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Jameson promotes all-round vision
Irish whiskey label Jameson is launching a marketing campaign to attract more women and a younger brand conscious audience.The £3.5m advertising campaign – its biggest advertising investment in the UK – aims to capture consumers of branded...
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Amoy pushes for posher soy sauce
Amoy hopes its innovation in premium soy sauce will gain a posher image for the product, in a similar way to ‘extra’ virgin olive oil. Amoy Premium Soy Sauce, is fermented from the first pressing of the soy bean and comes in a black glass…
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UK organic apple trial is a hit
Commercial organic apple growing in the UK will become a reality within two years, say producers’ representatives.Most organic apples sold in this country are imported because growing conditions here do not suit organic production of the...
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Tesco pledges to save lost apples...
Hundreds of little-known and forgotten varieties of British apples have a secure future, according to Tesco.The retailer said this week it would sponsor Brogdale Horticultural Trust in Kent, dedicated to the conservation of fruit varieties in...
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Asda defends its sourcing of fish
Asda has hit out at Greenpeace claims that its seafood sourcing policy contributes more than that of any other supermarket to the destruction of fish stocks.The environmental pressure group claimed that Asda sold at least 13 species that are on...
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Asda first with festive cheer
Asda is the first grocery retailer to announce alcohol price cuts across the category for the festive period.The retailer, which prides itself on being Britain’s cheapest supermarket, is dropping prices on about 150 different spirits by at...
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Baby, you don’t have to give it up
Maintaining flavour, manufacturers keep health-conscious consumers sweetMedia coverage about obesity and the constant barrage of diet books is certainly having an impact on cake and biscuit lovers, but not because they’re opting for...
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Supermarket backlash: is it a worldwide trend?
Tesco and Wal-Mart are feeling the heat in Britain and in the US.Glynn Davis looks at the attitudes of consumers in other countriesTesco and Wal-Mart might be bitter rivals on the international grocery stage, but they share a common...
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we are getting the basics right
It’s a year since he unveiled his plan for Making Sainsbury Great Again. Here, JS boss Justin King tells Julian Hunt that the business is on track to deliverOkay, Mr King, you are one year into a three-year turnaround plan, how do you...
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The Beautiful Beer quest picture show
The Beautiful Beer campaign has launched a film as part of its quest to raise the profile of the brew in the UK.The 20-minute film is presented by drinks writer Oz Clarke, who leads the viewer through an introduction to the world of beer...
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Bord Bia keeps it under wraps
The Irish Food Board, Bord Bia, is understood to be close to appointing a successor to Michael Murphy as managing director of the UK office.Bord Bia is currently in contractual negotiations with the individual, said to be an Irish figure who is...
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The biscuits are coming
Brands really take the biscuit trying to keep up with each other, new flavours and the ItaliansEven old favourites aren’t safe in today’s competitive cake and biscuit sector, with brand heritage challenged from all sides. The...
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Double chocolate chip off old block
Consumers will be seeing double when they purchase a kingsize Mars or Snickers bar in the new year, although they won’t be getting any more product for their money.As from January 2006, the chocolate bars will be sold in a two-piece format and...
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British fresh pork losing share
British pigmeat’s share of the fresh pork category is in rapid decline, new figures reveal.Latest results from the industry’s PorkWatch survey, which monitors the provenance of pork, bacon and ham, show that in September, 79% of fresh pork sold...
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Time for Brits to sow oats
It’s the ultimate convenience food for Europe’s laziest breakfasters. New Covent Garden Food expects its new range of readymade chilled porridge to be a hit with the increasing numbers of people who forego a proper breakfast at home for a quick...
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TIME to empower buyers to take risks
from Simon Fry, head of product marketing, RH Amar & CoSir; It was with disappointment and exasperation that I heard of Andy Bond’s comments about a lack of product innovation at the recent IGD conference (The Grocer, October 22,...
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For goodness cake!
Consumers are munching away from traditional biccies and cakes in favour of more indulgent or healthier biscuits, says Helen GregoryLook inside most biscuit barrels these days and you’re more likely to find cookies with chocolate and...
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Celebrating with cake
Special occasion manufacturers are keen to put value back into the celebration cake market and rise to the challengeSales figures for special occasion cakes are a cause for celebration, although category worth estimates vary....
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King calls for a rethink
A top supermarket boss has urged the regulators to rethink their “one-legged” approach to competition policy.Justin King, chief executive of Sainsbury, said space was a finite resource for retailers irrespective of whether it was acquired or...
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Catch us eating rye, say fans
With snackers opting for less guilt-inducing, savoury alternatives, manufacturers are concentrating on a more exciting and varied rangeSavoury biscuits might once have been the preserve of posher types who nibbled them at dinner...