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Britain's 100 Biggest Brands 2011: Coca-Cola to Warburtons
On 8 May, Coca-Cola will be 125 years old: and it’s still growing. In fact, it’s going like a train. Sales rose 8.3% during 2010, to almost £1.1bn, and during the all-important four-week Christmas period, Coca-Cola’s share of the total market was its highest in three years.
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Britain's 100 Biggest Brands 2011: Walkers to Kingsmill
Brits aren’t renowned for being adventurous eaters, but offering them the likes of BBQ Kangaroo or Teriyaki Chicken crisps seems to have worked...
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Britain's 100 Biggest Brands 2011: Nescafé to Robinsons
Already Britain’s biggest coffee brand, Nescafé increased its share of the instant coffee market last year, notching up a healthy 3.5% increase in value...
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Britain's 100 Biggest Brands 2011: Pepsi to Lurpak
The delisting of Pepsi Raw was no surprise with sales of less than £1m. It was the only blot on an otherwise bright landscape for Pepsi. Convenience and...
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Britain's 100 Biggest Brands 2011: Activia to Galaxy
Danone Activia has overtaken Müller Corner as the bestselling yoghurt brand, thanks to a 10.1% increase in value sales that saw it jump three...
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Britain's 100 Biggest Brands 2011: Persil to Young's
Persil’s 100-year history has earned it the trust of consumers, but that doesn’t mean brand owner Unilever has been resting on its laurels. It…
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Britain's 100 Biggest Brands 2011: Felix to Mr Kipling
Neither bright-eyed nor bushy-tailed, Felix has lost share as pet owners have forked out increasing amounts on premium cat foods. Whiskas Simply, which...
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Britain's 100 Biggest Brands 2011: Birds Eye to Pringles
Last year Birds Eye brought in a polar bear – voiced by Willem Dafoe – to dispel some myths about frozen food, and highlight that its fish...
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Britain's 100 Biggest Brands 2011: Black & White to Dolmio
With a 19.1% rise in sales, Wiseman’s Black & White is one of the fastest growers in Britain’s 100 Biggest Brands. And, unlike the...
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Britain's 100 Biggest Brands 2011: Schweppes to Müller Light
Schweppes fell one place this year, with growth dropping from the 6.5% recorded last year to 3.1%, and volume dipping by 0.3%. There was a strong...
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Britain's 100 Biggest Brands 2011: Kenco to Comfort
Owner Kraft Foods says the growth of Kenco is down to the Starbucks generation having an appetite for premium coffee, and is now pushing Millicano...
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Britain's 100 Biggest Brands 2011: Bakers to Chicago Town
Even a Mission Impossible-style ad that replaced Tom Cruise with some four-legged friends failed to boost sales of Bakers last year, as shoppers increasingly turned to premium products to treat their pampered pets.
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Britain's 100 Biggest Brands 2011: Surf to Anchor
Surf’s up – in value terms – though volume sales have remained static. In September, the brand rolled out its Small & Mighty liquids in larger packs, and last month relaunched the core range with improved fragrances and a new pack design.
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Britain's 100 Biggest Brands 2011: Irn-Bru to Clover
Sales of Irn-Bru have continued to grow – which is to be expected given a record £15m marketing spend by owner AG Barr, which last year announced it would be commencing a new push for the brand south of the Scottish border.
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Britain's 100 Biggest Brands 2011: Birds Eye veg to Aunt Bessie's
Birds Eye added the Field Fresh sub-brand to its frozen veg range in September 2009. The line-up now includes garden peas, petit pois, sweetcorn and green beans, and two types of mixed veg. Frozen herbs were added in 2010.
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NewsBritain's 100 Biggest Brands 2011: Deep pockets not the only key to delivering growth
How did it become a universal truth that big brands can’t do innovation? Perhaps it was the fact that so many multinationals swallowed up fast-growth companies all too literally.
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NewsBritain's 100 Biggest Brands 2011: Bringing ideas to life
Faced with an uncertain economy and nervous shoppers, Britain’s Biggest Brands might have given up on innovation. But while some are tweaking here and there, as Adam Leyland reports, others are seizing the moment with both hands
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Britain's 100 Biggest Brands 2011: Ones to watch
P&G brought together two of its biggest brands last January – and it seems to have paid off. The Flash multipurpose range was merged with P&G’s leading aircare...
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Britain's 100 Biggest Brands 2011: Princes to Weetabix
Volume sales of Princes’ ambient fish have held up well, with 1% growth, although value has fallen 2.9%. The brand debuted a flavour-infused tuna...
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World News 12/3/11
Del Monte Foods shareholders have approved a £3.3bn ($5.3bn) takeover by a consortia of private equity firms. Shareholders will receive $19 (£11.77) per share in cash as part of the deal a 40% premium above the average closing price during...