All The Grocer articles in 18 December 2004
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Exodus from The Top 50
Relentless consolidation saw chain after chain snapped upTesco kicked off the feeding frenzy with Adminstore in January and before the ink was dry on The Grocer Top 50 in February, everyone and their dog had joined in. By...
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A-B’s McAndry goes to Halewood
Halewood International has appointed Neil McAndry from Anheuser-Busch as its new head of sales.McAndry had been with Anheuser-Busch since 1991 and held a variety of senior management positions, including country manager of Ireland and trade...
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The Acid Test
>>consumers and buyers give their views on the latest launchesSolidarnosc vodkaFrom: Naughty BoySolidarnosc Vodka is made from a Polish recipe by a distillery with more than 100 years of experience. The recipe has...
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Festive salmon sales a-leaping
Suppliers are hailing brisk demand for salmon, especially premium lines, as the Christmas period approaches.Sales are particularly strong for smaller gutted fish used for smoking and for the fresh portion market.Allan Miller, sales...
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How to maximise return on trade investment: the experts tell all
Heinz, Britvic, Scottish Courage, Shloer and Ilchester Cheese are among the suppliers discussing how you can maximise return on trade investment at The Grocer’s first conference on this hot issue.Scottish Courage MD off-trade Keith Hogg will be...
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Tesco closes gap with Asda
Asda’s seven-year reign as the UK’s cheapest supermarket is being challenged by arch rival Tesco, according to new research by The Grocer.The trends highlighted in the results of the six-month review of The Grocer 33 and in our new pricing...
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authors of innovation are foodservice
from Kenneth Mitchell, managing director, Euro Fine FoodsSir; With reference to the letters and the editor’s reflections on new product development (The Grocer, December 4, p24).Why is everyone so surprised that the market place...
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Pledge from La Baume
Languedoc brand La Baume is promising the latest releases in its £6.99 Selection range combine the best of French and New World techniques.Waitrose is the first UK stockist of the two wines – La Baume Selection White 2002 which is a blend of...
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The people behind Caravan
>>The third of three features on the trade’s welfare charityThe grocery industry’s charity, Caravan, is a vital lifeline for many pensioners – not only does it help financially but it also gives practical support and a point of...
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Highlights brightens up biscuits
Cadbury is making its first foray into better-for-you biscuits through its licensing agreement with Burton’s Foods.The move is also Burton’s first crack at the sector and follows a two-year development programme.Burton’s also plans to...
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Blueberry sizes up
Sainsbury is stocking what it describes as a giant blueberry.The size of a grape, it is three times larger than the usual variety. Fruit buyer Craig Sibbitt said: “Blueberries have long been known as power packs of nutritional goodness, and...
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Bootlegging still hurts
Retailers see little evidence of the government’s proud boast of cutting drinks and tobacco fraudThe government says it is winning its battle against tobacco and alcohol smuggling, and both are on the decline. In last month’s...
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Top Shop winner builds store numbers
Even by the hectic standards of independent retailers, Atul Amin has had a busy month. It started in early November when his Nisa store in West Bromwich was the national winner in the Top Shop awards, run by The Grocer’s sister publication...
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GoodCarb carries a special load to the diet market
The low-carb diet market is set for a new contender from a start-up called the GoodCarb Company. The Llanelli-based company has launched two new products that have a naturally low Glycaemic Load (GL). This comprises foods containing fewer, more...
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In profile: Graham Jagger, general manager, Parfetts Cash and Carry, Sheffield
The work has only just begun Graham Jagger and his team at Sheffield worked up to 18 hours a day for three weeks to get their newly-built depot open on time, but now that it is up and...
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Solomons is Waitrose supply chain director
Tony Solomons will become the supply chain director at Waitrose on January 30, replacing Geoff Salt who is moving up to his new role as director of selling.Solomons is personnel director at Waitrose, a position he has held since 1995. He had...
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Supply chain woes go on
Sainsbury’s supply chain woes have continued to hamper availability in-store, according to The Grocer 33 data for the last six months.The chain, which has made a concerted effort to tackle problems with its new store replenishment system and...
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Chain of disasters
Was Sainsbury’s automated fulfilment system flawed from the start or was it just badly executed?Tesco may have stolen a march on its rivals in the 1990s when it came to investing in its supply chain, conceded Sainsbury’s director of...
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Smuggling: ‘no change’
Independent retailers have slammed the government’s claims to be combating the smuggling of tobacco and alcohol through the extra resources it has put behind it. In a poll of our reader panel of independents, 84% think that the situation has...
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Cosslett checks in to InterContinental role
Cadbury Schweppes’ president, Europe, Middle East and Africa, Andrew Cosslett, has been appointed by InterContinental Hotels Group as its new chief executive. He is to take up his position no later than March.Cosslett has been in his current...