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Champagne makers pull out all the stops
An aggressive battle for share of the Champagne market is bubbling up as Christmas approaches. Champagne producers and retailers plan to take advantage of consumers trading up by positioning brands as luxury prestige items for the...
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Amstel beer heads for UK in bottles
Heineken UK is set to launch bottled versions of its Amstel beer brand into the UK off-trade.The 4.1% abv beer has been available on draught in the UK since November 2002 and will now be sold in 300ml bottles - imported from Amsterdam -...
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Asda tipped to reap Hallowe'en rewards
Retailers are fighting it out over who will gain the biggest slice of the Hallowe'en market in what is emerging as one of the key trading periods of the year.Hallowe'en is now worth £100m annually to UK retailers, said Karl McKeever,...
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Asian brands back Diwali festivities
Diwali, the Hindu festival of lights, is proving a catalyst for marketing campaigns from Asian food and rice brands Patak's and Tilda. Both companies have sponsored activities, with Tilda backing a parade and musical event in north...
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UK beef farmers await assurances from Tesco
The NFU has been left waiting for assurances from Tesco that it is committed to UK livestock farmers, after the beef price in the south west fell 12p/kg over three weeks."We've seen some volatility in the market. This has fuelled rumours...
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Availability
Asda Patchway, Bristol1 There was just one item missing when our mystery shopper visited Asda Patchway on Highwood Lane in Bristol. The store was sold out of the 1 litre bottle of Schweppes tonic water. She also noted that the...
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BP to roll out Connect/ Wild Bean franchises
BP is to roll out BP Connect/Wild Bean Café franchises across England and Scotland following trials at two forecourt sites.The company said it aimed to develop 150 franchise sites by 2010, all of which would feature the combined BP...
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Beer brands vie for top spot in featured space
With its almost permanent position at number two in the branded category chart, the beers, wines & spirits category continues to be a major source of featured space promotional activity across all retailers.Looking at the brands that...
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hidden benefits
One of the earliest pioneers of RFID has claimed that the technology has not yet produced any improvement in availability or sales - two of the main perceived benefits - but it's had an unexpected impact on waste.Speaking at last week's...
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Billys pizzas go into Kwik Save
One of Sweden's biggest frozen pizza brands is launching into Kwik Save this week, aiming squarely at the snacking market.Billys American-style, single-serve 170g pizzas come in vegetarian, ham & cheese, spicy beef and pepperoni variants...
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Ribena moves from blackcurrant focus
GlaxoSmithKline is extending its Ribena Blueberry Really Light drink into cartons and a dilutable squash from next year to move the brand further away from its blackcurrant heartland.From February, the blueberry flavour will be sold in...
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In Brief: Non-exec role; Greene for Simpson's; Larcombe on board; Search for FTA chief; Role for Cuschieri; Cardpoint chief goes
Non-exec role Premier Foods has appointed Dr Louise Makin as non-executive director. Makin is chief executive of international medical innovations company BTG. She has also held a string of senior roles at Baxter...
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Bogof's week
I was interested to note an uncharacteristic lack of business nous at Asda this week, with the retailer buying 2,000 Manchester United shirts on the grey market to sell in its stores in the Manchester and Lancashire area (page 14). Surely any...
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"Both eBay and Google are stupendously successful -but the difference is they have a business model"
Amazon, Kelkoo, Moneysupermarket, lastminute. Price comparison websites have transformed the way we shop - saving consumers millions and earning millions more for visionary entrepreneurs and the investors who backed them. So when a new price...
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Fresh & Wild brand set to be kept by Whole Foods Market
The Fresh & Wild name will not disappear from the UK once parent company Whole Foods Market arrives.The company had said that Fresh & Wild stores would be closed and replaced with a Whole Foods Market store once larger sites had been...
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BRC slams FSA's Scores on Doors
Business groups have criticised plans to publish retailers' food hygiene scores on the internet.The FSA-backed initiative, Scores on Doors, is set to be launched in London next April with star ratings from zero to five to indicate...
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Grocers catch pharmacy bug
Last winter's warmer-than-average weather in the UK (although still the coldest since 2000/1) did nothing to harm sales of decongestants and cold treatments. And it proved a winter of content for the multiple grocers, which took further market...
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Mysterious lack of buyers for Northern Foods' businesses
There is growing concern and bafflement at Northern Foods' apparent inability to find buyers for parts of its business it no longer wants.The troubled food manufacturer, which analysts expect to report a 40%-50% fall in pre-tax profit to...
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Sacla' moves sauces into chiller cabinets
Sacla' is making its first move outside the ambient grocery aisles, with the launch of three premium pasta sauces into chiller cabinets next month.It is unlikely to be Sacla's last foray into untried arenas. Sales director Neil Arthey...
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Is mass CBT the cure for obesity?
Last week, bronchitic, I went to my doctor. He also weighed and measured me, discussed my diet, alcohol intake and lifestyle. Impressive. All was entered into the database. The next day, the government announced that the UK's obesity rates are...