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Mars hires Pickering as petcare sales boss
Whiskas owner Mars Petcare has appointed John Pickering as its new sales director, following the departure of Martin Porter to Heineken UK.
Pickering was previously sales director for Radox and Douwe Egberts owner Sara Lee in the UK and… -
NewsReport slams tea brands over worker conditions
Tetley and PG Tips have been slammed by human rights campaigners for failing to help overseas tea pickers out of poverty.
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Tea Break treats up for grabs in McVitie’s VIP Club promotion
United Biscuits is looking to boost brand loyalty across its biscuit portfolio with a new collect-and-reward scheme called The McVitie's VIP Club. The long-term activity kicks off on 16 August and runs for 12 months across 360 million...
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Tetley for soya milk first to sport range redesign
Tetley is kicking off a major range redesign with the launch of a new tea bag especially designed to be used with soya milk.
The Tata-owned brand is introducing Tetley for Soya (rsp: £2.39 per 80 tea bags) to retailers later this month…. -
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Henderson helping itself to coffee-to-go
Henderson Wholesale has drawn up a new food-to-go concept based on the Streat café business it bought in January.It has designed a new food-to-go counter selling hot drinks and snacks that can be used by convenience retailers with no...
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Starbucks breaks into instant coffee market
Starbucks is hoping to shake up the instant coffee market with a new premium range it claims marks the next step in its "natural evolution" from high street chain to retail brand.Following its debut in the chain's 700 coffeehouses a year...
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Darling Spuds lands deal with Starbucks
A "chance meeting" in Heathrow between a Starbucks executive and a packet of Darling Spuds has resulted in the crisp brand becoming available in 5,700 of the coffee chain's North American outlets.
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My Alternative CV: Edward Berry, Newby Teas
Edward Berry, marketing director, Newby Teas, on Rory Bremner, Manfred Mann and the Chinese zodiac
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Nestlé takes to courts in coffee patent battle
Nestlé has begun legal action against US manufacturer Sara Lee, which it claims has infringed patents for its Nespresso at-home coffee system.
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Twinings promotes Hodge to global role
Claire Hodge has been promoted to global innovation director at Twinings.Hodge has been marketing director for Twinings UK for the past four years and is credited with creating Twinings campaigns such as the 'announcement ads' featuring...
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Commodities: Demand for robusta beans set to push up cost of instant
As the global appetite for instant coffee grows, the rising cost of robusta beans can be expected to bring with it price hikes, reports Mintec’s Robert Miles
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NewsNescafé recalled in glass contamination alert
Nestlé has been forced to recall jars of Nescafé Collections coffee over fears of glass contamination.
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Yorkshire Tea Cakes shrink to woo elderly
Bettys & Taylors of Harrogate is relaunching its Yorkshire Tea Cakes portfolio in smaller sizes and revamped packaging to appeal to its core elderly consumers. The updated range, which is rolling out now, comes in 25% smaller packs....
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My Alternative CV: James Sweeting, Lincoln & York
James Sweeting, director at coffee roasters Lincoln & York, on potato riddling, fly fishing and roaring like a lion
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A Gold Blend romance for 21st century begins
The love affair that kept the nation on the edge of its sofa in the late 1980s is being rekindled for the 21st century.Nestlé's famous Nescafé Gold Blend TV campaign, which starred a pair of love-lorn neighbours in a will-they-won't-they...
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Quality Test: Ginger nuts biscuits, own-label, 300g
Like custard creams and rich tea, the ginger nut is a British institution - albeit one better upheld by some retailers than others.
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Car-puccino: Euro Garages deal brings first drive-thru Starbucks
Euro Garages has struck a deal with Starbucks to open up to 30 drive-thru coffee shops in its forecourts by 2013.The first drive-thru opened this week at the Euro Garages site in Deeside, north Wales, following the success of a pilot...
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Fairtrade feels the squeeze as Asda delists instant coffee duo
Asda has delisted two Fairtrade instant coffee brands, Cafédirect and Clipper, due to poor sales. The retailer said it would replace the brands with three new Extra Special own label variants, one Fairtrade and two Rainforest Alliance certified.
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NewsStarbucks’ Via instant coffee goes nationwide
Starbucks is to sell its Via instant coffee across all its UK stores, following a trial in London.
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NewsStarbucks in motorway services tie-up
Starbucks is back on the growth trail with plans to open 29 new coffee shops in Welcome Break services.