All The Grocer articles in 22 June 2002 – Page 8

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    Market growth must be sustained by innovation

    2002-06-22T00:00:00Z

    Fresh produce remains one of the most profitable areas for supermarkets, according to the annual review of the fruit and veg market by Rabobank.Globally, the sector contributes between 8% and 12% of the supermarkets' turnover and they operate on...

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    Hole new look for an icon

    2002-06-22T00:00:00Z

    Nestle Rowntree is refreshing its iconic Polo mint brand with a more modern look. The move is also being backed by the "biggest ever package for the brand" including two new TV ads to be aired during August and September. Available from July...

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    Job of the week

    2002-06-22T00:00:00Z

    Name: Simon Laffin Position: Store manager Company: Safeway The job: Safeway finance director Simon Laffin is heading off to the retail frontline to spend four months in charge of a store in the south east. He follows in the footsteps of...

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    Job of the week

    2002-06-22T00:00:00Z

    Name: Julie Roche Position: National account manager Company: Baxters The job: Roche has joined Baxters' grocery multiples sales team as it expands its operations in ...

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    Job of the week

    2002-06-22T00:00:00Z

    Name: Ian Farish Position: South Elmsall RDC general manager Company: Londis The job: The £14.73m regional distribution centre at South Elmsall, near Wakefield, is a spring board for Londis' long-awaited growth into Scotland. It started...

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    Job of the week

    2002-06-22T00:00:00Z

    Name: Sean Toal Position: Group manager, Food Markets Company: United Norwest The job: Toal will be running United Norwest Co-op's Food Markets. Reporting to Austin Waterworth, the general manager of the large stores group, Toal...

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    Job of the week

    2002-06-22T00:00:00Z

    Name: John Fitzgerald Position: Chief general manager Company: Midlands Co-op The job: Fitzgerald has been promoted to chief general manager of Midlands ...

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    Job of the week

    2002-06-22T00:00:00Z

    Name: David Jones Position: Operations director Company: Petty, Wood The job: Jones heads up operations and its related functions, including customer service, order fulfilment, warehousing, distribution and quality assurance. He also heads...

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    Job of the week

    2002-06-22T00:00:00Z

    Name: Peter Patkowski Position: Managing director, Europe Company: Ocean Spray The job: Patkowski will be responsible for all Ocean Spray's pan European grocery trade interests. His remit is to formulate and implement strategies that will...

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    Job of the week

    2002-06-22T00:00:00Z

    Name: John Beadle Position: President and chief operating officer, global consumer brands Company: Schwan's The job: To develop and implement Schwan's global brand strategy in response to the changing and evolving trends ...

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    Job of the week

    2002-06-22T00:00:00Z

    Name: Helen Garlick Position: Managing director Company: Watson & Philip The job: Garlick has been acting managing director of Watson & Philip ­ the grocery division of Brake Bros Foodservice ­ since November. She said that taking on the...

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    Job of the week

    2002-06-22T00:00:00Z

    Name: Joel Oberman Position: Chief executive Company: efoodmanager The job: To develop the online business to business markets operation. The company began its online trading with fresh produce and fish in July. By the end of the year, it...

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    Job of the week

    2002-06-22T00:00:00Z

    Name: Michael Carey Position: managing director, UK and Ireland Company: Kellogg The job: Fox's Biscuits md Michael Carey replaces David Mackay, who transferred from Manchester to ...

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    Job of the week

    2002-06-22T00:00:00Z

    Name: Antonio Spagnolo Position: managing director Company: Heinz Infant Feeding, Europe The job: Spagnolo is promoted from managing director, infant feeding, southern Europe and has been given the task of developing and...

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    Job of the week

    2002-06-22T00:00:00Z

    Name: Nick Blacknell Position: Vice president, marketing Company: Plymouth Gin The job: Blacknell's job is to devise an international marketing strategy and implement it in Plymouth Gin's key markets worldwide ­ the US, Canada, UK, Spain...

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    Job of the week

    2002-06-22T00:00:00Z

    Name: Anne Hollamby Position: Head of marketing Company: Bendicks of Mayfair The job: Hollamby starts work in September with a clutch of fresh ...

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    Job of the week

    2002-06-22T00:00:00Z

    Name: Neil Bruce Position: UK/European sales manager Company: Cabonne Wines The job: Bruce will work closely with customers and distributors to develop sales of Cabonne's Australian wine brand Reynolds Orange, from ...

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    Job of the week

    2002-06-22T00:00:00Z

    Name: Rachel Stokes Position: Product group manager Company: Tryton Foods The job: Stokes has been promoted to product group manager of Tryton Foods' Aunt Bessie's Yorkshire pudding range. She will head marketing on the Aunt Bessie's Tidgy...

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    Summer listings for Spirito

    2002-06-22T00:00:00Z

    Bacardi-Martini has given the thumbs up to its latest new premium packaged spirit, Spirito, following an extensive test in Sainsbury. The launch of the Martini-based pair of products was revealed in The Grocer at the end of last year (November...

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    stability a priority

    2002-06-22T00:00:00Z

    Uniq chief executive Bill Ronald is under no illusions about the enormity of the task ahead, but insists Uniq is on a far firmer footing than it was even six months ago. "There has been a lot of turbulence at the company and I want to see a...