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Sainsbury accelerates NPD with a Difference
Exclusive Julian Hunt Sainsbury is aiming to blow Tesco Finest out of the water with the launch of a premium own label range dubbed Taste the Difference. The range will start appearing in stores next month and Sainsbury has boldly predicted that...
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Smirnoff boss goes to AD
Smirnoff president Kim Manley has been lured to Allied Domecq Spirits & Wine to take up the board position of chief marketing officer. Manley had been with Smirnoff since January 1998. Previously he was marketing director of UDV Australia for three...
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The Grocer Guide to Snacks (an advertising supplement)
KP Snacks: Social snacking drives the vision KP Foods Waterman's Business Park The Causeway Staines Middlesex TW18 3BA Tel: 01784 447744 Web site: www.unitedbiscuits.co.uk Key contactS Managing director Will Carter Sales director ...
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The Grocer Guide to Snacks (an advertising supplement)
KP Nuts: Just nuts about Christmas time KP Nuts Chesterton Road Eastwood Trading Estate Rotherham South Yorkshire S65 1TD Tel: 01709 828101 Fax: 01709 828508 Key contactS General manager Andy Rush Sales controller Duncan Hill...
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The Grocer Guide to Snacks (an advertising supplement)
Jacobs: A snack that's not quite normal Jacobs Bakery Limited PO Box 1 Long Lane Liverpool L9 7BQ Tel: 0151 525 3661 Fax: 0151 530 3413 Key contacts Category marketing manager Andy Davis Brand manager Annabel ...
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The Grocer Guide to Snacks (an advertising supplement)
Quaker: The saintly fat-free snack option Quaker Oats Bridge Road Southall Middlesex UB2 4AG Tel: 020 8574 2388 Key contactS Marketing manager Sally Powell Trade marketing manager Phil Norminton Impulse/convenience national account...
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The Grocer Guide to Snacks (an advertising supplement)
Cookie Coach Company: On the road to healthy business Cookie Coach Company Unit 7 Westpoint Clarence Avenue Trafford Park Manchester M17 1QS Tel: 0161 952 7000 Fax: 0161 952 7001 E-mail: ccsalesadmin@cookiecoach.co.uk Web site:...
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The Grocer Guide to Snacks (an advertising supplement)
Golden Wonder: No waffle they've got the nak Golden Wonder Limited Edinburgh House Abbey Street Market Harborough Leicestershire LE16 9AA Tel: 01858 410410 Fax: 01858 414110 Key contactS Chief executive Clive Sharpe Commercial...
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Welco Foods: Good quality is not a nutty idea Welco Foods Argosy House Collins Court 39 High Street Cranleigh Surrey GU6 8AS Tel: 01483 278372 Fax: 01483 278373 E-mail: dickmartin@welcofoods.fsnet.co.uk (also trading as: Menken Bar...
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Jac Roper's advice centre: How to handle the news
If you sell newspapers and magazines then you face another risk (other than that of dealing with a set of wholesalers whose behaviour would have long ago got them booted out of the grocery world). The manual handling of newspapers and magazines...
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Jac Roper's advice centre: When TS officers dole out rough j
The sooner we get a nationally recognised ID card for kids, the better. An outraged Londis retailer rang me to say there is a home for young offenders near his store. "If we sold cigarettes to these 14-year-olds directly, we d be breaking the...
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Multiples: Tesco aims long and high
Chain looks to a big slice of non food and speedy growth overseas Tesco set itself ambitious growth targets as it reported a 9% rise in its interim pretax profits to £415m on turnover of £10.1bn. Chief executive Terry Leahy said: "We are...
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Olympics: TV's Clive airs his Independent view
The Independent has signed Australian broadcaster Clive James as a commentator during the Sydney Olympics. He will be filing articles over the coming weeks, giving readers his insights into proceedings down-under. The Independent is running a major...
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Olivio spread buttered up in bid to get more taste appeal
Van den Bergh Foods' Olivio brand a pioneer of the olive oil based spread sector is going retro with the launch of Olivio with Butter in a traditional style block format. This may seem an unusual move as it makes the brand look similar to more...
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English apples: Bramley set for vintage season
Lighter volumes lift hopes for better prices Bramley growers have forecast a vintage quality season although volumes will be lighter than the previous year. One reason for this is a substantial reduction in the Northern Ireland crop. Ian Mitchell,...
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English apples: Growers call for clearer import identity
We want to end misleading practices employed by many foreign apple suppliers' English apple growers want competitive imported fruit which are often similar varieties to be individually labelled with country of origin because they claim consumers...
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Asda: Moss chemists bought
Asda says the "anti-competitive" retail price maintenance regulations governing dispensing chemists will not stop its programme of pharmacy expansion. The chain announced this week that it has bought 48 in-store Moss NHS pharmacies. The deal,...
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Asda: Campbell exits next year
Asda deputy chief executive Tony Campbell is to retire early next year after 16 years with the company. However, the company has rejected suggestions that the move is linked in any way with the departure of Allan Leighton. In an internal memo...
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Management: Women's careers held back by men liking to promo
Male stereotypes and attitudes are holding back women's careers, particularly women of child-bearing age, according to research published this month by the Industrial Society. Managers are predominantly male and regard men as the main breadwinners,...
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Bacon: Turmoil brings contracts plea
Confusion continued in the bacon market as The Grocer went to press, despite the semblance of normality returning to the production and distribution system as fuel supplies resumed. Malton, the biggest UK pigmeat processor, was almost back to a...