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Budweiser plans bigger spend for the World Cup
Anheuser-Busch InBev has revealed its World Cup marketing plans for Budweiser, including its biggest-ever UK on-pack promotion. The push kicks off in April and will run across a record 10 million packs to promote its status as official...
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NewsBurton’s biscuit push to star Cadbury icons
Burton's Foods is extending a raft of Cadbury confectionery brands into the biscuit aisle this spring in the first stage of a new strategy aimed at growing Cadbury biscuit sales by £200m.
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Premier hires Tesco and Danone talent to fuel brand growth
Premier Foods has brought in two new directors and created a new role of grocery retail sales director.Mark Tyldesley has been appointed savoury business unit director, replacing Sue Knight, who has moved to Pfizer. He will be...
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Product Chain buy kicks off Esom brand venture
Steven Esom, the former Waitrose and M&S exec, has acquired a majority stake in Product Chain, one of the UK's best-known sales agencies, to help deliver his vision of a "seed to harvest" solution for startups and fast-growth fmcg companies.
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Premier spices up Branston table sauces
Premier Foods is adding a bit of South African heat to its Branston sauce menu to cash in on the World Cup.Limited-edition hot peri-peri mayonnaise and chakalaka relish are rolling out now (rsp: £1.69).The brand had attracted...
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NewsWrigley brings new youth to mints with Extra Chewy launch
Wrigley is taking on Mentos in the chewy mint sector as it continues to expand outside its core gum market.
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Burton’s Foods hires ‘top sales operator in Europe’
Burton's Foods has appointed Steve Newiss, Kraft Foods's vice president of international customer development, to its newly-created role of chief commercial officer.
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Rippleglen seeks buyer as MBO plan stumbles
The managing director of CTN chain Rippleglen has claimed he is confident of completing an MBO despite the company seeking another buyer.MD Mike Colley has been trying to head up a takeover of the business which operates 151 stores...
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Warburton calls for a public debate on GM
There needs to be a public debate on the pros and cons of GM food, according to Warburtons executive director Ross Warburton, who claimed ignoring the issue was "stupid".
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A tax on unhealthy foods? Fat chance!
The chances of a 'fat tax' being introduced in the UK are ironically rather slim, despite the FSA's admission this week that it was considering such a move.The FSA was looking at taxation as an incentive to encourage consumers to eat...
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Picture This... Sex and the lacto-free City
If Carrie can learn to take Big back into her life, lactose intolerants can also have a future with dairy, according to Lactofree. Arla's lactose-free dairy brand has secured ad space around Sex and the City 2 for a campaign drawing on the...
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QC claims judge ‘favoured JN’ in milk invoice trial
The JN Dairies vs Johal Dairies milk invoice theft case has taken another extraordinary twist with accusations of "favouring witnesses" amid allegations of "kidnapping, death threats, intimidation and bribes".After a two-day hearing at...
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US low-carb pasta range comes to UK
US company Dreamfields is gearing up for a UK launch to try to replicate the success of its low-carb pasta in America.The company claims its spaghetti, penne rigate and rotini range has a glycaemic index 65% lower than regular pasta, so…
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‘Sainsbury’s expansion costs yet to deliver ROI’
Store expansion has cost Sainsbury's more than it has gained in sales, a leading analyst claimed this week. Speaking as the retailer announced slowing like-for like-sales, Collins Stewart analyst Greg Lawless said Sainsbury's was...
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Curry crispy pancake revived by Facebook
Findus is bringing back its Chicken Curry Crispy Pancakes in response to an online petition.The company set up a Facebook group last November to enable consumers to "share nostalgic memories". But the group took on a life of its own as...
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New drinks range offers seven different functions
A functional drinks brands from the US headed up by the former Red Bull North America CEO Dan Ginsberg has set out ambitious plans to achieve £100m UK sales in five years.
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Greenpeace palm oil furore forces Nestlé into Facebook retreat
Nestlé has abandoned its Facebook page to the mercy of protesters following a Greenpeace campaign against the food giant.
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NewsGreenpeace points finger at Nestlé over palm oil policies
Greenpeace has really stuck the boot in to Nestlé with its gory Kit Kat video. How damaging will the campaign be and why just Nestlé? Beth Phillips reports
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First Milk to shut its underutilised Rothesay plant
First Milk is to close its loss-making Rothesay Creamery on the Isle of Bute with the potential loss of 19 jobs. Milk production on the island had declined by more than 25% over the past two years and the creamery was now severely...
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Waitrose puts new site on in-house trial
Waitrose is to relaunch its home shopping website in the next few weeks to make it more user friendly. The relaunched site would have better searching facilities and a new "look and feel", head of e-commerce Rob Collins told The Grocer....