All Co-branding articles – Page 20

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    Disney lines up Mickey for healthy kids ranges

    2008-08-30T00:00:00Z

    Disney is hoping to inspire “pester power for healthy food” with its first UK ­frozen range of children’s ­favourites, all made in the distinctive shape of Mickey Mouse. Disney Consumer Products (DCP), its UK consumer arm, has spent the past two...

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    Double-digit growth target for Mills Group's categories

    2008-03-10T00:00:00Z

    Mills Group has set out ambitious plans for double-digit sales growth across the majority of its categories this year.The independent retail chain, which operates 75 c-stores and CTNs in the north of England, the Midlands and South...

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    Amar buys Mary Berry brand stake

    2008-01-21T00:00:00Z

    Fine food distributor RH Amar has bought a minority stake in dressings and sauces brand Mary Berry & Daughter. RH Amar has been responsible for distributing the premium range in the UK since 2006, resulting in a 12% rise in annual sales...

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    Anchor revamp pushes free-range credentials

    2008-01-14T00:00:00Z

    Arla Foods is ploughing £10m into its £80m Anchor butter brand this year with a complete packaging relaunch and a concerted push on Lighter Spreadable to reverse slowing sales growth. It has redesigned the range with a more modern twist...

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    Tesco axes kids' range for new Disney venture

    2007-10-29T00:00:00Z

    Tesco is ditching its kids own label to replace it with a healthy range co-branded with Disney. Through the tie up, which will kick off initially on fresh fruit and dairy next month, it believes it can double the 25-strong kids...

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    WORLD NEWS- Sobeys launches Disney food range

    2007-10-01T00:00:00Z

    Sobeys launches Disney food range STELLARTON, NOVA SCOTIA: Canada's second largest food retailer, Sobeys, has teamed up with Disney to launch a co-branded food line for children....

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    Nisa and Mills set to roll out joint fascia

    2007-10-01T00:00:00Z

    Nisa-Today's is in the final stages of developing a new co-branded fascia with independent retail chain Mills Group.The concept will initially be launched at 19 of Mills' 75 stores. Work has begun on the conversions, with the first of...

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    The Challenge

    2007-07-30T00:00:00Z

    Dorset Cereals' move into the mainstream cereal aisle, including low-fat products and cereal bars, means it is up against larger players such as Kellogg's, Weetabix and Nestlé for the first time. Kellogg's continues to be the biggest...

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    Golden oldies pair up to create new porridge

    2007-06-30T00:00:00Z

    Two of the UK's oldest food producers are joining forces to introduce more innovation into the thriving porridge category. Mornflake, which has been milling oats since 1675, and Lyle's Golden Syrup, which dates back to 1883, have blended...

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    Innovation in own-label market

    2007-04-23T00:00:00Z

    The World of Private Label exhibition, organised by the Private Label Manufacturers Association, is the largest annual event for this industry, and is playing host to 3,100 exhibitors from 70 countries this year.

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    Pick a flavour any flavour

    2007-01-13T00:00:00Z

    When Procter & Gamble launched a variant of Pringles for Morrisons late last year it was apparently attempting to tap into the tastes of the northern retailer's consumers. Packs depicted a rural scene of a farmer tilling the land against a...

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    In Brief: Lambrini party tights; Wine training pack; Fairtrade promotion; Sparkling gift set

    2006-10-07T00:00:00Z

    Lambrini party tights Party drink Lambrini is linking up with tights manufacturer Pretty Polly in a £1m on-pack promotion. The brand will offer £600,000 of co-branded party fishnet tights, redeemed by a text-to-win...

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    Tayloring MBL to fit

    2006-03-11T00:00:00Z

    Can Budgens really juggle an ambitious divestment and expansion plan at the same time? Rachel Barnes talks to Musgrave Budgens Londis MD Mike TaylorIt’s been two years since Budgens announced it was to sell off its corporate-owned...

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    Venturing into new territories

    2006-03-04T00:00:00Z

    Corporate ventures can deliver the goods but are high risk and should not be undertaken lightly, says Glynn DavisLast year Wal-Mart announced that it was to enter private equity for the first time with a $25m fund to invest in...

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    Fascia takes a strong Stans

    2006-02-04T00:00:00Z

    Stans Superstore now carries Nisa-Today’s co-branded fascia. Siân Harrington reportsStans Superstore in the village of St Martins, near Oswestry in Shropshire, is used to coming to the rescue of customers needing a specific product or...

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    Manor Bakeries has the cure for mince pie fatigue

    2005-09-24T00:00:00Z

    Manor Bakeries is hoping to appeal to festive revellers who have mince pie fatigue in its Christmas cake innovations.Mr Kipling Cranberry and Orange Whole Cake (rsp: £2.99) and individual Mr Kipling White Chocolate & Cranberry Muffins (rsp:...

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    Loyalty enters a new era

    2005-09-24T00:00:00Z

    Major initiatives unveiled at Nisa’s conferenceNisa is to drive more loyalty and discipline among its retail members with the launch of what it calls New Era trading terms in January – just one of a number of major initiatives unveiled at the...

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    Dual branding for Nisa

    2005-07-02T00:00:00Z

    Nisa-Today’s is redesigning the relationship it has with some of its key retailers through the roll-out of a new initiative that combines its branding with those of its members.The co-branding concept has already made its debut as part of the...

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    A new vision takes shape

    2005-07-02T00:00:00Z

    State-of-the art distribution will underpin a sharper focus on retail at Nisa-Today’s, says Julian HuntDrive to the edges of the Foxhills Industrial Park on the outskirts of Scunthorpe and you cannot miss the giant new building that...

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    Co-branding to keep old names alive

    2005-05-14T00:00:00Z

    In a surprise move, Sainsbury has vowed to keep three of Britain’s most famous independent names – Jacksons, Bells and JB Beaumont. Simon Mowbray explains whyShortly after Sainsbury acquired the 114-store Jacksons Stores empire on...