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Chada to follow Camp at Burton’s marketing
Jaspal Chada is to replace Tony Camp as Burton’s Foods’ marketing director when he resigns in March after 23 years in the biscuit industry.Chada is general manager for marketing at Burton’s sister company Premier International Foods,...
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meet the buyer
Food and drink companies from Yorkshire and Humber are being offered an opportunity to meet 25 regional and national buyers. The Meet the Buyer event will be held at the Royal Armouries in Leeds on February 24, and is sponsored by Yorkshire...
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Who calls the shots
The global discounters are driving structural changes in the market, argues IGD, yet many suppliers have much work to do before they can respond effectively. Elaine Watson reportsPrices will be moving in only one direction in 2004:...
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Pringles’ dipping duo challenge
Procter & Gamble is dipping Pringles into a fresh battle with Walkers and bringing out the first range of Pringles Dips backed by a £3.5m launchpackage.A new Pringles Dippers variety of the UK’s second best selling snack will also join the...
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C-store chiefs fight deal
C-store bosses have called on the OFT to prevent Tesco from marching unopposed into the convenience sector.Musgrave UK executive chairman Eoin McGettigan, Spar UK MD Jerry Marwood and Big Food Group CEO Bill Grimsey said they would be sounding...
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City: ‘Savacentre is not working’
Sainsbury has sold its 71,000 sq ft Savacentre in Basildon to Asda and ruled out any new openings under the brand until it can get the non-food right. The move follows the sale of the Stockton Savacentre last year and the recent downsizing of...
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Can moves on Cobra
Curry-friendly lager Cobra is hoping to charm a new set of drinkers with a move into cans.Two can sizes, 500ml and 330ml, will join the existing range of glass bottles as the company attempts to give Cobra a mainstream positioning rather than...
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Kellogg reshapes Corn Flakes pack
Kellogg is changing the shape of its iconic Corn Flakes box for the first time in the brand’s 97-year history.Rolling out next week, fans of the sunshine brand will have to get used to seeing a re-closable pack with a pointed top instead of...
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Tesco stuns withchain coup
Tesco stunned the convenience store sector with a £53.7m offer for upmarket London chain Adminstore this week.Tesco corporate affairs director Lucy Neville-Rolfe said that the multiple had been negotiating with the owners of the Adminstore...
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Rippleglen gets ready for CTN rebadge
CTN chain Rippleglen will take over the first batch of Supercigs and Supernews stores on February 21 and then begin three years of integration to re-badge more than 100 Supercigs outlets to the Supernews fascia.Rippleglen bought the Supercigs...
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Dasani grabs Piccadilly
Coca-Cola has revealed details of the first stage of a marketing blitz behind new water brand Dasani.The new offering, a filtered H2O enhanced with minerals, will be officially launched in the UK on February 10 when the company is due to hit...
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End of a London empire
Tesco’s takeover of Adminstore would mark the end of one of the leading c-store chains in and around London.MD Jitu Patel started out in 1979 when he began to build a chain of seven stores trading as Crispins Food and Wine and joined...
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Penderyn takes Wales into a new era
The Welsh Whisky Company has unveiled details of the first single malt to be made in Wales for over a century.
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Salmon farmers’ price ‘must rise’
A leading distributor of Scottish farmed salmon has warned more companies will go bust this year if supermarkets and further processors do not pay a better price.Willie Liston, MD of Sea Products of Scotland, said farms would not be able to...
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Skillsmart urges training feedback
Skillsmart is giving retailers a last chance to comment on the training strategy it has devised to tackle skills shortages and lack of central accreditation in the industry.The final date for feedback is February and all wishing to respond can...
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Playing the field
n Carrying on like this, Asda is clearly thinking of partnering up with someone, some day. Andrew Pring wonders why the engagements keep collapsing In its ability to surprise rivals and observers alike, Asda is the joker in the retail pack. Last...
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Playing the field
Simon Mowbray reports on a joint Christmas drinks initiative that was designed to give independents a sporting chance against the big boysThe growth of field marketing has been phenomenal and the figures being ploughed into this...
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A solo forecourt first for Waitrose
Waitrose has denied it is about to roll out standalone forecourt stores after opening its first in Portishead, near Bristol. The 1,500 sq ft store forms part of an Esso-branded petrol filling station on Portishead High Street and is a short...
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Just flying to market
Demand is soaring at BA’s perishables depot, says Elaine WatsonThe minute a plane touches down at Heathrow airport, Gerry Mundy's stopwatch starts ticking. Whether the consignment on board is fresh asparagus or bovine serum, says the...
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Somerfield in franchisee talks
Somerfield is in talks with a number of independents about the roll-out of its new franchise package after a successful joint venture with TM Retail. Group finance director Steve Back said: “We’re not looking for franchisees with 300 stores but...