All The Grocer articles in 22 November 2003
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The 25 most impressive companies
>>How private investors ranked the food and drink sectorAnd Lockwood says the survey shows how critical media coverage is to investor sentiment. “Press coverage matters. Would Morrisons have been where it is in the survey if...
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Hicks, Muse acquires Weetabix
Dallas-based investment firm Hicks, Muse, Tate & Furst has moved into the premier league in the ambient grocery market after snapping up the country’s biggest cereal brand Weetabix to create a £1.75bn UK food business. And more acquisitions...
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CAVA ADDITION
n Spanish winemaker Freixenet has added a premium Cava to its range – Cordon Negro Vintage Cava Brut 2001.n It is designed to offer consumers a step-up from the original sparkling offering,...
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Spanish unhappy as Germany wins advantage in mandarins from China
German mandarin orange importers are set to benefit from the latest decision from Brussels.EU bosses have announced plans to allow up to 12,000 tonnes of Chinese product to be imported before an additional levy of €155/tonne is imposed. Only...
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Costco tries again as Irish review planning guidelines
US giant Costco is looking again at the Irish market, five years after Bord Pleanala, the planning appeals board, refused permission for a €15m store in west Dublin.Through its British division, Costco Wholesale UK, the company has made a...
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Reality tells another tale
The skills crisis leads employers to promise much, but are they delivering? Duncan Brown reportsThere’s an annoying advertisement on the London Underground at the moment for a paging service. An executive is informed at 7.15am that...
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The Kennedy power base
A Northern Ireland independent is thinking big in its determination to see off the mainland multiples says Simon MowbrayThese are the first images of the £15m store which should help Northern Ireland independent Curley’s compete even...
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Beringer Blass boost
Foster’s is boosting its support for its wine division through a series of investments.Reaffirming the Australian brewer’s commitment to growing wine sales -– which last year eclipsed its beer brands – it has earmarked £1m to developits...
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Iceland/Booker disparity blasted
The Big Food Group has been blasted by independent retailers – for charging consumers less for beer than them.The group’s Iceland chain was this week selling 24 bottles of Stella Artois for £9.99 – up to £3.30 cheaper than in its Booker cash...
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Boost to trading teams
Londis has made sweeping changes to its trading and supply chain management teams to enhance efficiency in these two areas.John Taylor, trading director for grocery and chilled, has been appointed trading director for central distribution....
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Running with the bulls
Research for The Grocer reveals the companies that private investors have the most confidence in. Liz Hamson reportsNick Lockwood, director at Capital, the financial PR investor relations consultancy which acts for WILink, says:...
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BWG sells Haslett to MBO team
Northern Irish wholesaler J& J Haslett is to be sold by BWG to a management team and rejoin Nisa-Today’s, as the southern Irish distribution group continues to slim its operation.Haslett MD Peter Kealy revealed that a team of four other...
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Rethink call on punitive duty
Retail organisations have joined forces in a last ditch effort to stop the government imposing a massive hike in stamp duty from December 1.The group, which includes the British Retail Consortium, the British Property Federation, the British...
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Home office id card move welcomed
from Philip Horsfield, commercial manager, Leathley’s Quality FareSir; It was with considerable relief that I heard the Home Office is at last grasping the nettle of ID cards. For too long now, weak politicians and civil...
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OTC sim cards
Virgin Mobile is seeking to turn mobile phone SIM cards into an impulse line. Spar, Menzies and the Co-operative Group stores will sell them at £9.99 each over the counter.Retailers will display them in packs of 10 in counter display units....
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Hard Cheese
McLelland has made bold tactics deliver serious money says Kit DaviesRaunchy sex. Playboy crime. Cheddar cheese. It might sound an improbable mix, but together these elements have transformed A McLelland into a power brand player. Its...
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Commercials feel the chill
Controls on advertising food to children are becoming more likely says Siân HarringtonThe debate over whether there are links between food advertising and childhood obesity is starting to make certain suppliers feel unwell. And their...
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JS climbs on drinks
Sainsbury jumps from number three to take the number one spot, ousting Tesco after just one week dominating the chart.Sainsbury is particularly strong on alcoholic drinks with a wide range of products featured on multiple gondola ends...
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Co-op Group loses Darwin
Keith Darwin is retiring as chairman of the Co-operative Group board in May next year. A former chief executive of the Lincoln Co-operative Society, he has held the post since 2000.Bob Burlton has been elected chairman designate by the...
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MLC learns ice cream lessons
Meat marketers are comparing sausages to choc-ices.Manufacturers should look to the ice cream industry for ideas for the future, said Chris Lukehurst, pigmeat marketing manager with the Meat and Livestock Commission.“Ice cream is a good...