All The Grocer articles in 14 October 2000 – Page 2
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The Grocer guide to careers: how to get a job in sales - Coc
Advancing in a meritocracy Everyone has heard of Coca-Cola. In the 114 years since the brown stuff was first conceived, it's grown into a multinational brand instantly recognisable from Barnsley to Beijing. So if you're looking for a product with...
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The Grocer guide to careers: How to get a job in retail, Tes
Power and people Tesco prides itself on the dynamism that has made it into Britain's top supermarket chain. In a little over 70 years it has grown from a single shop in Edgware to become the largest food retailer in the country with nearly 600...
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The Grocer guide to careers: how to shine at the interview
You've armed yourself with a good degree, done a quick reccy of the career options, and earned your stripes on the shop floor working to pay off the loan. According to the Job Hunter's Guide to the Galaxy, you're the ideal candidate for everything...
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The Grocer guide to careers: Careers without frontiers
The food business offers one of the most exciting areas for a fast-track career in Britain today. For young people wanting a career path that genuinely rewards talent and initiative, and offers high salaries and travel, the food manufacturing and...
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Maloney takes reins of day-to-day operations at Budgens
Vince Maloney is to take over as stores director at Budgens following the promotion of Peter Ellis to the PLC board. After joining Budgens in 1997 when the Neighbourhood Stores business was acquired, Maloney was appointed a senior controller within...
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TOMATOES: Canary Island growers look to branding power
UK is target for £150,000 annual marketing campaign over the next three years Canary Island tomato growers backed by local and national government have taken a step which could lead to a regional brand at retail level to give their fruit a stronger...
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Fred takes to the bottle
Homepride has entered the ambient soup market for the first time with the launch of Soup in a Bottle. In four traditional flavours cream of tomato, cream of chicken, mediterranean vegetable and cream of mushroom (rsp £1.49), the soup comes in a...
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Republic of Ireland: Protesters defiant as blockade ruled il
A confrontation is under way in the Irish Republic between multiples and farmers over cut price milk, with producers blockading a dairy which has been supplying Dunnes Stores. The Irish Competition Authority won a High Court injunction in Dublin...
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BEW's Pearce grabs the glittering prize
Bird's Eye Walls sales director Tony Pearce has won The Grocer Cup for Outstanding Achievement in the industry over the past 12 months. After a massive voting response from readers of The Grocer, he emerged as the winner in this year's poll....
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Bendicks lightens up
Bendicks has launched a £1m press advertising campaign to boost Christmas sales of its chocolate mints. Bendicks want to position its after dinner Mint Collection away from the formality traditionally associated with the boxed mints sector through...
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Beef: Supermarkets lacking enthusiasm for cattle
Sustained downward pressure on deadweight prices Beef buyers probably have little to fear from the couple of pence per kilo gained by many cattle at auctions early in the week, partly because the market was still sorting itself out after the...
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BBC: Star slays 'em with Sarah
BBC Worldwide has released the cover of its new entertainment and celebrity title, Star: the Celebrity Magazine', which is due to launch on Wednesday, priced £1.60, with a fortnightly frequency. Cover star for the launch issue is Sarah Michelle...
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First impressions: Baxters and Nick Nairn pan fry sauces
Anna Mason is a senior account manager at Highgate based ID marketing services agency The packet for Baxter's Classic Mediterranean tomato pan fry saucedoes not direct what the sauces should be used for, so I decided to wallop mine on a load of...
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Mars' Milky Way goes bananas
Mars is to launch a limited edition banana flavoured Milky Way, following the trial earlier this year of the strawberry flavoured Milky Way. The banana flavoured Milky bar will be available from mid October for four weeks (rsp 15p). At the same...
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Hazlewood Foods new quiche bakery
Hazlewood Foods chairman Peter Barr CBE (right) showed off the company's new £15m quiche bakery at Kiveton near Sheffield to MAFF minister Joyce Quin and TGWU general secretary Bill Morris. The factory will produce one million quiches a week. ...
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Writing's on the bacon
The Danish Bacon and Meat Council starts a £750,000 advertising campaign this week. The TV ad, which positions Danish bacon as a quality product, will run for five weeks, backed up by a press campaign. The first execution of the ad shows a close...
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Tryton's got the balls to make Aunt Bessie rise to big thing
Tryton Foods is doubling the marketing spend behind Aunt Bessie's to £5m as it gears up for a major push behind the brand. Since its launch five years ago Aunt Bessie's best known for its frozen Yorkshire puddings has grown into a £55m brand....
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Artina bids for UK supremacy
As part of its plan to become one of the leading Argentinian wine brands in the UK, Artina Winegrowers is launching a series of new styles. Last month it unveiled the Artina Classic Collection retailing at £4.49 to £4.99. This month it introduces...
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Finlay's Cavi Art casebook
Finlay's Foods is fishing for vegetarian custom with the launch of a fish free Beluga caviar taste-a-like called Cavi Art. The company said its £4.99 100g product is easier on the wallet than salted sturgeon fish eggs which typically weigh in at...
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Nisa-Today's: record trading figures announced
In his speech to delegates, Nisa-Today's group md John Schofield announced record trading figures with a large number of suppliers, and volume growth throughout central distribution operations. He said: "The new Nisachill/Nisafreeze operation is...
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