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The big picture
Britvic is serving up new TV advertising for its Robinsons squash for the first time in13 years.A five-week campaign,running in the build-up toWimbledon, features British tennis aces Tim Henman and Andy Murray and...
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THE BIG PICTURE
The GMB union hosted the first of a series of screenings of the film &'Wal-Mart:The High Cost of Low Price&' across the country this week in venues close to Asda depots.It coincided with the scheduled start of the ballot...
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Price rises startto bite
Figures published in The Grocer this week show for the first time the true extent of food and drink price increases in the wake of soaring raw material c0sts.Though the rises have not been universal, certain categories and retailers have...
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Smirnoff gambles on black to take on rivals
Diageo Great Britain is revamping its Smirnoff Black No. 55 vodka to pose a greater threat to rivals Stolichnaya and Absolut as consumer demand for premium vodkas increases.Diageo has decided to reflect in the packaging the fact...
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Scientist blasts NPM as 'crude'
A scathing report on the FSA's Nutrient Profiling Model has concluded that the system is so crude the FSA could have achieved the same ends by simply measuring calories.In a leading peer-reviewed nutritional journal published this week,...
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The Unilever UK ice cream brand building team
From left: Nikki French, Linda Wilson, Di Houldsworth, Anna Ford, Adrian ToomeyThe ice cream brand building team at Unilever UK is led by marketing manager Di Houldsworth. Houldsworth has worked at Unilever UK for ten...
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Brands told: give health a hard sell
Brand manufacturers will have to rethink how they price and package healthier products if they want to convert infrequent purchasers into loyal shoppers, according to Nielsen.In a survey of 1,011 British consumers, seen exclusively by...
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My Favourite Things John Briddon, operations manager, United Co-operatives
What&'s your favourite restaurant? The Farmers Arms in Eccleston, near Chorley. The menu ranges from traditional to ostrich or kangaroo steaks.Do you prefer healthy food or junk food? I&'m a bit of a &'dashboard...
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Grampian Country Foods seeks buyer
Scotland's largest private company, Grampian Country Food Group, is reportedly up for sale for £350-400m.Although a spokesman described talk of a sale as "speculation", industry sources said Grampian had been sounding out the market for...
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Scotland to front Irn-Bru campaign
Scottish football fans may not be able to cheer on their national team at the World Cup, but they can still root for Scottish footballer Jason Scotland thanks to a marketing campaign for Irn-Bru.Barr Soft Drinks has signed up the...
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Heinz changing canned spaghetti pasta recipes
Heinz is changing the recipe of its spaghetti canned pasta portfolio for the first time in its 80-year history, in a bid to turn around the flagging category&'s fortunes.From next month, the company is changing the recipe of...
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New cars Star car
Badge snobs look away. What Car? has made a Skoda its star car for June. The Roomster, Skoda&'s first MPV, launches this autumn. Closely based on the 2003 Frankfurt show concept car of the same name, but with conventional rear...
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Carrefour scraps flag-planting strategy for more focused international growth
Carrefour boss José Luis Duran has unveiled ambitious plans to generate 40% of the group's sales from emerging markets within the next five years.Speaking exclusively to The Grocer following last week's third-quarter trading statement,...
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'Cultural change' for trading teams
Sainsbury's has kicked off a major operational overhaul of its trading teams in a bid to re-energise the business and meet its additional sales target of £3.5bn.The restructured trading department, which includes the realignment of 15...
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Lancashire cheese joins probiotics fray
Probiotics, a food arena dominated by yoghurt drinks, now has a cheese component in the form of a hard Lancashire cheese from Butlers Farmhouse Cheeses.Made with pasteurised milk, Butlers Probiotic contains Lactobacillus...
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Dr Oetker tops up its chilled division
Dr Oetker UK has strengthened its chilled division with three new appointments.Neil Brealey has been appointed commercial manager for chilled, joining from Arla Foods where he was business unit controller. He has also worked for...
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Climbing the ladder
How did you get to where you are today?By working harder and smarter than the next guy.What was the best or worst decision you have made in your career and why?The best and worst was moving from my beloved Scotland, down...
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Discounted petrol may fuel Commission probe
The Competition Commission may yet investigate the way major supermarket chains use discounts on fuel to boost sales of groceries, The Grocer has learnt.At a meeting called by the Commission to explain how the team charged with...
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Consumers hail price cuts by Tesco Ireland
Tesco in Ireland is to cut the price of up to 5,000 products previously covered by the country&'s groceries order.The move follows a sustained campaign by Irish consumers&' champion Eddie Hobbs.TV personality Hobbs -...
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The king of convenience
TM Retail chairman James Lancaster has historically shunned the limelight. Now, for the first time, he talks to James Durston about his plans for the company he took over in a management buyout last yearJames Lancaster, chairman and...