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In Brief: Jevons quits Plum; Gatt new president; Renwick to retire; Meaty appointee; Freshway addition; X5 signs up CEO
Jevons quits Plum Helena Jevons, the marketing director for Plum (formerly known as Plum Baby) has left the role six months after taking up the post. Senior brand manager Vanessa O'Farrell is overseeing marketing of the...
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Paypoint accused of strong arm tactics by rival operator
Paypoint has been accused by a rival operator of trying to force retailers into exclusivity agreements.The row revolves around Paypoint customers in the London area who are also offering payment services through the 3R Telecom...
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Polish Pilsner to be launched across UK
Drinks producers are following in the footsteps of food companies in a bid for the Polish pound.Carlsberg is the second drinks company in a matter of weeks to launch a drink aimed at Polish immigrants living in the UK.Okocim is a...
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Side dishes added to Greencore line
Greencore Prepared Foods is increasing its range of healthy convenience foods prepared under license for WeightWatchers. Low-fat vegetable side dishes will join the line-up this month to offer a wider choice to consumers watching their...
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Essential oils added to Surf
Essential oils are being used in Unilever UK's relaunched Surf range. Surf with Essential Oils will hit shelves in July, supported by a comprehensive marketing campaign, including TV, outdoor and press ads. The launch also...
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Rosé added to the Gabbiano portfolio
Foster's EMEA continues to expand its wine portfolio outside Australia, investing further in its Italian Gabbiano brand.The company is adding a rosé to the range in the UK, which already includes a Chianti and a Pinot Grigio. All the...
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The inconvenient truths behind the food ads ban
The ban on promoting junk food to children has come into force despite scientific studies that fly in the face of what Ofcom and the FSA would have consumers believeOfcom's three-month-old ban on the advertising of junk food to children...
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Typhoo puts a new 'OO' into its TV ads
The importance of a quality cuppa is the theme of a new £2.2m burst of TV advertising from Typhoo.The ads, which hit screens on 9 July, highlight Typhoo's updated look and reinforce the brand's traditional principles of quality,...
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Campaign trail: Diageo is rolling out its global Smirnoff advertising campaign
Diageo is rolling out its global Smirnoff advertising campaign across the UK this July. The company is investing more than £500,000 in the Signature campaign, which traces the brand's story from its routes in Imperial Russia, through...
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The Advice Shop
Alex Smith MD, AlaraOur website is central to what we do now and will become increasingly important. We use it as a business and information tool so it has the company history and gives information about product provenance as...
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Call for guidance after MRSA is found in meat
Supermarkets are calling for government guidance after a Soil Association report claimed a new strain of the MRSA superbug identified in European countries could be present in meat exported to the UK.In the Netherlands, farm-animal MRSA...
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Research urges stores to rethink spirits aisle
The merchandising of spirits is inefficient and confusing to shoppers, claims new research.Shoppers spend far longer in the BWS section than other aisles before starting the decision-making process - an average of 52 seconds, compared...
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M&S sees Aldi as competition
Marks & Spencer has told the Competition Commission its stores are in competition with all types of grocery outlets - even discounters.In its submission to the Commission's inquiry, M&S said it took all major multiples' ranges,...
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Raisin producers offer alternatives to sweets
Suppliers of dried fruit and nuts are developing healthy confectionery alternatives in an attempt to grab a bigger share of the school lunchbox market.Sun-Maid has launched vanilla yoghurt raisins and milk chocolate raisins. The lines,...
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Another food label - should we just grin and bear it?
Red Tractor or Freedom Foods? British or European? Farmed or free-range? Organic or standard? Consumers have to navigate a plethora of on-pack messages to determine the quality or provenance of what they're buying. And soon they are going to...
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Local supply is not the only answer
Sir; Further to your article on local food supply, I am fortunate to live in Suffolk, grow my own vegetables and can afford to pay more for my food if I had to ('Local supply is the only answer', The Grocer, 23 June, p25).The...
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Ariel and Robinsons net share of space for offers
British strawberries, Ariel and Robinsons all feature in space promotions in our latest survey, which can only signify one thing - Wimbledon has started.Robinsons Fruit & Barley squashes were on promotion in all five retailers at the...
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Arla milk contract forces farm to sell
The UK and Arla's biggest dairy farmer has sold up because he was not offered a high-value contract to supply Tesco, it has emerged.The sale of David Barnes' farm near Carlisle, which produces 18 million litres of milk a year, raises...
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Bio-diesel is of no benefit to the environment, says Asda
Bio-diesel has made "bugger all difference" to reducing the environmental impact of the food and drink industry, according to Douglas Gurr, strategy and logistics director for Asda.Gurr, speaking at the IGD's Sustainable Distribution...