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Seafish hikes project fund to £1.2m
Seafood industry support organisation Seafish has announced it will be almost doubling the amount it puts into its Industry Project Fund for 2008. The scheme, which is in its second year, has a revised budget of £1.2 million, up from the...
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Novelli frozen line gets £1m TV boost
Findus is ploughing more than £1m into its first ad campaign for the Jean-Christophe Novelli frozen range as the brand breaks through the £2m barrier a year after launch. The TV campaign, breaking in February, is Findus's first TV push...
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Flora drives Pro-activ sales with £15m push
Flora is putting £15m behind its Pro-activ brand in an attempt to reverse a 12% sales slump and overtake rival Benecol in the mini cholesterol-lowering drinks market. On 1 February, it is launching its biggest health-focused campaign to...
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What the papers said - 19th January 2008
Wal-Mart will open small-format grocery stores in Arizona this year under the name Marketside, according to the FT . The pilot stores are 20,000 sq ft, a tenth of the size of Wal-Mart's standard stores, and will go head-to-head with...
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Price Survey - 19th January 2008
Price-slashing Tesco has thrown everything into the mix to match Asda's food prices this week, but it was not enough to prevent Asda recording its 14th week as cheapest retailer. Tesco cut the prices of six items on this week's list, five of which...
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Asda tipped to buy Somerfield for £2bn
Asda has emerged as the frontrunner in the race to buy high-street grocery chain Somerfield, The Grocer has learnt. Somerfield hired the bank Citigroup this week after receiving "some unsolicited approaches", according to a source close...
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We ask... are you optimistic about trading in 2008?
Independents are divided over whether they will weather the adverse economic conditions predicted for 2008. More than 50 per cent of retailers questioned in a telephone poll by The Grocer expect sales to rise significantly in the next 12...
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German winemakers' bid to woo under-25s
Wines of Germany is to target university students and pop music fans as part of a new strategy for 2008 designed to broaden the appeal of German wine. The UK promotional body aims to widen the target audience for German wine by targeting...
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campaign trail - Premier Foods is investing £3m in advertising its Batchelors Soupfulls range this year
Premier Foods is investing £3m in advertising its Batchelors Soupfulls range this year, kicking off with a TV campaign next week to promote its health credentials. The TV ad plays on the soup's chunky consistency and features two men fencing with a...
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PJ's guns for own label as it slashes price 30%
PepsiCo is repositioning its PJ's Smoothies as a more mainstream brand by cutting prices by 30% and reducing the size of the range by half. The revamped range, which will be priced at 99p for a 250ml bottle and £1.99 for a one-litre...
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Blueberry promotion targets the over-50s
The Chilean blueberry industry is planning a major UK promotional push in a bid to boost sales and establish a long-term market for the fruit. 'Eat the Blues - You Have to Eat Them to Beat Them' is being launched by the Chilean Fresh...
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Irish plan tough action to control booze abuse
The age at which young people can buy alcoholic drinks in supermarkets and off-licences in the Republic of Ireland could be raised from 18 to 21 under new legislation to be brought before parliament by Easter, justice minister Brian Lenihan...
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acid test - Fentimans Tonic Water
Fentimans Tonic Water Company: Fentimans Price: 65p Expert's verdict... 8/10 ?A great product with bags of flavour. The novel pack size and high-quality packaging will provide shelf standout and a point of difference on the soft drinks fixture. The...
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Rivals acquire UK sausage producers
Two UK sausage producers have been bought out this week by European rivals. WA Turner, a Kent-based producer of sausages and savoury bakery products, has been acquired by beef processor Irish Food Processors. Turner will operate alongside...
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In Brief: Saucy adverts axed; A younger audience; Oriental sales push
Saucy adverts axed Diet Coke is understood to be axing its saucy TV ads featuring female workers and bare-chested builders and window cleaners - 10 years after they first aired. Subtler campaigns will now be used, in line with Coke's US strategy.
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Mars organic relaunch aims to educate public
Mars is relaunching its organic Seeds of Change brand with its biggest investment to date to highlight its premium credentials and give it a more modern twist. The £2m marketing push includes revamped packaging and a new logo across all...
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Allied Bakeries brings new trio to sales team
After a rocky 2007, Kingsmill manufacturer Allied Bakeries has kicked off the new year with three new appointments. The changes have been made by sales director Martin Brewis a year after he took up his role. Ann-Marie Perkins,...
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Amar buys Mary Berry brand stake
Fine food distributor RH Amar has bought a minority stake in dressings and sauces brand Mary Berry & Daughter. RH Amar has been responsible for distributing the premium range in the UK since 2006, resulting in a 12% rise in annual sales...
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Opinion - "Who will buy Somerfield? Asda's Andy Bond dismissed smaller format stores but he is reviewing the situation"
It's no longer a question of if or when, now the cat's out the bag, the only question seems who. Assuming it can't be carved up (very hard to do), who would buy Somerfield, with its £4.6bn sales and its 908-strong portfolio of c-stores, forecourts...
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The big bacon quiz: is that your final answer?
It's Farmhouse Breakfast Week soon, so it's time for another pointless survey designed to show that young people are stupid and the world isn't as good as it used to be.Apparently a poll of 1,950 adults found that many young people...