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Independents: Retailers sceptical about pledge of government
Independent retailers remain sceptical about the government's commitment to the Post Office network despite this week's pledge that it will halt all "avoidable" closures of rural outlets. The package of measures unveiled by trade and industry...
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Commission buys time for CEEC accessions
Membership of the European Union for the five east European states and Cyprus, the so called Luxembourg Group', is likely to be delayed for at least two years beyond the original target date of January 1 2003. This is revealed in a confidential...
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Elizabeth Shaw set to indulge in ads
The Elizabeth Shaw Company will be breathing new life into its 99 year old mint crisp this Christmas, with the brand's first major advertising campaign for five years. The ads, which break in consumer glossies in October, November and December,...
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Hooked on (non alcoholic) drink
Merrydown is rolling out its Schloer sampling roadshow at UK events in the brand's biggest promotional boost for three years. The campaign, includes Schloer Smart squads targeting city centres and picnic spots with money off vouchers and a...
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Co-op goes all glitzy with PPS
The rapid growth of the premium packaged spirit market led by Bacardi Breezer and Smirnoff Ice has spawned a number of me toos and own brands. The latest to try and cash in on the sector is the Co-op. Glitz Ice is a range of four vodka based ...
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Grey market is not all dodgy
Sir; The news that Tesco buyers went "undercover" to buy grey market spirits (The Grocer, June 24, p9) says plenty about the multiple and just as much about suppliers. But the fact remains that grey market wines, beers and spirits have been...
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FSA makes top appointments
The Food Standards Agency has announced five senior appointments. The new deputy chief executive is Dr Jon Bell, who is also director of food safety policy. Former head of BBC media relations Neil Martinson is new director of external...
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The Grocer focus on the dairymen: Arla
Milking the market for all it's worth Arla's most famous inherited brand has to be Lurpak. The spreadable variant has brought a growing number of younger consumers back from margarine to the dairy fixture, according to business unit controller...
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Profile: Danish Bacon and Meat Council's marketing director
Frying pans feels the heat Defending Danish bacon is a serious business these days. But John Howard is keeping his sense of fun He's a Cambridge classics scholar, former Ampleforth student, and has many other hallmarks of a man who is British to...
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Unigate set to become Uniq?
Unigate shareholders will decide on July 26 whether to accept the proposed new company name Uniq. "The Uni element came from Unigate and the q stands for quality," said a company spokeswoman. "It is clearly new and different, but maintains a link...
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Beef: Scotbeef challenge
M&S supplier Scotbeef, a pioneer of traceability and the producer club concept, has opened a new £7m abattoir at Bridge of Allan, Stirlingshire. With capacity of 2,000 head weekly, it challenges Northampton based Midland Meat Packers as the biggest...
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Germany: Chains face state probe over below cost selling
Germany's top supermarket chains are being investigated by the Federal Cartel Office over claims they are selling basic food items at a loss to boost their market share. Such a practice is common thoughout the world, but is still outlawed in...
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Unilever gets EU green light for low cost rival to Benecol
Unilever's cholesterol lowering spread Flora Pro-activ is poised to go head to head with Benecol in the flourishing functional food market, following EU authorisation. The spread is made with natural plant sterols plant extracts found at low...
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The food chain: Brown pushes best practice code
Exclusive Clive Beddall Agriculture minister Nick Brown will call for a progress report on plans for a new code of best business practice for buyers and sellers when he meets food chain leaders at a private forum in London next week. The session,...
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clicks not bricks: A purer platform
Long expected consolidation among US e-tailers has arrived with the merger of HomeGrocer and Webvan. Belinda Gannaway reports In the US the combination of a consolidating grocery industry plus shakiness about the huge sums tied up in e-tailers has...
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clicks not bricks: interactive television
Wrapping up the viewers Interactive television is rewriting the way brands engage with viewers. What new creative strategies are being demanded of marketeers, asks Karen Dempsey Major fmcg companies including Unilever and Procter & Gamble know...
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clicks not bricks: Getting the points
The unmanned collection point is the key to fulfilment says Alastair Charatan The fulfilment bottleneck hampering strong growth in grocery home shopping represents an important opportunity for the fleet of foot. And unmanned collection points will...
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Multiples: Iceland denies bullying
Exclusive Julian Hunt Iceland has reacted strongly to complaints from suppliers that the frozen food specialist has been employing strong arm tactics as it tries to negotiate better terms. Suppliers have contacted The Grocer to voice their...
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Bulmer's Lightning hits TV
Bulmer's is trying to break out of the vicious circle in the high strength low price white cider sector by supporting its White Lightning brand with TV advertising. The cider maker acquired the brand when it took over Inch's in 1996 when it was a...
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Buying group: Record for Nisa-Today's
Nisa-Today's says its focus on developing its supply chain and improving its central distribution are why it has enjoyed another record year of member recruitment. MD John Schofield says 63 companies joined the group's Nisa retail and Today's Group...