All Co-branding articles – Page 19
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NewsDoes Stokes collapse signal the end of the greengrocer?
The demise of the biggest chain has cast gloom over the sector, but smart players with a more modern approach may still flourish, says Julia Glotz
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NewsDebbie & Andrew’s in TV ad debut next year
Debbie & Andrew's has unveiled plans to advertise on TV for the first time in a bid to boost its share of the sausage category. Shoppers who bought Debbie & Andrew's sausages showed "fantastic loyalty" to the brand, according to...
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Loss-hit North Highland rebrands in Sainsbury’s
The company behind the premium Mey Selections brand has ditched the name in Sainsbury's after posting losses of nearly £200,000 last year.North Highland Products, which supplies beef and lamb for co-branded ready meals and products sold...
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First Milk plans to seize no3 Cheddar brand slot
First Milk is revamping its Lake District brand in a bid to turn it into the country's number three Cheddar brand within the next five years.New packaging for The Lake District Cheese Co. is being rolled out across the multiples from...
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Noble secures finance for more acquisitions
Noble Foods, the nation's biggest egg supplier, is gearing up for new acquisitions to increase its market share outside eggs. The news comes as financial results filed last week at Companies House for the year to 30 September 2009...
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OC&C Top 150 Suppliers: Trading blows
It’s been a bruising year for food and drink suppliers but the winners were those that attacked their cost base and packed a punch with ads and npd, reports Ivan Castano
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Focus On Lunchbox: Hand-held pastry products
Not so long ago, the pastries market was looking limp and tired, with little to offer shoppers besides the same old traditional sausage rolls or pork pies.
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RH Amar increases warehouse space and plans to improve IT
Fine foods distributor RH Amar has increased its warehouse space 65% to 80,000 sq ft to accommodate the extra business generated by four new clients and growing sales with existing accounts. Last year it added Bertolli, Del Monte,...
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NewsTips for a happy marriage
There is growing enthusiasm among major brands such as Coca-Cola, Warburtons and Heinz to launch joint marketing initiatives. Why is there a sudden surge of interest in cross-brand collaboration, and what ingredients contribute towards a successful partnership? Alex Beckett reports
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Saucy Fish Co bags itself a range fit to take on frozen rivals
Seachill has launched a chilled rival to frozen cook-in-the-bag ranges from Birds Eye and Young's in a bid to take sales of its The Saucy Fish Co brand to £10m in its first year.
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Harry Tuffins eyes £60m sales as it acquires two stores from The Co-op
Harry Tuffins has snapped up two Somerfield stores in Gloucestershire from The Co-operative Group. The shops, in Coleford and Lydney, takes the retailer's estate to nine and are its first stores in the county.
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World News 14/11/09
Wal-Mart is planning to open 40 more cash & carries. Indian trade minister Anand Sharma said Wal-Mart chief executive Mike Duke wanted to expand faster than initially anticipated. Wal-Mart opened its first cash & carry in India in...
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Frozen Value teams up with Rhythm & Booze
Independent retailers Frozen Value and Rhythm & Booze are joining forces to develop a new co-branded store concept - the first time a freezer centre is understood to have teamed up with an off-licence.The jointly branded trial store will...
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Mills broadens offer with new food ranges
CTN and c-store chain Mills Group is further expanding its grocery offer with new meat, poultry and bakery ranges in a bid to reinvent itself as a one-stop shop.The 78-outlet chain, which operates c-stores and CTNs in the north of England,...
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Stans Superstore to consider second site as multiples move in
Shropshire-based independent supermarket Stans Superstore is considering opening a second store to battle ever-increasing competition in its area.Four multiples were moving into the Oswestry area in the next two years and a second store...
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Harry Tuffins vows to stick with water despite flat demand
Independent retailer Harry Tuffins has insisted it will push ahead with its Montgomeryshire Natural Water Company business despite a "difficult year".Accounts filed at Companies House this week for the year to 31 January revealed poor...
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Guinness puts its name to premium meat range
The iconic Guinness name and signature taste is set to grace a wide range of meat products for the first time after Diageo signed a co-branding agreement with sausage specialist Debbie & Andrew's, The Grocer can reveal.The two manufacturers...
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James is first indie to get M&S Simply Food
M&S Simply Food will be trialled at a BP franchise for the first time next year. Leading independent retailer and ACS vice chairman Jonathan James has been chosen as the first franchisee of a BP Connect store to include an M&S Simply Food offer....
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Targeting fat towns
Nine English towns are each to receive a share of a £30m pot as part of the Government’s assault on obesity. Sarah Butler asks just how worthwhile the venture is
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Ready meal premium for Mey Selections farmers
Farmers producing meat for Sainsbury’s ready meals in the Mey Selections range will receive a guaranteed premium under the terms of a new supply agreement. In a deal believed to be a first for ready meals, Sainsbury’s will be paying a higher price...