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Colourful fabric of Chilean wine
InterContinental Brands is launching a series of new wines from Chile.The Campo Paraiso range comprises six wines from the Colchagua Valley including a Sauvignon Blanc, Merlot, Carmenere and a Shiraz. Priced from £4.99, the wines are...
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In Profile: Rachel Warren, Head of Retail Marketing for the Oxford, Swindon & Gloucester Co-Op
What is your career background? I spent two years working on customer research for Somerfield. After that I moved to its marketing...
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Cracking value for a fast food
Stonegate’s ingenious marketing has added serious value to eggs, says Elaine WatsonFast, furious and passionate. What a partner!’ boasts the public relations material that goes out to retailers and producers from Stonegate Farmers –...
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In Profile: Q&A with Gerry Roads, Marketing Director, Yoplait Dairy Crest
Describe your career to date I began as a sales rep with Procter & Gamble in the Birmingham and Coventry area. After a year of driving round with leaking...
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In Profile: Q&A with Jonathan Green, Sales & Marketing Manager, Swiss DéLice
Describe your background and responsibilities... I worked for BP Retail (UK) in management positions for six years. I then became executive director of one of...
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Directing FSA’s policy
Dr Andrew Wadge has been confirmed as the Food Standard Agency’s director of food safety policy.Wadge has been acting director of food safety policy since February and was previously head of the Agency’s chemical safety & toxicology...
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In Profile: Q&A with Kieron Mayes, Format Director, Somerfield
What is your career background? I worked for Asda for seven years in various operational roles, with responsibilities such as head office merchandising. After that I...
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In Profile: Q&A with Nigel Hardy, Trading Director for Multiple Grocers, Gallaher
What is your background? I worked for 10 years at Marks and Spencer. One of my first roles was as assistant manager at the store in Northumberland...
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In Profile: Q&A with Fiona Mannion, Group Marketing Director, Patak's
What is your business background? I took marketing positions in the toiletries industry for five years, working for Alberto- Culver and then Wella. From there...
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Drinks give Tesco a lift
It’s all change in the fascia chart this week with Tesco coming out at the top of the chart, up two places from last week. Tesco is particularly strong on price promotions on alcoholic drinks while in other categories buy one get one free...
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Enrique Iglesias on Pepsi
Spanish popstar Enrique Iglesias is to be the final face of Pepsi’s international music line up for this year.He joins the likes of Robbie Williams, Britney Spears and Ms Dynamite who have teamed up with Pepsi to offer consumers the chance...
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Expo promises a regional feast
The largest gathering of specialist regional food and beverage companies ever assembled in the UK will be a major feature of Food and Drink Expo 2004 at the NEC, Birmingham, from March 14 to 17 next year.Organised by William Reed...
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JS scores Northern Ireland first
Sainsbury in Forestside, Belfast, claims the Star Performer title this week as the first store in Northern Ireland to check in a full basket. While Morrisons in Failsworth, Greater Manchester, delivered the cheapest full basket, at £38.92,...
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Replenishment moves up a gear
Iceland has taken Booker’s collaborative approach with suppliers to the next level by plugging them directly into its store replenishment system and allowing them to pull off sales data for individual SKUs at store level. Nine months into...
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A hi-tech squeeze
A technology specialist is claiming success following consumer tests of its innovative equipment.Sinclair IQ had conducted the tests on its SIQ-FT machine, a high speed machine that is designed to measure the firmness of individual fruit. ...
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n imports LEAPImports of cheese into the UK in May showed a jump of 30% on a year earlier.Volumes leapt from 21,600 tonnes to 28,200 tonnes, mainly due to a boost in Cheddar imports from 7,600 tonnes to 11,400 tonnes, with Irish shipments jumping by over...
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KP unveils its own nut sensations
KP Snacks is fighting back in its perennial battle with rival Walkers.It is launching a new range of premium flavoured nuts aimed at adults – just as Walkers releases its first nuts under the successful Sensations brand (The Grocer, July 26...
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The mainland threat
Is the Safeway fallout worrying NI independents? Anne Bruce reportsWith 10-plus strong brands touting for business on a 5,500 sq mile patch, Northern Ireland’s 1.7 million residents are spoilt for choice when it comes to groceries. If...
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What price Safeway?
DTZ’s unorthodox evaluation could impact on the whole sector. Liz Hamson reportsRobust” and “unconventional” were just two of the words used to describe the valuation of Safeway’s property portfolio carried out by surveyors DTZ last...
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In Profile
>>Q& A WITH RON HICKEY, HEAD OF PROPOSITION DEVELOPMENT, BOOKERDescribe your career backgroundI started my sales and marketing career at Grand Metropolitan Brewing, before moving to Scottish Courage Brands for eight years....