All The Grocer articles in 17 November 2001 – Page 2
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Multiple competition builds in Jersey
Jersey based food group Le Riche is taking on competitors in the Channel Islands with heavy investment in store refurbishment and new space. The group has just opened a 52,000 sq ft Checkers hypermarket at Admiral Park in Guernsey and refitted the...
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One by Ones get three bulge push
Kraft Foods is to throw £750,000 at a nationwide poster campaign for new Toblerone One by Ones in the run up to Christmas. Breaking across 1,800 sites from November 28, the week-long push builds on last year's What?' poster campaign which showed...
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Staff offered chance to buy into P&H
Employees of Palmer & Harvey McLane will soon be able to buy an equity stake in the UK's top delivered wholesaler under an £80m restructuring of its share ownership. Up to 1,500 staff or 40% of the P&H workforce will benefit from the proposal,...
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Buyers key to local sourcing says the Prince
Prince Charles has singled out buyers as the catalyst for increasing the amount of local sourcing in the grocery industry. Launching the Business in the Community/IGD guide Growing Rural Business, the Prince said the relationship with "poor old"...
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C&C standards given a massive thumbs up
Independent retailers have overwhelmingly backed the wholesale trade after accusations that it had rude and unhelpful staff, and its depots were expensive, dirty and often out of stock. The remarks came from restaurateur Paul Clerehugh when he...
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Sunday paper comes with a free CD
The Observer has teamed up with The Ministry of Sound to produce a limited edition CD to be given away free with the paper tomorrow (Sunday, November 18). The CD features a selection of tracks from the Ministry of Sound's popular The Chillout...
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Dailycer first in cereal snacks'
Sir; I read with interest your story on page 50 last week that Weetabix "bagged a first in snacks". This is incorrect as we at Dailycer launched the Big Cereal Company range of cereal snacks into Tesco and Sainsbury in October last year and also...
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IPC closes six consumer loss-makers
IPC Media is to close six of its consumer magazines because of their poor performance. Weekly women's title Your Life closes with immediate effect, while the monthly titles Woman's Journal, Your Garden, and Homes & Ideas will also be axed...
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Pressure mounts for code's expansion
Rod Addy Renewed calls for the DTI's grocery code of trading practice to increase protection to farmers and small producers from "over-zealous middle men" were voiced as The Grocer went to press on Thursday. The Grocer understands that the issue...
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Tastings support De Kuyper range
Instore tastings and advertising in the customer magazines published by grocery multiples will be supporting the De Kuyper liqueur range this winter. Distributor First Drinks Brands is planning to build on last year's pre Christmas performance when...
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Shaw's decides to trial more viable' net shopping service
Groceries On-the-Go, a new internet shopping service proposed as "a more viable alternative" to full US home delivery systems, is being tested in Boston, Massachusetts, by Shaw's, the 185 store Sainsbury subsidiary. The company's Star Market in the...
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Viz issues at the double
Publisher I Feel Good is doubling the frequency of adult comic Viz. Currently published five times a year, Viz will be published 10 times a year from January 2002. I Feel Good says the move will increase the title's value to retailers from £1.7m...
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Rescue with dye off in machine
The launch of Glo Care Rescue's Dual Purpose Colour Run Remover means unwanted dye can now be removed in a washing machine. Maker Acdoco said its previous offering, which could be used for hand soaking only, was "too old-fashioned". Already on...
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Mars' sweeter Easter parade
Simon Mowbray Mars is aiming to crack open a bigger share of next year's Easter egg market by introducing 10 new products and revamping 11 of its existing favourites. Among those debuting in the Spring will be an adult Maltesers Crispy Egg and...
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German producers snap up space for Expo opportunity
Visitors at Food & Drink Expo will be able to sample more than 100 German cheeses new to the UK market during the March 2002 event at the NEC in Birmingham. Small and medium-scale specialist cheesemakers are exhibiting their wares in an...
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Farm prices plea rebuffed
Farmers in the Irish Republic are seeking a "substantial rise" in the prices consumers pay for milk and beef, with the increases passed directly to them. They claim they can no longer continue to produce food at current prices, which they say have...
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From farming to fishing as Rutherford heads for Seafish
John Rutherford has been appointed chief executive designate for the Sea Fish Industry Authority. Rutherford joins next week and will take over from current chief executive Alasdair Fairbairn when he retires in January. He was most recently md of...
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If the first you hear of a rival's new product launch or ma
So how do companies find out what a rival is up to before its latest offering appears on the supermarket shelves? There's certainly no shortage of published information and professional advice available for those who want to step up their...
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A flutter on Macallan
Maxxium plans to increase its support for its Macallan malt whisky in the UK with a campaign which is currently running in the US. The distributor is spending $2.5m on the US initiative and, if it is successful, it will be introduced to the UK next...
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