All The Grocer articles in 14 October 2000
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Superlife revamped
Flavoured milk drink Superlife has been relaunched by brand owner Lancashire dairies after 11 years on the market. The repackaged and reformulated brand is now free from artificial colouring and has been enriched with calcium and vitamins B2 and...
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Tasting panel: XXXB
From Bateman's: The Lincolnshire brewer has recently relaunched the range and is rebuilding the brand's reputation TARGET CONSUMER Nick Toh, 29, is a financial analyst who lives in south London The top half of the bottle looks like a...
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Retail spotlight: Weighs & Means
The Food Weighouse is rolling out a smart new look as expansionist plans build up steam. Anne Bruce visited tee Stockport store The Food Weighouse's refurbished Stockport store is now taking around £7,000 a week, up from an average of £5,500...
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Safeway: High:low is pushed on
Safeway is extending its aggressive high:low pricing programme to include non food lines. And it has also started the build up to Christmas by featuring seasonal products in its promotional leaflets. Seasonal confectionery brands currently on...
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Retail spotlight: The Food Weighouse
Fixtures and fittings - The company started trading in April 1988 and now has 40 stores and 30 franchises in the Midlands and Scotland - Six staff work "three-quarter" time at the 1,100 sq ft Stockport store. - Opening hours are 9am to 5pm...
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Symbol groups: Spar flexes MRG muscle
Spar has already negotiated "significantly better" day to day trading terms with top suppliers including Coke, Interbrew and Bass through its new buying consortium Multiple Retail Group, claims Keith Webb, proprietary trading director at Spar....
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Trading Standards: we play fair
Sir; re: Licensees need support (Letters, October 7) and Trading Standards dole out rough justice (Grocer Club, September 23). As a Trading Standards Officer I have been involved in the enforcement of legislation relating to illegal sales of age...
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Working environment: A space odyssey
How much is revealed about a manager by the state of his or her office desk? The Grocer gained unprecedented photographic access to the desks of some of the industry's movers and shakers. Can you guess which workstation belongs to your...
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Guide to Snacks: an enemy of fat and salt writes
Sir; re your advertising supplement Guide to Snacks (with the September 23 issue of The Grocer). I was very distressed by the fact that although the supplement raises the point that consumers are becoming more discerning when it comes to savoury...
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Discovering Fajita flavour
Discovery Foods, which specialises in fine foods from the Americas, is putting a free 15g sachet of Discovery Texan Fajita Seasoning Mix into packs of Discovery Original Tortillas to encourage trial of both products and boost awareness of...
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Managers must have a mission to make a difference
This year's Leading Edge conference gave young managers the opportunity to learn how to influence the culture and performance of their company. Sarah Dowding reports Making An Impact was the title of this year's Leading Edge convention and it...
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Internet trading exchanges: Transora denies stealing interne
Transora, the manufacturer-led b2b exchange claiming to transform the global food, beverage and consumer products industry, has denied it is trying to steal a march on retailer led exchanges such as the GlobalNetXchange or WorldWideRetail Exchange....
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Efficient consumer response: ECR UK set to get fresh momentu
ECR UK is to be relaunched in a bid to build on some of the earlier momentum behind the initiative. IGD president Sir Ross Buckland said: "You will not have heard the efficient consumer response term so much this year." But he told the IGD...
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Competition Commission report: Code could be made to cover a
Clive Beddall & John Wood All multiples, not only the top five, could be forced to adopt the legally binding trading code demanded by secretary of state for trade and industry Stephen Byers in his report on supermarket profitability. That became...
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And now the next challenge
The Competition Commission must stump up £3.7m to pay for the whole sorry saga, it's cost the multiples a cool £20m in defence costs, and the only ones laughing all the way to the bank have been opportunist consultants who must now turn elsewhere in...
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Poor catch slows Portuguese sardines
Poor fishing has caused shipment delays of Portuguese sardines. Morocco, however, is keeping up with demand, which traditionally falls off at this time of the year. Moroccan producers have access to better quality frozen fish and, over the years,...
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Red carpet for Rioja
Meridian Wines is backing new listings for leading Rioja Campo Viejo with a £300,000 ad campaign. Managing director Tony Brown said: "In the past year the brand has gone from strength to strength. Consumer research has confirmed it is the UK's...
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The Grocer guide to careers: How to get a job in manufacturi
Walk into almost any supermarket north of the border and you'll find milk and cream from Robert Wiseman Dairies. Founded in 1947 as a small Scottish family business, the company has expanded enormously in recent years to become one of Britain's...
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The Grocer guide to careers: What it's like
The art of getting noticed Let's face it, not many graduates leave university with a burning desire to start selling custard creams to a sceptical buyer at Tesco. It just doesn't appear quite as sexy as selling media space or working at the cutting...
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The Grocer guide to careers: What will I get paid?
In the battle for the hearts, minds and purse of the nation, culture fit' the extent to which an individual is considered to fit in with the company's style and ethos is playing a growing role in food retail recruitment. "Personality is...