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Badger looks to expand the bottled ale zone
Badger Ales is adding to its range this year as part of the company’s plans to double the size of the bottled ale market. Brewer Hall & Woodhouse will be launching England’s Gold in Tesco in May. The golden ale won Tesco’s Beer Challenge...
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Alert over pension education
Grocery retailers and suppliers are being urged to support a campaign to raise awareness of the pensions crisis – and help workers avoid falling into difficulties when they retire.The idea is the brainchild of Caravan, the grocery industry’s...
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Will smoking habits ape the Irish blueprint?
To predict consumption patterns in England following the ban, tobacco producers are looking to Ireland for lessons learnedSmoking in public places has been a constant topic of discussion for UK politicians over the past few years,...
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‘Beefy’ bats for OTM bolognaise
A fresh wave of advertising for the English Beef and Lamb Executive’s Quality Standard Mark will go on TV screens from next month.Eblex unveiled the new campaign plugging beef mince yesterday (Friday), and also announced a strategic alliance...
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McLearie to sharpen Bendicks’ marketing
Chocolate maker Bendicks has appointed George McLearie as trade marketing manager.McLearie joins from BSkyB where he was head of business partners, leading a commercial business unit. Prior to BSkyB, he held senior sales, marketing and...
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Better for the children
Rachel’s Organic is the latest dairy manufacturer to encourage kids to get the drinking yoghurt habit.Its probiotic Drinking Yoghurt (four for £2.29) follows Munch Bunch Drinky+ and Petits Filous Plus, but is the first organic kids’...
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Fair game for big business?
The burgeoning number of big brand names carrying the Fairtrade mark has sparked concern in some quarters that it could be exploited simply as a marketing gimmick, says Gaelle WalkerProducts from some of the world’s largest companies...
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Dairy Crest blames rivals for cut
Dairy Crest has blamed rival processors for a decision to cut its milk price to farmers supplying its commodity cheese factories by 0.5ppl.The company said a failure by its competitors to match a price rise it pushed through last year had left...
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Sub brand for Tesco non food
Tesco has created a new non food sub brand as part of its drive to boost sales. The activity comes as Tesco this week presented information to analysts on the health of its non food business. One analyst said the ranges he’d been shown at the...
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Budget brands bring in sales
As premium brands flail, smokers trade down to cheaper tobaccoThe majority of new product activity over the past year or so has been surrounding the budget sector as smokers have followed a trend of trading down to cheaper brands....
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Carlsberg’s marketing to be driven by Britton
Carlsberg UK has promoted Darran Britton, brands director for ales and lagers, to the position of marketing director.In a new role, Britton will become a member of Carlsberg UK’s board of directors and will take responsibility for managing a...
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Brothers launch festival favourites
A cider popular with Glastonbury festival-goers is on its way into the off-trade from this week.Brothers Drinks – formed in 1992 by four brothers from the Showering cider-making family in Somerset – has launched its four-strong Brothers...
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Winners in the buying game
Fiona McLelland rounds up the 12 star buyers from The Grocer’s Six of the Best series over the past yearBefore becoming Tesco’s crisps, nuts and snacks buyer, Allan Maxsted worked in sales on the supply side. He too understands the...
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In Profile - John Catania, Managing Director, Swedish Match UK Sales
The growth of ‘fire corners’ in many stores may sound like a health and safety issue but is great news for Swedish Match. Fire corners are parts of the store where...
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Cereal that has a happy ending
Somerfield is not the place to go if you are worried about your regular cereal purchase being out of stock, according to the latest analysis of the category for Stockwatch.The cereals market is extremely active with a sku count on average of...
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Hungry for change?
Are the young starting to take healthy eating more seriously? James Durston reportsThe message about health seems to be filtering through to the fast food generation. As the second and latest Teen Vision survey from Coutts UK shows,...
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Laugh? I’ve change from a fiver!
The tobacco industry struggles with smoking bans, advertising constraints and government duties, but low-priced and roll-your-own cigarettes are lighting the way, says Sonya HookThe tobacco market in the UK is far from smoking. And...
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Small pockets, small cigars
Cigar producers are blowing smoke in the eyes of the cigarette market and pushing miniatures to grow salesWith budget lines seemingly the only option for cigarette brands, companies are turning their attention towards cigars in a bid...
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Coffee price still rising
The soaring global price of green coffee is forcing one of the UK’s largest coffee producers to raise the price of its products.Douwe Egberts said it was pushing for a 6% price increase on its instant and cafetière coffees to offset high raw...
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Community stores strive to keep Post Office local
Community retailers are tearing to the rescue of flailing local post offices by boosting franchise partnerships and in-store operations.Spar Scotland wholesaler CJ Lang said it wanted to be the saviour of the local post office as it revealed...