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NewsMarwood stepping down as Spar UK boss
Spar UK MD Jerry Marwood is to step down and will leave the company next summer.
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NewsUnilever must sell Sanex to get Sara Lee clearance
Unilever has been given the green light to complete its acquisition of Sara Lee’s European personal care business - but it will have to sell off the Sanex shower gel brand.
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NewsThe Co-op completes coverage with shop on The Strand
The Co-operative Group will have a store in every postcode in the UK when its latest new outlet on The Strand opens in February.
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NewsJamie Oliver adds the stardust for Sainsbury’s fairytale Christmas
Jamie Oliver will again star for Sainsbury’s in a festive ad campaign celebrating a “fairytale” Christmas.
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NewsReckitt kicks off cold and flu season with £20m ad campaign
Reckitt Benckiser is spending a massive £20m on a new winter advertising campaign for its key cold and flu protection brands.
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NewsViva! appeals to Lidl to remove reindeer meat from shelves
Animal rights campaigners have called on Lidl to "take Rudolph off the menu" as the discounter became the first grocery multiple in the UK to to introduce reindeer meat to its shelves. The frozen steaks, £5.99 for a 350g pack, were...
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NewsBrand deals and hikes to duty hit own-label spirits
Sales of own-label spirits have taken a massive hit as "aggressive" promotions on brands coupled with duty hikes narrow the price gap, The Grocer can reveal.
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NewsM&S plan to slash brands perplexes manufacturers
Suppliers have questioned Marks & Spencer's decision to slash the number of branded food products it sells from 400 to 100. CEO Marc Bolland announced the cull in his business review this week, stressing that 300 SKUs rather than 300...
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NewsBrands take out celebrity disgrace insurance cover
Brands are taking out new 'disgrace insurance' policies to cover themselves if their celebrity brand ambassadors get caught with their pants down. High-profile celebrity sex scandals are fuelling an insurance industry boom, say sector...
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UK ‘could lose 10% of pig herd due to grain hikes’
Britain is in danger of losing close to 10% of its national pig herd unless retailers and processors act now to help farmers offset increases in grain prices, Bpex has warned.Pig producers were currently losing £9 on every pig after the...
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World News 13/11/10
The grocery market in Central Europe will have grown to £88bn (102.8bn) by the end of the year on the back of improved economic conditions, according to a report by research and consulting company PMR. Last year, the...
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Take-home beer sales will soar to 70% share
Off-trade beer and lager shares will increase by 20 percentage points within a decade, a leading brewer has predicted, as consumers turn away from pubs to drink in the comfort of their own homes. Sales in the off-trade are now almost...
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Dolce Gusto adds colour with new ads
Nescafé has changed tack with its latest marketing campaign for Dolce Gusto by ditching its sponsorship of TV programmes for its first TV ad in two years. The new campaign features the strapline "Coffee is not just black" and takes its...
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Frank’s launch adds American flavour to old-style beer aisles
All-American favourite root beer is the latest tipple to join the blossoming boozy old-fashioned soft drink category. Frank’s Alcoholic Root Beer (rsp: £1.95) will be rolled out to Tesco later this month by Kopparberg cider maker C.O.S…
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NewLeaf agency set up to help struggling brands find listings
Food industry stalwart Rob Mullen has launched a new business that aims to help new and existing brands find a home on supermarket shelves.Mullen, who has worked for a number of companies and brands during a 25-year career including...
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NewsBrand ambassadors: sinners and saints
Sleaze doesn’t sell – which is why some brand owners are rethinking their current roster of sporting ambassadors. But, as Rob Brown and Charlie Wright discover, it doesn’t always pay to switch from sinners to saints
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Dairy Crest in coup over Arla with Tesco milk supply contract
Dairy Crest's tit for tat with rival Arla Foods continued this week as it landed a new milk supply contract with Tesco. Dairy Crest will supply 50 million litres of milk to Tesco from 6 December as part of the new deal, it confirmed, as...
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Classic French desserts arrive at Waitrose
Upmarket bakery Elisabeth the Chef is introducing two classic French desserts to Waitrose to add value to the own-label dominated dessert category. The Senoble-owned business is adding Flottante a soft meringue on a "floating island" of...
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Leamington Londis couple turn back time
Londis retailers Sunder and Pam Sandher are the stars of the BBC's new TV series Turn Back Time. The series creates scenarios to find out how today's shopkeepers would have coped running their businesses in the past. The...
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NewsFocus On Bacon & Sausages: Where now for posh sausages?
A slowdown in NPD and high promotional levels led to a “mundane year” for sausages and bacon, and suppliers now have their work cut out to maintain growth. Julia Glotz reports