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Cookstown rejuvenated
Ed Bedington Leading food producer Grampian is launching a campaign to reinvigorate a once-famous regional brand. The company is making a substantial six-figure investment over three years in Cookstown, part of which will see it back on TV...
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The CTN guide
Telegraph signalsThe Daily Telegraph is trialing LED advertising signs at 25 independent newsagents across London as part of a £2.5m outdoor ad campaign. A spokesman for Telegraph Group said the Shopfront Media LED display Adsites should attract...
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Delmonte pushes Fruitini towards lunchboxes
Delmonte is to spend £2m behind a relaunch of its Fruitini potted fruit brand, steering the brand away from adults and towards kids' lunchboxes. New pots are rolling out to retailers now, still featuring real fruit pieces free from added sugar,...
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Divisional directors
First Quench has appointed two operations directors to head the newly separated wine and drinks divisions of its Thresher off-licence chain. Linda Burns, previously regional director for the north of England, has taken charge of the wine side of...
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Dispatches - the global update
Price downUnited Milk has confirmed its June milk price is down, at 18.7 pence per litre compared to May's 19ppl. Direct suppliers to the organisation's Westbury processing plant will now receive the price for milk delivered in June. The...
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Dispatches - the global update
Stilton on webCheese lovers will be able to pick up their Stiltons online thanks to a dairy's new website. Renowned Stilton producer The Long Clawson Dairy has redeveloped its website which now allows consumers to place orders over the web....
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Dispatches - the global update
Higher price United Milk has announced a confirmed milk price for April of 18.3 pence per litre for direct suppliers. This is 0.1ppl higher than the indicative price announced mid-month, the organisation claimed. It said the price...
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Showing how it's done
"Don't focus so much on acquisition of new customers - keep the ones you have. If they're happy, they'll soon spread the word"Tucking into a typically large American breakfast at Safeway's US head office in Pleasanton, in the bay area of San...
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The fat and the flak
In the blue corner stands UK food plc. In the red are Labour MP Debra Shipley and Consumers' Association chief Sheila McKechnie. Last week, round one in the bout over how to create a healthier nation got off to a lively start when Cadbury Trebor...
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Investors need reassurance
May is a busy month for food retailers, with Sainsbury, Safeway and Big Food Group all reporting annual results in the next three weeks and Morrisons holding its annual general meeting. Investors in Sainsbury and Big Food Group are looking for...
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Oriental Sensations
Walkers is giving its posh' crisps brand Sensations a taste of the Orient. Sensations Oriental Crackers are rolling out in three flavours Peking Spare Rib & Five Spice, Thai Lemongrass & Coconut, and Tangy Malaysian Chutney. The new lines...
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Running the rule over TM Retail
A handful of supermarkets and venture capitalists are believed to be in talks about the future of Martins and Forbuoys chain TM Retail, put on the market by its financial backers in January. All options are still being considered, including...
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Precarious way to trade
Some small manufacturers and retailers are urging the Office of Fair Trading to consider prohibiting below-cost selling as part of its review of the Supermarket Code of Practice. They are also calling for greater transparency on price for example...
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Toronto avoided
Landmark has relocated this year’s annual conference, due to take place next month in Toronto, to New York due to fears over the SARs virus. The conference will take place between September 13 and 18. The programme ‘Challenging Times – The...
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Game for Polo
Nestlé is aiming for bags of profit with a new line of Polo Clear and Polo Smoothie Sunshine Fruits in hanging packs. Available from June 2, both 144g bags contain individually wrapped hoop-shaped sweets, rsp: £1.05. Back on shelf...
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Somerfield refits grow sales
Somerfield has revealed an upturn in sales growth in the second half of the year, to back its argument that the group is worth more than the £509m offered by John Lovering and Bob Mackenzie last month.The Bristol-based supermarket operator...
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New TV ads for Grolsch
Coors Brewers is to release a new TV ad for Grolsch lager on May 16 to build on its 'Schtop' campaign and backed by a £2m burst of advertsing activity. The series of three ads with different endings, finds Ronald Top – star of the campaign –...
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Struggling to come out of the cold
It may not look scary to the average shopper, but the freezer cabinet can be a very frightening place for brands – especially those aiming at premium positioning. Several big names have stumbled as they sought the category’s holy grail, with the...
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Western expertise meets Eastern flair
Seoung-Han Lee’s enthusiasm is highly infectious. So much so, that it is hard not to be impressed by the president and CEO of Samsung Tesco and his vision for turning the company into South Korea’s top operator of hypermarkets. It will not be easy....
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Extension to nowhere
When out of town development became out of bounds, supermarkets swiftly turned their attentions to the new convenience format in town centres… and securing consents for the extension of existing stores.The ploy seemed to work. Since PPG6,...