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Tyrells goes super-size to win credit crunch consumers
Crisp brand Tyrrells is launching two of its variants in a 300g bag for the first time, in a bid to tap the consumer trend for eat-at-home indulgence purchases.
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Tesco rations bottled water sales in NI
Tesco has seen an upsurge in its bottled water sales in Northern Ireland, following a warning that households in parts of the country could be exposed to contaminated water.
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Wells & Young’s rapped over Courage beer ad
Wells & Young’s has been forced to pull a series of posters advertising Courage beer after the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) ruled the caption ‘Take Courage my friend’ breached its rules by implying the beer could increase confidence.
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Other Movers 11/4/09
McBride finance director Ian Johnson is to step down at the end of the month for personal reasons. Johnson has been in his current position for less than a year. The company said it would start the search for his successor immediately.
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World News 11/4/09
GERMANY: Lidl has sacked the head of its German operations following allegations that the division was spying on its staff. Lidl said it had released director for Germany Frank-Michael Mros from his duties with immediate effect. Last year Lidl was...
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Family day out offers for Persil's 100th
Persil is celebrating its 100th birthday with a £4m spend including a pack promotion and TV ads.The two-month push, being rolled out now, offers consumers two-for-one entry into some of the UK and Ireland's top family attractions including...
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NewsSausage prices shoot up 50% in 12 months
Sausages have soared up to 50% in price over the past year thanks to constricting UK and EU pork supplies and the weak pound. The average price of a six-pack of branded sausages in the big four last month was £2.09 - up 50% on last year,...
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NewsGrocer 33: Top place for fully stocked Morrisons
Morrisons in Reddish was the only retailer to boast no out-of-stock items this week, which along with its helpful staff and short queues, helped it land our top store award
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NewsSainsbury's to take on 350 apprentices
Sainsbury's is taking a leaf out of Sir Alan Sugar’s book by recruiting 350 apprentices for its meat, fish and bakery counters, with the aim of having one apprentice in every store by March 2010. Existing staff will have the chance to apply but...
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NewsAsda's local food sales up 41% with lines outselling own label
Asda has revealed a massive uplift in local food sales in the wake of an £80,000 piece of consumer research. Sales have risen 41% in England and Wales in the past year, it announced this week, while sales in Scotland and Northern Ireland were...
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One Stop (not Tesco) offers £5 meal deal
Tesco has launched a family meal deal in its c-store chain One Stop but is yet to run such offers in Tesco stores themselves. The ‘£5 family breakfast’ promotion, which runs until 28 April, includes a pack of eight Richmond sausages, a box of six...
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NewsWarm March boosts sales of big-brand ice creams by 5%
A combination of sunny weather and the gloomy economy gave ice cream sales an unexpected lift last month.
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NewsCranswick to acquire Bowes processing op
Pork specialist Cranswick aims to strengthen its processing operations by acquiring family business Bowes of Norfolk
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NewsActivia and Actimel keep up the pace in downturn
Sales of Activia and Actimel have continued where they left off in 2008 in the first quarter of 2009, with 50% of Activia's double-digit growth coming from its new Intensely Creamy posh desserts range. In a static market, volume sales in...
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NewsNew NHS fat ad 'will give kids anorexia'
The latest Change4Life ad has come under fire from a leading eating disorder charity for pushing “unhelpful” health messages. Susan Ringwood, chief executive of eating disorder charity Beat, said although advice to eat sensible portions was…
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NewsTesco aims to fill gaps with PoS label alerts
Tesco is trialling a new system to improve availability on its key products at peak trading times.
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Aldi flags up fruit and veg cuts in first TV campaign in Ireland
Discounter Aldi is stepping up its pressure on the major players in the Irish market with its first TV advertising campaign since it moved into the Republic more than a decade ago.The retailer is using the same 'Change your supermarket, not...
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NewsGü unveils Naughties ambient cake range
Gü is taking on own-label offerings from M&S and Waitrose with Naughties – a range of bite-size cake tubs that marks its first foray into ambient cakes.
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Pattison takes reins as MD Connell leaves Appleby Westward
John Pattison is taking over from Ian Connell as Appleby Westward's managing director.The former retail managing director for Somerfield's west division takes the reins from Connell, who is retiring from the Spar wholesaler after nine years...