All The Grocer articles in 9 March 2002 – Page 2
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Competitive Lifestyle
Cash & carry chain Landmark has redeveloped its Lifestyle household paper range and cut prices to compete with brand leaders' lower price points. There is also increased emphasis on softness and design with Lifestyle Softest toilet tissue now...
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Tesco has set up its own travel company, Tesco Freetime, to
The FSA has repeated its warning that children should not eat mini cup fruit jelly products that contain Konjac because of the risk of choking on the sweets. Scottish & Newcastle has taken a 46% stake in Greek brewing company Mythos, the number two...
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n Counterfeiters are now filling their coffers with the proc
Everyone loves a bargain, but can we always be sure that what we think is a fantastic deal isn't actually a paper tiger? The image of the harmless Del Boy type selling genuine' top quality products at rock bottom prices couldn't be further from...
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Grimsey on defensive as City takes dismal' view
Big Food Group chief executive Bill Grimsey insisted the company's long-term prospects were healthy after posting a set of trading figures described by most City analysts as "dismal". Like-for-like net sales for the eight weeks to March 1 were down...
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SCS Stores is circumnavigating Scotland's cities to continue
Scottish Spar retailer Stanley Sokolowski finds it tough choosing new stores to add to his family chain with low unemployment and high wages in the cities, few people want to work in a c-store. This, combined with shortage of parking, prevents...
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Premium styles for Stowells of Chelsea
Grants of St James's is pushing its Stowells of Chelsea wines upmarket with the addition of six premium styles to the range. The wines will retail at between £4-£6 and are aimed at the one in three consumers who buy wines over £4. "There is...
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Canaletto colour-coded
Italian producer Casa Girelli has colour-coded its Canaletto wine range. It has introduced a pack revamp and given each wine style differently hued labels. Pinot Grigio Garganega is green, Chardonnay Verdaca is blue, Montepulciano d'Abruzzo is...
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Relaunch campaign
Budgens is relaunching with a £4m television, press and in-store advertising campaign due to start this quarter. The 234-store grocery chain will be repositioned as "fresh, friendly and value for money" as it goes head to head with the major...
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The thank you very much' Cadbury's Roses signature tune has
Evian's synchronised baby swimmers have returned to TV as part of the brand's £10m spend this year. Another four-week burst is scheduled from April 15. Julie Walters is fronting a new £2m campaign for Henkel's Glist 3-in-1 dishwashing tablets....
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Farre A/S, a small organic butcher shop in Denmark, has ente
The company, which is also known by the name The Organic Chef (Den Økologiske Slagter), got its break by selling four kinds of salami to Harrods. After a recent inspection visit to Denmark, the Harrods buyer added more than 10 additional products...
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Buoyant Waitrose now hunts for new sites outside its traditi
Julian Hunt Waitrose confirmed it was closer than ever to breaking into new trading areas as it reported a record set of figures for the last financial year. The chain has made no secret of its desire to move further into the north and the west,...
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Duracell powers the World Cup with record spend and Bunny's
Duracell is aiming for maximum mileage from its multi-million pound sponsorship of the World Cup with a series of promotions and TV ads. The company refused to disclose the exact cost of the deal but confirmed that it was "the biggest yet" for...
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MANAGEMENT TEAM BUY BUKO
One of the UK's leading shopping trolley manufacturers has been saved from receivership by a new Bank of Scotland funded management team. Buko, which claims to have a 40% share of the UK's shopping trolley market and supplies Sainsbury, Safeway and...
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Ownership dispute brings supplies of Stolichnaya Red vodka t
Tim Palmer Upmarket Russian vodka Stolichnaya Red could disappear from UK shelves in three weeks if a dispute over its ownership in Russia is not resolved. No new supplies are leaving Russia and UK distributor First Drinks Brands has already run...
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regional branding
Celtic Pride hits shelves The Celtic Pride Welsh Lamb Sausage went on sale at Tesco and Sainsbury stores across Wales and the south west following pioneering deals struck by Wales' leading livestock co-operative The Welsh Meat Company. Just two...
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Eden Vale Munch Bunch yogurt and fromage frais brand is spon
Kraft Foods has introduced Expresso and Decaffeinated variants to its Carte Noire roast ground coffee brand. Football Mix a collection of jelly and foam sweets has rejoined Haribo's range to help retailers capitalise on World Cup interest....
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Boost from Entenmann's
The "extraordinary success" of Entenmann's and a series of strategic acquisitions has put Dublin based Hibernia Foods on the road to recovery. Entenmann's delivered 23% year-on-year growth in the third quarter, and Hibernia is now developing a...
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Nestlé blasts independents for not passing on its promotions
Independents are proving a poor investment for Nestlé according to sales and marketing director Graham Walker. He said: "Some 30% of our confectionery is sold on promotion, but a third of independent retailers are not passing on promotional deals...
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n The Industry Forum for Red Meat believes its call for chan
The conference unveiling the work of the Industry Forum for Red Meat was carefully timed to follow shortly after the publication of the report by the Policy Commission on the Future of Farming and Food, according to Peter Barr, chairman of the...
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Sainsbury's Kiln Lane, Epsom, store has been inviting custom
Exactly what does browsing mean? I don't know. All I can suggest is that the store has re-opened after refurbishment and wants customers to come in and have a look at it. But it hasn't been refurbished and it hasn't been closed. It's been open for...
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