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Raining cats and hot dogs
How about this for a promotional mechanic? Hot dog maker Schneiders developed a machine to shoot free hot dogs into the crowd at Toronto's SkyDome during baseball matches. While the prototype worked well, the real thing went to pieces, so to...
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SHOPPING CENTRES RANKED
Information Services company CACI has launched the latest version of its Retail Footprint analysis of more than 3,000 UK retail centres. The analysis covers how much money a store is likely to make, what its product mix should be, and advice on...
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Jewish Chronicle: Holidays of a lifetime
The Jewish Chronicle is to run two in-paper promotions during the Jewish New Year period. The New Year issue is dated Friday September 29. The first promotion, which runs through the issues of September 8, 15 and 22, is based on a three week token...
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Pointing out just who were the pioneers in home dry cleaning
Sir; I read with some interest the piece in your August 19 issue Lever Bros frogleaps Dryel with Revive' (p8). In the article, it states that Lever Brothers will be first to bring a new home dry cleaning product to the UK market. Between the...
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PIGMEAT: Herd contraction set to persist
Production cycle might not bottom until late next year Accurate forecasts have become rare in the pig sector, but MAFF's latest census results show the MLC economists were right in predicting herd contraction would continue long after the onset of...
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C-stores: NFRN c-store project will soon be fully fledged'
The National Federation of Retail Newsagents has overcome the mid-term hiccup it suffered when Londis pulled out of its fascia project, and the scheme is firmly back on track. Speaking exclusively to The Grocer, former Spar boss John Irish ...
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Return of Lean Cuisine
Slimmers’ stalwart Findus Lean Cuisine brand is making a mid September comeback with new ranges, new recipes and revamped packaging. The six strong Classic range comprises six 97% fat free versions of Findus favourites, including Chicken Curry and…
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PROMOTION: Wholesale the key to healthy diet
Wholesalers attending their annual conference on October 21 at Western Manor near Oxford, under the umbrella of the Fresh Produce Consortium, will hear how promotional cash now available through several sources will be used to boost consumption...
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The Grocer focus on Scotland: THE NORTH: EYEING DISTANT HORI
Highland & Island Enterprise helps firms in the far north flourish despite logistical problems. Sheila Eggleston reports Worth almost £1bn annually, the Highland & Islands' food and drink output, excluding whisky, is phenomenal. Yet it's still a...
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Internet trading exchanges WWRE: here's how we'll outsmart t
Tesco and Ahold are already trialling procurement through the WorldWide Retail Exchange, its newly appointed chief executive Colin Dyer revealed this week. In his only interview with the UK trade press, he told The Grocer that buying and selling...
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The Grocer focus on Scotland: RETAILERS: IS THERE A WORLD OF
How far do retailers have to go to adjust to Scottish tastes and sympathies? Or are the Scots coming into line with the preferences of the rest of mainland Britain asks Gillian Law Scotland's different, say retailers. People buy and eat very...
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The Grocer focus on Scotland:
Bakery: hard selling the family tartan There's no resting on laurels for Walkers or Tunnocks as Karen Dempsey discovers The Scots are renowned for having a sweet tooth and they are also getting cannier at encouraging the rest of the world to...
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The Grocer focus on Scotland:
Food from Scotland Excellence Awards 2000 winners Supreme Award Shetland Seafood Soups Castle MacLellan Foods Category Winners Bakery and cereal Nairn's organic oatcakes Simmers of Edinburgh Confectionery and snacks Healthy eating...
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The Grocer focus on Scotland: Suppliers: ready for ready mea
Sco-Fro and McIntosh of Dyce are pumping ingenuity into creative meal solutions Sco-Fro and McIntosh of Dyce, two of Scotland's leading food producers, are concentrating on ready meals and value added products as their route to growth and market...
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The Grocer focus on Scotland: G is for gap in the market
Scotland's bottled water brands are bubbling. Gleneagles Spring Water has just introduced a new glass bottling line at its Perthshire factory that will enable it to triple output for its UK and overseas customers. Earlier this year it launched its...
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The Grocer focus on Scotland: MEAT: too widely imitated
How much anti-supermarket sentiment lies behind a selling strategy focusing on identity and integrity asks Mike Ingham Shortening the marketing chain is suddenly fashionable as one suggested remedy for the ills of Scotland's meat industry. Let the...
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The Grocer focus on Scotland: SMALL PRODUCERS: HELPING HAND
Grampian Food Forum offers support and advice to small producers including exposure to buyers nationwide Passion and innovation win orders in today's highly competitive food sector. And, despite the odds being stacked against the small producer,...
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The Grocer focus on OTC remedies
analysis by Peter Robinson While the millennium bug did not wreak its anticipated havoc at the turn of the year, cold and flu bugs boosted OTC winter remedies, contributing to an 18% increase in sales to £434m [Taylor Nelson Sofres Superpanel, year...
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The Grocer focus on OTC remedies: questions of power
Many people now consider that taking time off work for a cold is no longer an option. They want to get better faster and look to the new power, higher concentrate, brands for rapid relief. One retailer explains: "The stronger the claim on the pack...
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Müller gets into probiotics
Branded yogurt market leader Müller is aiming for a foothold in the growing probiotic sector with this week's launch of Vitality three flavours of premium single- serve low fat probiotic yogurt. The range comes in raspberry, apricot and pineapple...