All The Grocer articles in 20 October 2001 – Page 2
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anuga: pigmeat
MLC confident of strong demand for British pork on the continent Prices may ease despite resumption of exports Buyers of pork in the UK will almost certainly have to pay higher prices as a consequence of exports resuming next week. However any...
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Chocolate is good for you that's official apparently and
While many may quibble with this reasoning, few would doubt Cosslett's determination to further the cause of confectionery; his commanding presence and emphatic style of speech hint that this is a man who likes to be on the winning side. It is...
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Shock news. The urbane boss of the Association of Convenienc
This was revealed to a packed gathering at his retirement bash last weekend (although he doesn't actually leave the ACS until November 1). What's more, my sources compared the teenage Dixon to The Fonz, and suggested he had cut a swathe through the...
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Grolsch in the autumn
Bass is introducing Herfst Bok, a new variant of Grolsch for the autumn. This is part of an initiative to bring in seasonal beers from the Dutch brewer and it follows on from Lente Bok and Zomergoud which went on the shelves for the spring and...
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n The supermarkets' swoop on banking and other financial ser
Almost five years after the launch of branded banks by Tesco, Sainsbury and Safeway, the concept of buying customer-friendly financial services from the big supermarket chains has proved to be a winner. Now, it's the c-store operators who are...
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NPD won't just be Scotch as JBB becomes Kyndal
The world's largest supplier of own label whisky is back in Scottish hands following a £200m management buyout of Jim Beam Brands European division. The business accounts for 9% of worldwide Scotch sales and includes the Invergordon private label...
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Food manufacturers can source a whole range of beef and poul
Marks and Spencer is to sell its 18 French stores to department stores group Galeries Lafayette for an undisclosed sum. M&S is "still in consultation" over remaining stores in the Netherlands, Portugal, Spain and Luxembourg. The four Belgian stores...
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Best frozen pizza ever'
Green Isle Foods claims to have revolutionised the frozen pizza category with a new range of Goodfella's offerings which it is backing with a £7m marketing spend. Stone Baked ciabatta style pizza comes in four flavours with Green Isle boasting that...
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Sainsbury says it will build on success forging better relat
Sainsbury suppliers have been told the multiple is committed to continue improving and further developing relationships with them. The 230 key people gathered at its annual suppliers conference were promised they would see a profitable return on any...
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Birrell is BEW's new sales chief
Unilever's David Birrell is to succeed Birds Eye Wall's sales director Tony Pearce. Pearce is retiring after a 35-year career in which he helped launch ECR UK, was chairman of IGD, president and chairman of the National Grocers' Benevolent Fund and...
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Winter bites at Nestlé Rowntree
Nestlé Rowntree has created a big freeze for winter with frosty variants of Fruit Pastilles, Smarties and Milkybar Buttons for kids. Available for a "limited period only", the new variants are launched on Monday (October 22) in frosty packaging...
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I drink at least four cups of coffee per day, black with no
The packaging is perfect; elegant bottles (which incidentally have an amazing non drip pouring capability) that would look great a few sizes smaller co-habiting a presentation box with some coffee beans and a grinder. How many weeks until Christmas?...
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Chekov gets Blue variant
Booker is adding a Blue variant to its Chekov Ice premium packaged spirits range. Trading director Shaun Birrell said: "The pps sector continues to grow at a remarkably healthy pace and we want our customers to capitalise on that. Blue will...
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Special diets set to boom
Food products aimed at consumers with special dietary needs will be the next big thing, according to Sainsbury assistant md Stuart Mitchell. He told the suppliers' conference that the multiple planned to offer more such products as part of its...
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Tesco gets a new Irish boss as Maurice Pratt goes to Cantrel
Maurice Pratt, the 45-year-old chief executive of Tesco Ireland and one of the country's best known retailers, is leaving the job to become managing director of Cantrell & Cochrane (C&C), the drink and snack foods group which is gearing up for a...
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Dot Breaks into snacks
Ye Olde Oak is preparing to launch into the snacking market with Dot Breaks mini salamis in a foil pouch. The product was unveiled at the show by parent group Struik and will be officially launched in the UK in the New Year under the slogan ...
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US exhibitors and Brits keep show on the road
A massive undercover security net with German police liaising with the FBI was thrown over Cologne's Messe exhibition complex this week as Anuga got under way. But although the fair opened within hours of the FBI warning from Washington of a...
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Platform for the Brits to flag up resumption of pigmeat expo
The partial lifting of the ban on British pork exports meant the meat industry had something to celebrate at Anuga for the first time in years. Better still, the first export order was signed at the show as part of a stunt that provided a welcome...
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Stores help Santa pack his sleigh with snacks, drinks and ca
The approaching Christmas season has begun to impact upon in-store activity, with a defining change in focus. The category chart is dominated by snacks, alcoholic drinks and cakes and biscuits with two of these categories being new entries into...
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Tesco calls for simpler planning system
Tesco is calling for planning reform in the wake of announcing plans to open eight new stores across the West Midlands. Targeting brown field sites, UK regeneration manager Martin Venning said the developments would bring around 3,500 jobs to the...