Calie Williams
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Unilever turns Magnum mini to make it an everyday snack
Unilever is repositioning its Magnum ice cream as an everyday treat with the help of Desperate Housewives star Eva Longoria. As part of a major overhaul of the brand, Longoria will front a multimillion-pound campaign - its biggest ever -...
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Wholesome biscuits turn animated
McVitie's Digestives has returned to the small screen in a new £5m TV campaign to promote the "wholesome qualities" of the wholemeal biscuit. Produced by the team behind Creature Comforts, the ads feature animated ingredients and the...
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Heinz under fire over 'phoney' brand name
Heinz is under pressure yet again to change the branding of its Farmers' Market soup range after campaigners called for a ban on what they says are "phoney" marketing claims. The manufacturer was one of 30 food companies named and shamed...
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Does obesity carry too much weight?
Is the supposed obesity epidemic in danger of overshadowing genuinely weighty issues such as climate change and food security? This is the question many food and drink experts are asking in the wake of obesity-focused media coverage...
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Hawley steps down as biscuit association boss
The Biscuit Cake Chocolate and Confectionery Association's director general Penny Hawley is to step down following a decision to transfer the majority of the BCCCA's activities to a sector group within the Food and Drink...
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we work together
Master distiller Desmond Payne (left) works with stillsman William Hamilton at Beefeater Gin Desmond on William I've been distilling gin for the past 40 years and the business has undergone a lot of change ...
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Jackson takes over at Taut
Former Golden Wonder chief executive Ed Jackson has been appointed MD of independent sports drink Taut. Jackson has stepped into the job following the decision by Taut's co-founders Vincent Bassch and Sarah Lang to take on new positions....
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Freshers goes crackers with leading brands
A new cracker range that unites a selection of established brands with soft cheese Laughing Cow is being launched this month through predominantly own label supplier Freshers Foods. The first lines in the ambient Spreadies range contain...
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Porridge added to Sugar Puffs range
The company behind the ailing Sugar Puffs cereal brand has added a porridge product as part of the new owner's strategy to reinvigorate the brand and inject "some fun" into the competitive hot cereals market. Honey Meltz from Honey...
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Suso energy drink gets £4m marketing spend
Suso, the healthy energy drink being launched next year by former Coca-Cola and Red Bull executives, will be aimed at 16 to 24-year-olds and backed by a £4m marketing spend, its new joint chief executive has revealed. In his first...
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Fat get fatter, thin stay thin, claims new obesity research
The food industry has come under fire for contributing to the nation's bulging waistline once again, but a new study has challenged the assumption that food is chiefly to blame for obesity. People have a genetic susceptibility to weight...
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Natural approach boosts Britvic sales
Sugar-free and better-for-you products helped soft drinks manufacturer Britvic record a 3.7% increase in branded sales growth to £702.5m for the 52 weeks to 30 September. The company behind drinks such as J2O, Fruit Shoot and Robinsons,...
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Price Survey - 20th October 2007
Asda has extended its run as cheapest retailer for a third consecutive week with a markedly cheaper basket that its rivals. The retailer romped to victory with its £47.03 basket - a whopping £4.44 less than the second cheapest retailer Morrisons....
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Nothing is too much bother and Q&A
The Tesco superstore in Maryhill Shopping Centre in Glasgow has claimed this week's Top Store Award, catapulting the retailer into joint first place on our Service Champs ranking. Our shopper was impressed by the high level of customer service,...
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Price Survey - 6th October 2007
Morrisons and Asda have been vying for the top spot over the past few weeks. This week Asda came out on top - but it was Tesco that ran it closer this time. Asda won by the narrowest margin with a £38.07 basket - just 2p cheaper than Tesco's total....
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Sainsbury's loyal supporters - Q&A and Availability
With a new store manager who has been at the helm for less than nine months, and a refit scheduled for 2008 to more than double the store's square footage, it is amazing the staff at Sainsbury's in Christchurch, Dorset, have been able to devote so...
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Cost of bread set to rocket as wheat price hits record high
The cost of a loaf of bread is set to soar even further following another dramatic rise in wheat prices. The average price of a loaf of bread has already gone up 10% this year to about £1. Experts warned that prices could rise a further 10 to 20p...
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Suppliers' pre-emptive strike against salt reduction lobby
Industry bodies in Europe are taking steps to seize control of the salt reduction agenda - and head off pressure from the European Commission. CIAA, the umbrella organisation for Europe's manufacturing associations, is consulting members - including...
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Unilever axe set to fall on IT arm
Hundreds of jobs are at risk in north Wales as Unilever begins a major cull of its workforce. The food giant is in talks about outsourcing the IT work carried out at its office at Ewloe, Flintshire, to a contractor. The move follows Unilever's...