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Towey pushes Napolina
Dean Towey has become Napolina's marketing manager to raise the brand's profile and increase distribution of its ranges of canned tomatoes, cooking sauces, pasta and olive oils. Towey said: "I will be responsible for the strategic direction of...
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Spain tempts
with Nispero Spanish producers are hoping to create a taste for a new fruit in the UK. Food from Spain has launched a nationwide campaign to promote the Nispero, an unusual fruit from the Callosa d'en Sarria region. The organisation is...
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Troch's successor
Dutch brewer Grolsch intends to appoint Ab Pasman as chairman to replace Jacques Troch who retires in April 2004. Pasman, an executive of electronics group Philips, will in the meantime be appointed to the Grolsch board of management. ...
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Playing the buying game
How many hurdles must be jumped to ensure you get products listed by top retailers?Buyers are some of the most important people in the industry with seeming omniscience over the whole stock selection process.But they are not the only...
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CJ Lang ready with ‘war chest’
Spar Scottish wholesaler and retailer CJ Lang is to aggressively seek business through further store improvements and has a “war chest” for acquisitions.At Spar Scotland’s trade show in Fife, CJ Lang MD designate Ed Ferguson revealed that...
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Fanta’s million
Coca-Cola is launching its “biggest ever” on-pack promotion on Fanta with a prize pool worth over £1m.Running from May to July, the text and win promotion across more than 100m cans and bottles will offer consumers the chance to win one of...
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Iceland saves on phone bills as CD-Rom rolls out
Iceland has launched a new CD-Rom enabling customers to compile home shopping orders offline without running up a large phone bill.The CD-Rom, which has been distributed to over 230 stores after a series of successful pilots, is proven to...
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Bravo for Heineken in Russia
Heineken’s Russian arm Bravo International has launched a non-alcoholic brand – Buckler – in Russia.Brewed at Heineken’s St Petersburg brewery, Buckler will be one of the first international non-alcoholic beer brands in Russia and will be...
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US Foodservice wins forces contract
US Foodservice, currently under investigation for an alleged over statement of $500m in earnings, has been awarded multi-million dollar contracts to supply the US Army, Navy and Air Force.According ti the Wall Street Journal the Pentagon has...
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Madrange adds interest to pâté
French deli specialist Madrange is determined to raise the game in the pâté market with the launch of a range geared to UK tastes and eating habits. A premium pâté range will be launched in May. It has already won listings in Safeway and the...
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Cereal Innovations adds to its development team
Cereal Innovations has appointed Nick Townend business development manager and Giles Abbott new product development manager. Townend has worked in the food ingredients sector for more than 20 years, from flour to breadcrumbs and seasonings for...
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and now all eyes are on number six
No sooner has the bidding frenzy around Safeway dissipated, while we wait to see what the Competition Commission comes up with and whether Philip Green will now make his move following Safeway's better-than-expected trading statement this week, than...
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Customers at all Batleys cash and carries will have noticed
One of the biggest changes has been the relaunch of Batleys Best Buy own label in its new blue and yellow livery and the subsequent upgrading of PoS through all 18 depots. A number of C&Cs have undergone more fundamental refurbishments. One...
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Persil extracts the most from aloe vera
Lever Fabergé is looking to get more mileage from aloe vera formulations in the laundry category with the launch of a Persil liquigel containing extracts of the plant. Meanwhile, the fmcg giant is pouring £10m into marketing support for its...
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Measured approach
There is a trade-off between promotions and profits and, contrary to UK marketers' views, it can be measured, says Liz Hamson Promotions are rarely profitable. And advertising campaigns that have not prompted potential customers to shell out...
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Mills takes on UK arm of Constellation Wines
Rod Addy John Mills, managing director of Grants of St James's Wines and Strathmore Mineral Water Company, has become MD of Constellation Wines UK. The business is part of the global wine division of Constellation Brands and was created...
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Mars bar goes dark
Masterfoods is to introduce a limited edition dark chocolate version of its iconic countline Mars bar. Available across all outlets from the beginning of next month for four weeks, Mars Midnight aims to deliver a "more sophisticated taste" than...
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The human side of running largest in Batleys estate
Rob Whittington is in charge of his third Batleys depot in three years working for the company, having become manager of its biggest cash and carry six months ago. He began his career in the cash and carry sector with Nurdin & Peacock 15 years...
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Baxters gets into retail
Premium brand food manufacturer Baxters is to open two stores in Scotland this year in a drive to become a "major retailer in tourist destinations". The first store will open at the new Ocean Terminal shopping centre in Edinburgh in early...
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When out of town development became out of bounds, supermar
The ploy seemed to work. Since PPG6, the planning policy guidance note intended to switch the focus of new development back to struggling town centres came into being in 1996, the number of applications has soared, with expansions of up to 50%...