All The Grocer articles in 27 October 2001 – Page 3

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    Manufacturers urged to sign up as sausages get the Quality m

    2001-10-27T00:00:00Z

    British Meat is set to extend its Quality Standard Mark for pork, bacon and ham to include sausages. The move, which starts on Monday (October 29) to coincide with British Sausage Appreciation Week, is being introduced to bolster consumer...

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    Tesco turns to grey market

    2001-10-27T00:00:00Z

    Tesco is to use cut-price goods sourced on the grey market for a Christmas assault on the electrical market. Televisions and hi-fis priced at between £100 and £50 cheaper than high street alternatives went into 31 Tesco stores this week. A...

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    HERE IS THE NEWS: QUIX

    2001-10-27T00:00:00Z

    One of the latest players in the symbol sector has come from an unexpected quarter. Quix is a symbol developed by the Newsagents Federation to help CTNs diversify into the more lucrative c-store market. There are currently 55 stores operating under...

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    Humdinger steals show by packing in nutrition

    2001-10-27T00:00:00Z

    A range of fruit bars and ethnic toddler foods scooped the top prizes in this year's Dried Fruit New Product Awards. Newly formed company Humdinger won the award for best overall product with Sunsweet dried fruit bars. The judges were impressed...

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    Mars keeps

    2001-10-27T00:00:00Z

    Amicelli Mars has decided to retain Amicelli boxed chocolate as a permanent line and to bring it under the Galaxy brand umbrella. Amicelli, which consists of 16 individually-wrapped, wafer-filled, chocolate covered hazelnut praline sweets,...

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    Spam means two things to me ­ the Second World War, a time o

    2001-10-27T00:00:00Z

    Nevertheless, the people behind this much maligned product have tried really hard to jazz things up by adding a little spice and some major repackaging. Unfortunately they could not really do much about the taste or texture. The can sat on the...

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    Rebuilding trust is vital

    2001-10-27T00:00:00Z

    Whatever suggestions are made by the Commission on the Future of Farming and Food when it reports to government, its inquiry must tackle the tricky subject of how to improve communications between the food chain's different stakeholders. Think...

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    RIVALRY IN SCOTLAND

    2001-10-27T00:00:00Z

    Nowhere is the competition between the symbol groups fiercer than in Scotland. While the catalyst for this battle was the move north of the border by Londis, new management teams at Spar and Mace have met that challenge head on. Spar has long been...

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    stopping the thaw

    2001-10-27T00:00:00Z

    Big changes could be on the way to warm up the frozen cakes market, currently declining 2%. Heinz, which now has the McVitie's frozen dessert business under its wing, is keeping quiet about any plans it may have for the brand but senior brand...

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    switch on

    2001-10-27T00:00:00Z

    tuck in n What chance does a new TV channel totally dedicated to food have of impressing the grocery industry with its positioning and viewing figures? Simon Mowbray reports on the plans at UK Food It's a tried and tested formula. New TV channel...

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    UNIQ

    2001-10-27T00:00:00Z

    US dampener on private equity funds Private equity players will almost certainly be running a rule over the newly slimmed down Uniq, but given the current climate no one will rush to snap it up, said analysts. Uniq is now purely focused on...