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Irish to unveil E6m campaign
Ireland’s mushroom growers are poised to unveil a blueprint next month for a E6m generic promotional drive. It is hoped that the campaign – revealed in The Grocer last year (‘Mushroom push will need unity’, October 2, p82) – will run in the UK...
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The Acid Test
>>consumers and buyers give their views on the latest launchesTaybeh beerFrom: The Alternative Beer Company.Taybeh Beer is a 5.2% abv lager brewed to a Palestinian recipe. It is produced for the UK market under...
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Adderley takes over Kellogg multiple role
Kellogg has promoted Alison Adderley, its commercial manager in the multiples channel, to UK sales director. Adderley joined Kellogg’s foodservice business in 2000 and later moved to the multiples channel. She was promoted to her current role...
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Duchy adds organic ale
Duchy Originals has launched an Organic Winter Ale as a partner for its Organic Ale.The latest product under the brand set up by Prince Charles is exclusive to Waitrose and has a £1.89 rsp for a 500ml bottle.The higher strength winter-time...
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Sutter adds new wines
Californian wine producer Sutter Home has launched a pair of entry-level wines for the independent and convenience-store sector.The two newcomers, Sutter Home Red and White (rsp: £3.99), have been produced with c-stores and small grocers in...
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Agnew becomes chairman of Spar’s National Guild
Martin Agnew, managing director of the Henderson Group, has become chairman of Spar’s National Guild – the ultimate authority within Spar’s democratic guild system. Agnew heads a board that includes an equal number of retail and wholesaler...
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Alizé Bleu is on sale here
Alizé is hoping to copy the stateside success of its latest cognac-based spirit in the UK.Alizé Bleu is the fourth innovation from the brand. It has been adopted by the US hip-hop scene and is popular with urban trendsetters.Created by the...
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Pedigree seeks wider appeal
Mongrels are set to become the stars of the show as part of Masterfoods’ £27m marketing campaign to reposition its Pedigree dogfood brand for a wider audience.Pedigree is synonymous with the Crufts dog show and its ‘Top breeders recommend it’...
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Yoplait appoints new managing director
Yoplait Dairy Crest has announced that Jean-Christophe Gandon has just joined the company as managing director, replacing Jan Lloyd.The appointment follows a strategic business review, which has seen the company exit the own label fresh dairy...
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FB appoints Ensall
Food Brokers, which looks after the distribution of major brands including Smint, Masterfoods’ milk drinks and Fox’s confectionery, has parachuted John Ensall in as chief executive to revive the company’s fortunes following a difficult...
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Asda Choirs pitch new English wines
Asda is to boost its English wine offering in 2005 with a new range of own label products.The supermarket has been working with Three Choirs vineyard in Gloucestershire to produce three new brands which will be released throughout the...
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Asda private label chief quits for new challenge
Elaine WatsonAsda’s director of private label Penny Coates is leaving the chain to take up a more senior role in a different industry.Details of her new role have not been announced publicly, but Coates said it represented “an exciting...
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Brands to take a beating
The relentless march of the hard discounters across continental Europe threatens to seriously dent the power of major branded suppliers and further commoditise consumer products over the next decade, according to a report from Deloitte.Although...
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Consumer Insight: beefburgers
Who eats beefburgersIn the last year there were 474 million occasions at which beefburgers were consumed. One per cent of all our meals eaten in the home feature a beefburger10% of all beefburgers are...
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market development better than npd
from David McNair, chief executive, Food from BritainSir; In her letter entitled ‘Where’s the vision for supplier NPD’ (The Grocer, January 22, p32), Kate Waddell argued that “the market for full-scale NPD is there, it just requires...
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Factories braced for cuts
Britain’s army of food and drink manufacturing staff have been put on red alert after first-quarter threats to hundreds of jobs.Union chiefs are locked into negotiations with company bosses after soft drinks and canned goods giant Princes said...
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Diageo targets JD with Bulleit
Diageo is set to take on Jack Daniels with the launch of a new bourbon.The drinks giant says Bulleit Bourbon will give maturing young spirits drinkers more choice and should appeal to drinkers of American whiskey who are looking for another...
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Finally, dad has clout
Politicians are seducing working parents with promises of better maternity and paternity leave. But legislation must be supported by employers, and many need educating. Duncan Brown reportsEarlier this month one of our new parents at...
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Cobra signs deal to sponsor films
Cobra Beer is investing in new film talent as part of a £1m deal to sponsor all movies on ITV2 and ITV3.The sponsorship deal, which starts on January 31, will cover about 300 movies shown across a13-month period.Under a new initiative...
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Commodities update: mackerel, sardines, olive oil, salmon
Mackerel prices rise 15%A reduced catch quota for North Sea mackerel will force prices up by at least 15%, according to sources in Denmark.Japan and Russia are enjoying year-on-year growth, so with a quota drop from 535,000 tonnes...