All The Grocer articles in 7 October 2006 – Page 3
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Shop Profile Makro C&C, Manchester HQ
The first impression visitors get at the head office of Makro Cash & Carry wholesalers in Eccles, Manchester, is that the facade is pretty modest for a £1bn company. But a bland exterior belies what is inside: a football field-sized -plan office...
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Lowman succeeds Rae as c-stores' champion
The Association of Convenience Stores has appointed James Lowman as its new chief executive, replacing David Rae who is set to retire from the role. Lowman will leave his current position as director of public affairs at the ACS on 1...
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Colgate smiles its way to the top of the chart
The health, beauty and baby category was last looked at in-depth in the 26 August issue of The Grocer. In the period since then the top five brands in our chart have changed completely, with only Aquafresh and Huggies making it into this week's...
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MBL wine focus on classic European
Musgrave Budgens Londis has relaunched its own-label wine offering to reflect its combined retail strategy more effectively. When Budgens and Londis merged, their own-label wine ranges were quite different and both had been slightly...
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Climbing the ladder
What was the best decision you have made in your career and why? Leaving Tesco - it felt like leaving a big family, and it was a fantastic training ground, but since I left I have not looked back. I joined Uniq just as the UK business was being...
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Coca-Cola in review of health credentials
Coca-Cola is embracing new drinks - including coffee - as part of its global strategy to counter a slump in its signature fizzy drinks sales. The company is tackling the might of Starbucks with an entry into the lucrative coffee shop...
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Iceland's comeback kid
On the bookshelf in Malcolm Walker's otherwise unremarkable office at Iceland Foods HQ in Deeside, north Wales, sits a title oddly out of place among the grocery-related tomes. George IV: A Life in Caricature, lampoons the larger-than-life king...
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Northern Foods comes out in favour of GDA labelling
Northern Foods is to nail its colours to the Guideline Daily Amounts mast. In an exclusive interview, CEO Pat O'Driscoll said the company believed GDAs, originally developed by Tesco, represented the best way for manufacturers to...
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Creatives get downwith the kids
Lily Allen and The Arctic Monkeys both owe their overnight successes to the power of the internet. Future advertising marketing campaigns will have to embrace similar viral marketing tactics to get ahead, said Billy Mawhinney, creative director...
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Dedicated delivery depot for United
United Wholesale (Scotland) is to open its first dedicated delivery warehouse in Glasgow this week as it prepares to launch a nationwide service that could double company turnover. United will offer 1,000 ambient lines to retailers in...
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Irish deny rethink over out-of-town
Irish planning authorities have denied that there is a change of policy on out-of-town retail developments, following another rebuff to market leader Tesco. The latest rejection torpedoed a proposed new food store, petrol station and...
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Russian premium vodka distiller eyes UK market
Russia's number one premium vodka company, Russian Standard, is planning a move into the UK after opening what it describes as the world's most advanced vodka distillery. The new £32m plant in St Petersburg doubles production capacity and...
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Europa: new grey venture
Three former Somerfield heavyweights have launched an ambitious new wholesale and distribution venture to introduce new brands to the UK and take the grey ethics out of grey market sourcing. Europa Brands was launched on 1 October by...
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Organic soup for kids is first in UK
A new company has identified soup as an easy way of getting nutritious food into children and is launching a range of products specifically? targeting them. Available from this month, My Little Soup is the first brand from Luscious...
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Wing Yip's online sales taking flight
Online sales at oriental specialist Wing Yip are growing rapidly, buoyed by word of mouth recommendations, according to the company. The internet store opened in 2004 and offers 900 ambient and non food lines compared with the full range...
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Makro renovations set to focus on fresh
Cash & carry giant Makro is to undertake a store renovation plan next year in support of its new emphasis on fresh foods. MD Philipp Dautzenberg said that Makro would completely renovate at least two of its 33 stores during 2007. That...
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Pearce takes NFU food role
The National Farmers' Union has promoted Kevin Pearce to the role of head of food and farming with immediate effect. He replaces Robin Tapper who stepped down from the post in July. Pearce has worked for the NFU since 1985 and, in the...
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Milk Marque gets into health foods
Milk Marque's 12,000 British farmer shareholders are the new owners of a health food company selling dried fruit, nuts and seeds. Community Foods was purchased this week by Milk Marque, the shell of the former dairy co-operative that...
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Mayan Gold potato is like 'history on a plate'
A potato billed as the first entirely new variety to arrive in the UK for 400 years has been launched by UK grower Greenvale. It is a very close relative of the spud first brought to England during the reign of Elizabeth I, which is...
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The little guys take on tesco
Our hand was forced. It was nothing personal. But they behaved so badly, we either got into line, accepted it and took a beating, or we stood up to them to make the point that they shouldn't be able to get away with things like this."...