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Quinn's heads roster of brands axed by Diageo
Diageo has ended production of the Quinn's ready-to-drink brand launched last summer.The brand - billed as a revolutionary 'fruit ferment' style of RTD at launch - is the most notable name on a list of products that Diageo has...
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campaign trail - Bacardi
A blend of computer-generated images and film technology has been used to create new multimedia ads for Bacardi rum. The UK campaign will cost £15m and includes online, TV and outdoor city centre plasma screen ads. It will also appear on LCD poster…
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Mr Tayto gets Irish votes in the bag - but withdraws at crunch time
Largo Foods pulled off a marketing coup at the recent Irish general elections by running Tayto crisps character Mister Tayto as an election candidate.He attracted crowds, bribed voters with crisps and secured radio, TV and newspaper...
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Outlawing fruit bars from schools is totally bonkers
The School Food Trust should lift its ridiculous ruling that classifies fruit bars as confectionery or companies may give up supplying themLegislation is preventing my company from offering healthier food to children. I am not referring...
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Tesco first for rhubarb beer
Greene King is to roll out a beer flavoured with rhubarb when an exclusive listing with Tesco runs out.Ruddles Rhubarb saw off competition from 63 other brews at the recent Tesco Beer Challenge to win an exclusive summer listing with the...
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Immigration policies threaten berry crops
The Home Office could be forced into a re-think of its immigration policy in relation to fruit-pickers.Growers claim hundreds of tonnes of fruit will rot in the fields this summer because of government curbs on the number of students the...
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Best independent Forecourt retailing is key to Tates' strategy
Last year the Spar retailer, which operates 201 Spar stores, was recognised for its great service to the local community, while growing strong corporate values and a clear strategy. Tates has certainly not rested on its laurels...
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Talking shop - Sarah Pettitt, brassica grower and vice-chair of the NFU horticulture board
The Office of National Statistics announced an increase in vegetable prices of about 20% this year. I want to know where they get their information from and what their real agenda is. For me the answer is simple. Some producers may see better...
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Study shows how consumers fall for bogus health claims
More consumers would be tempted to choose a product if it carried a health claim - even if that claim was fictitious, an American study has shown.Researchers at the US Food and Drug Administration asked 1,000...
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Purple grape brand grows
Welch's is launching two brand extensions to its purple grape juice.Purple Grape & Raspberry and Purple Grape & Strawberry are targeted at the health-conscious and will be up against the likes of Tropicana Pure Premium, which launched...
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Cellar Trends takes on Campari brands
Cellar Trends is to double its portfolio with a deal to handle brands on behalf of Campari and Morrison Bowmore - the whisky company owned by Suntory.The independent spirits distributor will take on UK responsibility for the Campari and...
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britain's favourite supermarket Tesco: Dominates in range, service and stock
For the second year running, Tesco has taken the shoppers' votes for Britain's favourite supermarket. In a repeat of last year's result Tesco pipped Asda and Sainsbury's. And although its nearest rivals have closed the gap slightly, they...
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Browett takes over the hot seat at DSG
Tesco operations and IT development director John Browett is to become the new group chief executive of electronics giant DSG International, which owns Currys and PC World.Browett left his job at Tesco last week and is currently...
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Clubcard's Gleason to join Nectar card group
Nectar has enlisted the help of a Tesco Clubcard specialist to help it better exploit its data.Peter Gleason, former managing director of retail media at Dunnhumby - the customer insight specialist behind Tesco's Clubcard data analysis...
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Chitty recruits top suppliers for M&S
Marks & Spencer has set its sights on selling Britain's highest quality organic beef.The retailer's beef supplier, Chitty Food Group, is launching a producer club to recruit the nation's best organic livestock farmers for M&S. They will...
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Thatchers cider has design makeover
Cider maker Thatchers has redesigned the packaging for its Thatchers Gold brand.The brand logo of gold script on a green background features in a new poster campaign the company is planning for later in the summer. "It was time...
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Night deliveries will help the environment, claims report
Local authorities should lift restrictions on out-of-hours supermarket deliveries to help the environment, a government report has recommended. The report, by Defra's Food Industry Sustainability Strategy Champions' Group on Food...
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Persil cleans up in the household marketplace
Persil continues to dominate both the fabric care sub-category and the overall household category. With offers across four of the five retailers surveyed last weekend, the brand accounted for 37% of overall space.