
Celebrity glitz takes the shine off traditional women's fare The women's weeklies is one of the most lucrative sectors of the magazine industry with women buying more than 7.2 million copies a week from the news stands and generating more than...
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MLC Marketing News
produced for the Meat and Livestock Commission by The Grocer Oscar Mayer's British beef success story Oscar Mayer is Sainsbury's largest chilled ready meals supplier, producing a million meals a week for the retailer. It is an important part of...
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produced for the Meat and Livestock Commission by The Grocer Keeping up with organic demand The space allotted to organic products within retail outlets is growing, with many of the leading multiples putting their weight behind the concept. But...
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produced for the Meat and Livestock Commission by The Grocer Reassurance has pushed sales to an all-time high since BSE MLC economic analysts are recognised as a point of expertise in the UK meat industry. Here we summarise their predictions for...
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produced for the Meat and Livestock Commission by The Grocer How very convenient second ad phase for Tim Nice But Dim The highly successful Tim Nice But Dim promotional campaign is currently seeing its second wave of activity. TV advertising is...
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produced for the Meat and Livestock Commission by The Grocer MLC keeps a shrewd eye on consumer buying patterns What is the ultimate product mix? This is a category management dilemma that all retailers face. To help the decision making process...
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produced for the Meat and Livestock Commission by The Grocer RF Brookes' award winning work R F Brookes Avana, part of the RHM group, has six sites in the UK producing chilled savoury products and baked lines for M&S, and pizza bases for the...
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Scooter power to drive 1664
Scottish Courage has switched the emphasis for its first major promotion of the year from Foster's to Kronenbourg 1664. For the last five years the brewer has unveiled big budget Fostralia promotions which it said had been a major success. This...
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Price wars: Tesco kicks off 2001 blitz with weekly shop cut
Tesco is to invest £70m in a new round of price cuts across grocery and non-food from Monday as the multiples go back to war for 2001. The permanent cuts will reduce the cost of an average weekly family shop by 20%, claimed Tesco, with reductions...
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Mace: Big deal for Aberness
Aberness Foods is celebrating the acquisition of its biggest ever convenience store in a deal with TM Retail. The Aberdeen based distributor to Scottish Mace outlets has bought the former Forbuoys store in Newmachar, near Aberdeen. The store has...
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Dairy: Graham's acquires Country Fresh
Scotland's largest independent dairy Graham's has bought Lothian based dairy Country Fresh in a deal that will increase its capacity by another 500,000 litres of milk a year. Graham's accountant Jackie Farrell said the acquisition was just the...