All The Grocer articles in 16 December 2000 – Page 2
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The Grocer top products survey: biscuits
Biscuits are fighting savoury snacks with clever innovations Yet another area hit by the prevalent EDLP policies of the supermarkets, the biscuits category has nevertheless managed continued growth thanks to some interesting activity on the new...
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Radio Times: Pottering on Boxing Day
The Christmas and New Year edition of the Radio Times, on sale this week, is the festive double issue, priced £1.55. Sales of around three million copies are expected in the biggest revenue-earning event in the magazine market. Harry Potter has cast...
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Forecourt trading: BP connects with the sun
A prototype solar powered forecourt launched in Hammersmith this week is the face of the future for BP's global estate. The conglomerate is to roll out 80 BP Connects in the London commuter belt next year, and over 200 worldwide. The new style...
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The Grocer top products survey: bread & morning goods
With levels of household penetration for bread a saturating 99%, activity focused on organic and speciality alternatives to encourage shoppers to trade up. Efforts and investments appear to have paid off as the major brands Kingsmill, Warburtons...
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New chairman for Bronte Foods
Bronte Foods, the West Yorkshire poultry processor and cooked meats manufacturer, has strengthened its management with three senior appointments. Tim Vernon, former North European household goods md for Reckitt & Colman, joins the board as...
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The Grocer top products survey: cakes
The cake bar has been on a roll as the category moves to snacking The best thing since sliced bread in the cake category seems to be the cake bar, because it has proved to be one of the few genuinely new products of the last decade. With ...
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The Grocer top products survey: canned goods
The canned goods category continued to flounder this year as "fresh" and "convenient" became watchwords on 21st century shopping lists. After 150 years' service, the tin can is more versatile, economical, and convenient than ever, with easy open...
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The Grocer top products survey: confectionery
Top sugar confectionery by retail sales (£000) All outlets grocery and impulse 52 w/e 52 w/e % chg ...
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The Grocer top products survey: confectionery
Sales of chocolate have remained stable as the nation's sweet-toothed consumers have preferred to spend their money in the sugar confectionery market. Sugar is up by over 6% versus the same time last year and is now worth about £1bn. Chocolate...
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Co-ops: Jobs go as CWS shuts loss makers
CWS has decided to close three unprofitable superstores in Leigh, Burnley and Leytonstone in the new year after failing to find suitable buyers. Although the cooperative society will try to redeploy employees, 51 full-time and 155 part-time staff...
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Safeway: Criado-Perez turns up the warmth
A radical new store format and a new attitude to customers represent the next step of Safeway's recovery plan, chief executive Carlos Criado-Perez said this week. Both developments were in evidence at the company's newly refurbished flagship store...
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The Grocer top products survey: dairy
As one of the most mature markets in the grocery world, yellow fats often struggles to match other sectors in terms of innovation. Not only that, but the very nature of butter/margarine/spreads is that there is only so much of it you can use. As...
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The Grocer top products survey: dairy
Philip Godwin Fresh produce buyer, Booths The butters and fats category has not been tremendously exciting this year. It's difficult to separate Clover, Utterly Butterly and I Can't Believe It's Not Butter. One only outdoes the other and becomes...
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The Grocer top products survey: soft drinks
It was the year when Sunny Delight lost out to the sheer energy of energy drinks It's easy to see why the hot beverages category has been in the doldrums when you compare it with the hotbed of activity in the soft drinks sector. The year 2000 has...
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Employment: Rough justice
Suspension is no longer the easy option to take while misconduct claims are investigated. Raymond Silverstein reports Employers of all sizes, including those in the food industry, are routinely called upon to investigate serious allegations...
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Iceland: Grimsey replaces Rose and promises to release ener
Iceland has found a replacement for departing chief executive Stuart Rose in record time with the appointment of Wickes boss Bill Grimsey. But the company is still searching for a replacement for Booker chief Charles Wilson, who announced he would...
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The Grocer top products survey: frozen food
One of the permanent problems of the frozen food markets for the manufacturer is persuading people to browse. Put simply, it isn't appealing for a shopper to spend much time hanging round chilly freezer cabinets, so it is often very difficult to...
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The ghost in The Grocer's machine
Scared witless by this horrible image? The Grocer's advertising and editorial teams certainly are! This ghostly apparition stalks our corridors on a daily basis. Usually he wears a suit (and leaves the chains at home) but doesn't look much...
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MD Grist looks to a new world
Campbell Distillers md Iain Grist has taken specific responsibility for the general management of Caxton Wines, following the departure of Noel Reidy, who has left the company to pursue other interests. Caxton Wines, a sister company to Campbell...
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The Grocer top products survey: sauces
Shaun Quinton Senior trading manager, proprietary brands Spar UK Central Office Our stores are more for destination top-up as opposed to planned purchase so we tend to do well on standard variants such as Chicken Tonight, Ragú and Uncle Ben's,...
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