All articles by Ian Quinn – Page 246
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NewsPro-minimum pricing group report admits it won't work
As the coalition pressed ahead this week with its plans for minimum pricing for alcohol…
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NewsDH turns to local councils to support Responsibility Deal
C-stores, takeaways and other independents are to be targeted in an extension of the government’s Responsibility Deal…
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NewsTraffic light food labelling proposal could mean fewer reds
The government is considering ripping up FSA thresholds used as the basis for front-of-pack traffic light labels…
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NewsMinimum pricing to hit the poor hardest
As expected the government today pressed ahead with its well-publicised plans for minimum pricing, admitting it will hit the poorest consumers in the pocket hardest, cost the Treasury £200m a year in lost revenue and that it has no idea what the financial impact will be on the drinks industry.
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NewsIndustry readies itself for minimum pricing proposals
Proposals to ban bogof deals on supermarket alcohol set a dangerous precedent for future intervention in the market, retail leaders warned today.
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Comment & Opinion
Minimum pricing - The debate begins
This week’s worst kept secret is out and the government has finally come clean with its plans for minimum pricing.
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NewsTesco trials interactive touchscreens for Christmas gifts
A giant 80-inch touch screen giving shoppers interactive access to more than 11,000 products is being trialed by Tesco…
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NewsCompulsory FSA hygiene ratings 'will cost retailers £3.5m'
Retailers have claimed the FSA plans to make its Food Hygiene Rating system mandatory will cost them £3.5m….
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NewsSpiridonov to run Tesco strategy as Fleming takes sabbatical
Tesco has appointed former McKinsey consultant Sergei Spiridonov as its new group strategy director….
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NewsLucozade Pink Lemonade is off to roaring start
Lucozade Energy’s new Pink Lemonade has generated twice the repeat sales of its cola launch….
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NewsTesco magazine is 'most read printed publication' in the UK
Tesco magazine has overtaken The Sun to claim the title of most read printed publication in the UK, according to the latest report from the National Readership Survey.
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NewsMarketing rules set to be relaxed for low-alcohol drink
Supermarkets and alcoholic drinks companies will be given the green light to promote lower abv products,…
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NewsProduce pledges 'identical' to plans rejected last year
Supermarkets signed up to new pledges to boost fruit and veg sales – but the coalition immediately faced questions….
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NewsSupermarkets unveil raft of Responsibility Deal pledges
Supermarkets have signed up to a new series of government pledges under the Responsibility Deal to try to increase…
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NewsDanone keeps half a million yoghurt bottles from landfill
A recycling scheme set up by Danone has resulted in 500,000 yoghurt bottles being prevented from going to landfill.
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NewsTesco to ramp up social media use with appointment of Brooks
Tesco is to ramp up its use of sites such as Facebook, Twitter and YouTube, after recruiting Coca-Cola interactive manager Jude Brooks.
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NewsTesco buying teams shaken up by Scouler
John Scouler, Tesco’s new UK group commercial director, began putting his stamp on the buying team this week…
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NewsSuppliers see red over new DH traffic-light inquiry
The government is to launch a new research programme to assess the effectiveness of front-of-pack nutritional labelling
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Analysis & FeaturesHow Mondelez is powering up for a snacking revolution
On a whistlestop tour of its operations in Switzerland, Germany and France…
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News
Tesco reveals first instalment of Wieden + Kennedy Christmas ad campaign
Tesco today sprung a surprise by revealing its long-awaited new advertising campaign under new agency Wieden + Kennedy.