All The Grocer articles in 18 December 2004 – Page 2
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Wall’s Magnum comes to its Senses
Unilever aims to reverse a double-digit drop in the fortunes of its Wall’s Magnum ice cream brand with a new limited edition range for 2005.Backed by a £6.5m advertising spend, including TV, the limited edition Magnum 5 Senses – in Touch,...
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Structure that spells supplier defeat
from Grahame Smith, director, Executive Coaching, ExmouthDevonSir; I read with concern the comments on the lack of new product development from your leader and recent letters to the Grocer (‘NPD and the holy widget’,...
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Irish face OTM displacement
The Irish beef industry has been warned that its record exports to the UK will have to be reduced from the middle of next year, when Britain is set to lift its ban on cattle aged over 30 months entering the food chain. According to estimates,...
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Are you good enough to set a gold standard?
The Grocer Gold Awards 2005 are officially launched this week. Here’s a look back at who earned the honours in our 2004 awardsHave you got what it takes to go for gold? The search is now on for the best in the business with the launch...
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Post office is strangling enterprise
from an independent retailer, name and address suppliedSir; My shop is situated in a rural area of Scotland. The next nearest shop and bank are well over 10 miles away. The shop is open at least 51 hours a week, but when I took it...
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The Saturday Essay
>>retiring spar chairman morton middleditch wants to see a broad-based strongly competitive grocery sectorAs I come to the end of a career in the trade lasting only weeks short of 35 years, a number of people have asked me what...
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The exporting of excellence
Quorn has worked meat-free magic for Marlow Foods which won a hat-trick at this year’s Food from Britain Export AwardsMarlow Foods, the maker of Quorn meat-free products, emerged victorious in this year’s Food from Britain Export...
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Ryvita’s plan for exercise
Ryvita will be encouraging consumers to choose its crispbreads as a keep-fit alternative in the new year with a new advertising and promotional campaign.A new ‘Get healthier with 5 minutes of crunches every day’ ad will describe eating Ryvita...
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Travelling light on the Oriental Express
Oriental Express is bringing out a healthy frozen Chinese meal range under a new China Light sub-brand.The five-strong ready meal range, which rolls out in January, is made up of Honey & Ginger Chicken, Thai Vegetable Curry, Chinese Beef in...
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Filling the LGV gap
Chris Philp, formerly business development director at online wholesaler Blueheath, has launched a company to recruit, train and place drivers for major distributors.The company, known as Clearstone, already has a multi-million pound turnover,...
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Can interbrew stand firm on stella?
from Mike Teague, sales director, Bavaria UKSir; I have read with interest the reports of Interbrew’s intention to raise the price of Stella Artois by above the level of inflation in 2005 (‘Brewer hits back’, The Grocer, December 4,...
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Mince prices starting to firm
There are signs that the fresh beef price war is cooling after it emerged minced beef prices have risen in the stores of arch-rival retailers Tesco and Asda.According to data generated by The Grocer 33 price survey (see p26), the on-shelf cost...
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Florida hurricane takes its toll
The forecast for Florida’s post-hurricane grapefruit harvest has been downgraded further.US Department of Commerce officials said this week that the state would produce 13 million 39kg cartons in the 2004/2005 season. This compares with 40...
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Hard times
2004 is a year Sainsbury will want to forget, with its first-ever loss and a failed £140m investment in IT. Can its new CEO turn its fortunes around? Elaine Watson reportsIf 1992 was an annus horribilis for the House of Windsor, 2004...
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Health: ‘let’s not rush it’
Political pressure for the hasty removal of ingredients such as fat, sugar and salt from food could result in more damage than good to the nation’s health, a forum to discuss the Public Health White Paper has heard. Dr Reg Wilson, head of food...
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The movers who are shaking up the industry as they pick up those top jobs
> > Review of 2004Justin King became chief executive at Sainsbury in March. Nine months, the first recorded loss and several profit warnings later, he is fighting to restore JS.After Roger Holmes’ departure from M& S,...
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Movers of the year
There’s been turmoil in the jobs market this year as some big names have left the grocery world. Other executives have found new roles in the sector. Safeway’s big guns – chief executive Carlos Criado-Perez, director of...
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Rise of the red onion
Growing demand for red onions is driving a search for new hybrid varieties by breeders to rival market leader Red Baron.UK red onion production has risen from 35,000 tonnes to 50,000 tonnes in three years.And Cambridge-based plant science...
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An uncertain prognosis
Government initiatives to improve the nation’s health made 2004 a challenging year for the industryThe industry saw red this year as the government finally unveiled its Public Health White Paper and food companies braced themselves...
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