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Experiential marketing: Dramaqueens
If you really want your product to make an entrance, experiential marketing is the way to get attention on the cheap. Samantha Lyster meets the star acts strutting their stuff. It's not the usual location for a fabulous London party, but this summer the rooftop of a Peckham multi-storey car ...
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Rolfe opens his own food and wine shop
Bill Rolfe, the former Unwins marketing director and co-founder of wine agency 10 International, is opening a new-format food and wine store with "old-fashioned" service.The Market Square opens in East Grinstead next week and will stock...
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Nando’s scratchcook sauces go into retail
Nando's-branded cooking sauces will be available to retail for the first time to meet growing demand for spicier ingredients in scratch cooking. All About Food, which makes Nando's products for retail, is launching the four cooking...
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who needs a hairdresser?
The haircare category has been resilient in the downturn, with conditioners, colourants and hairsprays in healthy growth as shoppers try to save money, says Alison Coleman
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Toast Me! It’s a meaty version of the Pop-Tart
One of Germany's largest meat producers is looking to shake up UK frozen food with the launch of "the meat equivalent of the Pop-Tart" this autumn. Toast Me! a frozen meat snack that can be put into the toaster straight from the freezer...
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NewsCustomer satisfaction levels plunge at The Co-op
Customer satisfaction levels plummeted at The Co-operative Group last year, its own customer satisfaction tracker has revealed.
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NewsPayPoint goes on offensive over ‘false’ Camelot claims
PayPoint has launched a stinging attack on the remedies put forward by Camelot in an attempt to reverse the National Lottery Commission’s decision to block it from entering the e-payment market.
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NewsCoalition says yes to supermarket ombudsman
The coalition government is to press ahead with plans for a supermarket ombudsman under the banner of the Office of Fair Trading.
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NewsPricing ‘publicity stunt’ angers drinks trade
An attempt by local authorities in Manchester to impose a minimum price on alcohol has been branded a “publicity stunt” by drinks producers.
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NewsMilk is the new beer as price war erupts
Asda kicked off a milk price war last weekend after pledging not to sell alcohol below cost and "to invest in core grocery essentials like milk instead".
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Heinz Beanz size up to resealable 1kg Fridge Packs
Heinz Beanz is making the leap from cupboard to fridge with a new format that it predicts will be as big a success as Snap Pots though it doesn't spell the end of the humble can. The Fridge Pack (rsp: £1.79 for 1kg) is a plastic jar...
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Bitter harvest: get set for 10% food price hike
The British food industry is steeling itself for a massive jump in food inflation in the wake of soaring animal feed prices, a shortage of silage and poor harvests.
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World News 31/7/10
One of the founding brothers of Aldi has died at the age of 88. Publicity-shy billionaire Theo Albrecht, who was last seen in public after release from kidnap nearly 40 years ago, died after a long illness. Theo, together with his brother...
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OC&C Top 150 Suppliers: Trading blows
It’s been a bruising year for food and drink suppliers but the winners were those that attacked their cost base and packed a punch with ads and npd, reports Ivan Castano
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NewsGrocer 33: Waitrose win down to staff and service
Waitrose in Ponteland won this week thanks to a full basket and excellent customer service. Our shopper was impressed that staff guided him to the product he asked for and helped him choose the right variety.
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NewsGrocer 33: One price cut is enough for Asda
Despite making three hikes and only one reduction, Asda took first place this week, although its basket came in only 16p cheaper than that of second-placed Morrisons. Asda's Baileys (£11.97), bananas (85p), Tilda mushroom rice (£1) and Wall's Mini...
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3663 splits logistics and wholesale arms in restructure move
3663 First For Foodservice’s logistics arm has been split from the wholesale business by South African parent company Bidvest, creating a new company.
Bidvest Logistics took over deliveries on behalf of clients such as Burger King and… -
NewsAcid Test: Rachel’s Pouring Natural Yoghurt
The concept is great, the yoghurt pours well from the spout and it's easy to reseal with the peel-back lid.
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Retail Prices: Prices go up again as baby goods come off promotion
The cost of the average basket across the big four has risen 1.3% in July thanks to price increases in infant, deli and dairy goods, says Michelle Perrett
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Focus On Home Baking: Grandparents come of age
The rise of grandparents as carers is giving an unexpected boost to home baking. One in three working mothers relies on their parents for childcare, according to the action group Grandparents Plus.