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NewsFall in deal giveaways set to drive own label
The BBC’s Panorama programme this week highlighted just how important and complex supermarket promotions are.
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NewsEnergy drinks power up, baked beans sales down
Sports and energy drinks were once again the fastest-growing category in 2011, The Grocer/Nielsen Top Product Survey reveals.
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NewsMorrisons to create 7,000 store and manufacturing roles
Morrisons is to create 7,000 jobs next year through store openings and the growth of its manufacturing and logistics arms.
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Everything still £1 as Poundland gears up to launch web offer
Poundland is gearing up to launch its first e-commerce website - and yes, everything will sell for a pound.
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World news: 17 December 2012
Carrefour has made a €494m cash bid for Guyenne et Gascogne, one of its biggest franchisees in France
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NewsMorrisons takes service lead at G33 halfway stage
Asda may be ahead on price but Morrisons is edging out in front for service and availability halfway through the Grocer 33 year.
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NewsRed Lion £350k short of its first-year target
Three directors of Red Lion Foods have stepped down, it has emerged.
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Premier Foods brands lose £37m in a year
Two trading disputes with Tesco cost Premier Foods brands at least £37m in lost sales, The Grocer’s Top Products Survey can reveal.
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Aunt Bessie's takes wing as best ad
Unilever spent millions on its Lynx ‘angels’. But the most memorable ad of 2011 was a more modest affair.
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NewsWrap: promotions do not add to waste pile
Though widely condemned as a major factor in the nation’s £17bn food waste mountain, a new report shows bogofs have been given a raw deal.
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NewsFruit drops added to Vimto confectionery
Vimto’s confectionery range has been expanded with the launch of fruit drops produced under licence by Newbridge Foods.
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NewsSaucy Fish Co ads to get national TV slots
The Saucy Fish Co is to make its debut on national TV after sales soared by up to 300% in the wake of a regional TV ad earlier this year.
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NewsFSA: eggs safe after the best-before date
The egg industry has welcomed the FSA’s announcement that consumers can safely eat eggs after their best-before date.
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NewsArla to broaden its spreads offer with brand extensions
Arla is gearing up for a major new year push on spreads with the launch of a super-light variant of Lurpak and the extension of Lactofree into spreads.
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NewsP&H relaunches its Supershop fascia to attract newsagents
Palmer & Harvey has relaunched its CTN symbol fascia Supershop as it looks to win more business from newsagents.
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Sugro UK claws back share from the mults
Confectionery buying group Sugro UK has clawed its way back from a tough first quarter to end the year with a turnover 12% up on last year’s.
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NewsMolson Coors' Hunter takes over at BBPA
Mark Hunter has replaced Ralph Findlay as chairman of the British Beer & Pub Association.
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NewsOat Burst launches a family sachet range
Porridge pot brand Oat Burst is targeting families for the first time with the launch of a range of porridge sachets.
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NewsA fancy new Ryvita campaign
Ryvita is kicking off diet season next month with a new ad featuring a group of friends sharing humorous stories about love and life over their favourite crispbread.Fancy That, which replaces the previous Ladies that Crunch campaign, consists of three ads that would provide “a great platform for Ryvita to ...
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NewsWilson's potato causeway
Wilson’s Country - a Northern Irish potato supplier to the mults - has taken inspiration from an iconic Irish landmark for its latest piece of NPD: chips in the shape of the basalt columns of the Giant’s Causeway.Produced from potatoes grown close to the County Antrim site, Causeway Chips contain ...