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Focus On Soft Drinks: Lashings of ginger beer
The recession has given shoppers a taste for brands and flavours they enjoyed in their childhood leading to a resurgence of old favourites such as cloudy lemonade and ginger beer. And it's not just the big brands that are capitalising.
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Careers File: Change at the top can wipe billions off a company
The nation may be enthralled with the clash between Brown, Cameron and Clegg, but for those in grocery there is a more interesting battle going on who will replace Andy Bond as chief executive of Asda?
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NewsP&G boss Lee pledges to ramp up household NPD
Procter & Gamble boss Irwin Lee has hailed his company's new Pampers range as "a quantum leap" in fmcg innovation and has pledged to focus NPD on household and personal care products this year.
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Prosperity Brownies hit Waitrose
West Sussex-based Prosperity Brownies has gained listings in Waitrose.The husband-and-wife company's Prosperity Brownies and Prosperity Jacks flapjacks (rsp: £1.80) will launch in Waitrose's nine Sussex branches from 17 May. Co-founder...
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Ehrmanns shakes up management team and builds portfolio
Fairtrade wine importer Ehrmanns has streamlined its management team and moved to smaller premises.The company, which had its future secured when it was bought last July by wine investment fund Global Vintners, is now headed by former...
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Cadbury shakes up formats of Crunchie, Wispa and Nibbles
Old-school brands Wispa and Crunchie are set for new format extensions as part of a £7m summer NPD programme for Cadbury. The confectioner is introducing Wispa Duo in June two smaller bars in one pack to provide consumers with a more...
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Retailers slam report on food supply chain
UK supermarkets have joined forces with their European counterparts to slam a report into the impact of major retailers on the food supply chain.José Bové, vice chairman of the Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development of the...
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Label changes ‘let French wine take on New World’
The French wine industry is about to have its "hands untied" following European reforms that could let the once-mighty producer compete better with New World varietals.Changes to EU law mean French wine labels now only have to state...
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NewsDon Pumsey on Nick Cleggover, the Morrisons of politics
We can no longer ignore Cleggover. The sense of foreboding at DRIP is tangible. Mrs Rolfe the cleaner has adopted the foetus position in the corner by the credenza, nursing a bottle of Jamie's Pine Nut Pickling Sherry and sobbing into the...
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Marine Farms introduces premium cobia fish to UK
A new species of tropical fish, billed as the next big farmed species, has been unveiled to the European market by aquaculture giant Marine Farms. Until now, cobia, which has a firm white flesh and grows three times faster than Atlantic...
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NewsP&H and Makro cosy up to create PalMak
The OFT has given the green light to a buying alliance between wholesalers Palmer & Harvey and Makro this week but wholesalers warn it could lead to closer scrutiny of other buying groups in the future.
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World Cup Watch: Group D
Emu, kangaroo and crocodile meat can all be bought in major Aussie supermarkets, proving a flavour of bush tucker to the otherwise very Anglo cuisine. While the witchetty grubs made famous by jungle-bothering celebrities are said to taste of almonds, the macadamia is the more prevalent domestic nut in the ...
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Focus On Soft Drinks: Impulse sales declIne as shoppers top up at mults
The impulse market for soft drinks lost its fizz in 2009, with value sales falling 3%.
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Supermarkets ‘stifle’ the demand for discounters
Fewer shoppers are doing their weekly shop at the discounters than a year ago, new research shown exclusively to The Grocer has revealed.A Him! survey of more than 2,000 discounter shoppers in March found that just 7% of shoppers at...
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Graham’s hopes national listings will double sales
National distribution will more than double sales at Graham's The Family Dairy to £100m within five years, managing director Robert Graham has predicted.The Bridge of Allan-based company expanded beyond the borders of Scotland for the...
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Focus On Soft Drinks: Fancy a stiff drink?
If purveyors of enhanced soft drinks are to be believed, there seems to be a potion for any ailment you could care to list (and some you wouldn't want to).
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NewsFocus On Soft Drinks: Not so soft sell
Suppliers are pulling out all the stops on the promotional and advertising fronts to drive soft drink sales – so why are overall volumes down, asks Simon Creasey
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Focus On Soft Drinks: A taxing issue
One of the biggest challenges facing soft drinks producers in the US is the looming spectre of a tax on sugary drinks in some states and cities.
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Focus On Soft Drinks: A taste of tradition
If you were trying to capture the feel of the quintessential British countryside, you might well think of roses, apples and blackberry picking.
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Focus On Soft Drinks: A squash and a squeeze
The Bottlegreen Drinks Company hit on the idea for its flagship product by happy accident.