All The Grocer articles in 20 November 2004
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Asda helps lift Wal-Mart international sales by 18%
A strong performance in non-food and increased footfall and average basket size at Asda have helped to push Wal-Mart’s international sales up 18% to $13.6bn and operating profits up 23.8% to $698m in the third quarter.In food, Asda’s sales...
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The Acid Test
>>consumers and buyers give their views on the latest launchesGordon ramsay meal kitsFrom: Grampian Country Food GroupTV chef Gordon Ramsay has helped to develop this three-strong range of meal kits. The lines are...
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DoH: you act – or we will
The Public Health White Paper has thrown down the gauntlet to the industry to put its own house in order – or it will intervene with legislation.The report warns regulatory action will follow in three years’ time if action is not taken to...
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Alcohol deals ‘harm us’
Christmas is not the massive business opportunity it used to be for many independent retailers and the big supermarkets’ discounting on booze is not helping to fill independents with festive cheer. There is, however, often an increase in trade...
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Tesco attacks brands’ NPD record
The head of alcohol buying at the country’s biggest supermarket has called 2004 “possibly the poorest year on record” for innovation and is calling for new energy to be injected into the category.Mark Murphy, category director at Tesco, told...
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Corollary attributes
The Co-operative Group is trialling a little-known yellow flesh salad potato called Corolle.Originally grown in France, the potato is being produced in the UK for the first time by Produce World. Corolle potatoes are being sold under the...
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Chocs away
Dairy Milk’s powering ahead, and Cadbury confectionery chief Simon Baldry thinks there’s loads more potential to be tapped in the company’s stable of brands, as he tells Sean McAllisterYou can’t help but feel slightly disappointed by...
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JS flags up buying British policy
Sainsbury is to relaunch its fresh produce packaging to highlight its pro-British buying policy.The labelling will incorporate information about where the food was grown, which the multiple said would make it easier for shoppers to distinguish...
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Unsworth brothers lead MBO of Nichols Foods
Nichols Foods has returned to private ownership after brothers Gary and Ian Unsworth led a £12.7m management buy-out of the company from Nichols.The deal includes Nichols Foods’ contract packing business Stockpack. Following the agreement, Ian...
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Buitoni faces easy-cook rivals
Napolina is set to stir up competition with Nestlé’s number one pasta brand Buitoni with a new range of easy-cook pasta and rice dishes.Made in Italy to Italian recipes, the five-strong range comprises Fettuccine with Tomato & Mushrooms;...
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Caffeine in a strip
Boots is bidding to wake up a new category with a range of caffeine-infused soluble strips.Similar to the fresh breath strips pioneered by Wrigley and Listerine, the mint-flavoured leaves of soluble film will come in packs of 28 and are set to...
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Campaign trail
PringlesManufacturer Procter & GambleBrand PringlesBudget part of a £2m spendNew TV advertising for Pringles shows a security guard checking a shop window full of mannequins when he spots a pack of the snack. He can’t resist...
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Steel price hikes pushing up canning material costs
Canned goods prices look set to climb as a result of massive increases in global steel prices, according to industry sources.Crown Food UK & Ireland, which supplies canning packaging to major UK food manufacturers, said it would have to push...
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Changing to Premier’s package
Mahesh Modasia’s Bina Food Store in Northampton is just coming to the end of a facelift which has transformed it into a Premier Store.While Booker has put up its fascia and is just finishing the inside work, Mahesh has also taken the...
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Mills thinks fresh and chilled
Convenience and CTN chain Mills Group is to remove own label products and reduce the number of in-store promotions in a move to focus on fresh and chilled lines.The retailer, which is ranked 18 in The Grocer Top 50, will phase out its Today’s...
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Non-Food Report - Christmas
What products will rake in the money this Christmas and what are the multiples doing to maximise their share of the cake? Rod Addy reports
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Walkers’ hush-hush clone
Simon MowbrayWalkers has been running secret trials of a copycat Pringles offering, The Grocer has learned.The snack giant is supplying batches of Stax to selected stores and is understood to be monitoring consumer reaction before deciding...
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Jack’s a cool operator
The Jack Fulton discount chain is set for growth says Julian HuntThere’s no market in Bury on a Thursday and that part of town is usually pretty quiet. But you wouldn’t know it if you popped into the Jack Fulton frozen food discount...
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Counting on KitKash
Nestlé Rowntree is replacing last year’s ‘Britain’s biggest break’ Kit Kat campaign with a new scheme called KitKash.Promotional packs hit shelves in the middle of next month as part of a £20m drive.The on-pack push will give consumers the...
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Dawnfresh duo hired
Scottish seafood processor Dawnfresh Seafoods, has announced two appointments to its management team to support new MD Andy Stapley.Colin Logan is sales and marketing director and Shaun Burnett is the marketing manager. Both will be based at...