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Team talk: Orange Glo-Acdoco
>>Kevin Bolt, general manager, Orange glo EuropeLaundry care and household product specialists Orange Glo Europe and Acdoco recently announced a long-term distribution agreement for the UK market.The arrangement has created...
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ScotCo ready for growth
After achieving cost savings of £37m in the past year, the focus now for the country’s biggest brewer is innovation and growing beer revenues in the off-trade, according to the MD of Scottish Courage.John Dunsmore said there had been a major...
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Radox lifts the mood
Sara Lee is getting moody in a bid to lather up extra sales for Radox with a new Aromatic Bath Essences range.It is also relaunching the Radox Herbal Bath range and plans to ring in the changes with a £4m campaign, including a new TV creative...
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Research link for suppliers
A research centre that offers scientific resources for product development to food manufacturers has been launched at Leeds University.The Food Chain Centre of Industrial Collaboration has been set up using £11m of funding from Yorkshire...
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Retailers ‘lose millions’ through poor logistics
Retailers are still losing millions through a failure to get to grips with instore logistics and inaccurate book stock, Christian Salvesen’s UK MD has claimed.Brian Gaunt, who was supply chain boss at Asda and Big Food Group before joining the...
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OFT says market is not segmented for mergers
The Office of Fair Trading has sprung a major surprise on its detractors in the c-store and wholesale sectors, by denying it segments the grocery industry when assessing takeovers.In a letter responding to representations from the Federation of...
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mccoy’s tie-up
McCoy’s and Skips are both getting limited editions this autumn. United Biscuits is adding a Honey Roast Ham & Colman’s mustard version to its McCoy’s line-up, in a dual branding initiative with Unilever Bestfoods. The move follows the brand’s...
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Rising Stars
>>A monthly look at the most promising newcomers in key grocery categories. This month: frozenProduct: Weight Watchers Oven Chips and Roast PotatoesCompany: HeinzLaunch date: September 2003Interesting product...
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Unzip a workplace zap
A new survey reveals that retail employees’ energy levels are dropping dangerously low because they feel overworked. Christine Hayhurst tells you how to revive their enthusiasm for the jobEmployees in the retail environment are...
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Boddingtons Manchester brewery to close
Interbrew has reacted to the declining cask ale market by announcing it plans to close the Boddingtons brewery in Manchester. The famous Strangeways site, where ale has been brewed since the 18th Century, is scheduled to shut by the end of February...
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Owner of Silk Cut reports £200m profit
Gallaher Group, the maker of Benson & Hedges and Silk Cut cigarettes has reported a 24.1% increase in interim pre-tax profit to £200m due to improvements in cash flow and growing its share in key markets.The total turnover for the six months...
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Busy Brits skip breakfast
Briton’s are more likely to skip breakfast than other European nations, according to a new report from market analyst Datamonitor.The report reveals that Britons skipped an average of 113 breakfasts a year per person in 2003, and Datamonitor...
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Lidl plans Slovakia expansion
Lidl is planning to open 14 stores in Slovakia on 14 September, according to media reports.Another 16 stores are expected to open in the following weeks with a total of 30 Lidl stores planned for the country by the end of...
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Diageo sells stake in Edward Dillon
Diageo has sold its shareholding in Edward Dillon, the Irish drinks distributor, for an undisclosed sum, according to media reports.The owner of the Guinness brand is said to have had a 30% stake, which is now being bought by the firms other...
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Cover all your options
Do you leave it to a recruitment consultant or is it your job to find yourself another job? Simon Howard thinks you should do bothIt might not be a particularly palatable fact but it’s easier to get a job if you already have a job....
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Artisan cask set to give sale allure
Glenmorangie is confident bidders for the firm will back the launch of a premium version of its 10-year-old single malt, described as its most exciting innovation in recent years.Glenmorangie Artisan Cask, which launches at Whisky Live in...
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US apple volume back on course
Substantial increases in the Washington apple crop, and near-normal volumes from the Eastern states, which also export to the UK, indicate plenty of fruit this coming season.US Apple Association figures foreast the overall national crop...
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Asda begins its trials of instore digital media
Asda launches its instore plasma screen trial on Monday (September 6) in its Wembley and York stores.The retailer, which is following in the footsteps of Tesco and Spar, is testing different screen positions and creative executions over the...
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Baker set to forge new buying strategy
Icefresh Foods has appointed Lee Baker from Iceland Foods to take up the new role of purchasing manager, with responsibility for all procurement and the creation of a new buying strategy.He will be working with the company’s business...