All The Grocer articles in 9 December 2006 – Page 5
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Profiles
My Favourite Things Piero Sardano, head of food and restaurants, House of Fraser
What's your favourite restaurant? Racine in Knightsbridge. Great French food. Do you prefer healthy food or junk food? Healthy, fresh food. My Greek grandmother made everything from scratch. It developed my passion for good...
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Foreign focus
Gold, silver and even platinum are words that commonly feature on food and beverage products, including tea, coffee, bread, low-fat spreads and, of course, more premium-positioned items such as wine and spirits. With the exception of...
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Foreign focus
Gold, silver and even platinum are words that commonly feature on food and beverage products, including tea, coffee, bread, low-fat spreads and, of course, more premium-positioned items such as wine and spirits. With the exception of...
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Stella: reassurance needed on its future
Poor old Stella. The great arthouse icon brand that was once 'reassuringly expensive' is now 'reassuringly cheap', a commodity brand in desperate need of a new direction. Triggered by multipack deals The Grocer's recent Christmas Pricewatch data...
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Giving lentils the gourmet go-ahead
Merchant Gourmet has proved it's got its finger on the pulse with the launch of microwaveable puy lentils. As with the rice category, its new lentil product can be used cold from its plastic pouch or heated in the microwave for two...
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Tesco reveals scale of its international goals
In the week it reported international sales of 17.9% in its third quarter, Tesco announced its biggest store opening programme overseas, with plans for a possible 600 new stores. Tim Mason, Tesco US chief exec, presided over the opening...
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Tesco reveals scale of its international goals
In the week it reported international sales of 17.9% in its third quarter, Tesco announced its biggest store opening programme overseas, with plans for a possible 600 new stores.Tim Mason, Tesco US chief exec, presided over the opening...
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Making kids wild with a health kick
Britvic has responded to new government standards for food and drink sold in schools with a range of healthy fruit juice drinks for schoolchildren. The Really Wild Drinks Company range will be available in 250ml cans for vending machines...
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Healthcare
Value sales in baby healthcare are up 17.8% to £43m in the year to 5 November 2006, according to TNS Worldpanel.The average family spends £24.62 a year on over-the-counter and off-the-shelf medicines, reliefs and vitamins for each baby -...
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Investment for Moy Park
Poultry processor Moy Park opened a state-of-the-art £28m factory this week in Anwick, Lincolnshire.Modelled on its larger plant in County Tyrone, the Republic of Ireland, it will handle 1.4 million birds per week for the fresh retail...
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Yumberry is the next juice superfruit
The yumberry is being hailed as the next superfruit to hit supermarket shelves as one company looks to bring it to the juice drink category by next spring.Juice manufacturer The Berry Company - whose products include the superfruits goji...
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McColl tells suppliers to keep up refurb pace
The Martin McColl makeover is set to continue - but it will not be an easy ride for suppliers. The chain will continue to make "unreasonable demands" on suppliers in 2007, warned general manager for buying, Thain Coventry. The...
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Letter of the week
Liz Hamson's article on retail planning applications 'The People's Planopoly' (2 December, p28) was misleading and unduly negative about Tesco's involvement in the planning process. Instead of speaking to Tesco directly, the article quoted a...
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Profiles
Q&A with Mark Prout Manager of the Week
What's been keeping you busy? We have just reopened the store after an extensive refit and enlargement programme, which has lasted for a total of 32 weeks. It's been a pretty major challenge, as the majority of the work was done while the store...
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Welsh meat role for Smith
Kirsten Smith is to become red meat executive at Hybu Cig Cymru, Meat Promotion Wales. The new role sees her take responsibility for enhancing, delivering and implementing Welsh red-meat strategy to complement Welsh Assembly policies for...
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Montana range is really set to sparkle
Pernod Ricard UK is to launch additions to its Montana range at the New Zealand annual tasting event for 2007. The drinks giant is bringing out a sparkling variant and a Pinot Grigio and will complete its Terrior Series of three...
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Research Notes
The baby market - which is defined as households with babies and children under the age of four years old - is worth £916.6m, according to the latest data available [year to November 2006]. But growth has been static. More than 70% of...