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FSA confirms Bell's role
The Food Standards Agency's acting chief executive Jon Bell has been appointed to the post permanently. Bell replaces Geoffrey Podger who became executive director of the European Food Standards Agency, based in Brussels, in February. Podger...
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Scepticism that trade would bid
The prospect of a trade buyer emerging as the mystery bidder for Somerfield has been dismissed by analysts, although some sources close to the business believe it could be an attractive target. Somerfield announced on Tuesday it had been...
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Daz gets a Citrus Blast
Procter & Gamble has introduced a limited edition Citrus Blast option to its Daz range the brand's first new variant for 10 years. It is backing the newcomer with a £3m campaign set to include TV, radio and outdoor ads and instore support in...
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Frustration at breakaway FSA stance
From Peter Melchett, policy director, The Soil AssociationSir; The Consumers' Association is right to urge the Food Standards Agency to reverse its obtuse position on food labelling and GM ('Call for more GM study at FSA' - The Grocer April 12,...
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New Cadbury names
Cadbury Trebor Bassett is adding a Wine Sours variant to its Maynards gums range next month and increasing the brand's marketing spend by 67% to £2.5m. The newcomer will also join CTB's Christmas range which it is backing with a total of £29m....
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Tesco's wine testbed at Calais refurbished
Tesco will complete a refurbishment of its 20,000 sq ft Calais Vin Plus drinks superstore this month to mark the store's eighth anniversary. The store, which sells more beers, wines and spirits than any other Tesco in the world, has been...
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The dream came true
Andrew Davidson's ambition was always to run his own shop, and when he was made redundant two and a half years ago, he took the opportunity to buy premises in Lower Newtonards in Belfast. "I'm really glad I did it I love it," he says. "When I...
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Cherokee gets trucking
Siân Harrington Tesco is rolling out truck-side advertising across the country with a campaign that promotes its Cherokee clothing range. The move is part of a media strategy in which Tesco will test different initiatives using its brand...
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Warning of discounter control
Simon Mowbray Interbrew has fired the latest salvo in its ongoing battle with the multiples over pricing, claiming that retailers are in danger of taking the beer market the "way of Germany". In its latest annual market report, the brewer...
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Minimum wage hitting c-stores' costs
Concern among independent retailers about the impact of the looming hike in the national minimum wage is clearly reflected in our latest Reader Panel survey. Although most of the retailers we quizzed described themselves as family businesses not...
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Easing the skills crisis
The Budget contains measures which should bring more skilled labour onto the jobs market and cut the stranglehold that red tape has on employers. Steve Crabb reports The Budget may have been bad news for smokers and drinkers, but it contained...
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Return of Lean Cuisine
Mary Carmichael Findus is resurrecting its 1980s diet brand Lean Cuisine to help breathe life into Feeling Great! frozen ready meals, backing the banner with £2.5m. The new portfolio, Feeling Great! Lean Cuisine, will include six new'...
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Whyte and Mackay in record shirt deal
Blended Scotch whisky brand Whyte and Mackay is venturing south of the border in a three-year sponsorship deal with Leeds United. The brand, which is distributed by Maxxium UK, is replacing Strongbow as the Premiership club's shirt sponsor in a...
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Thickest ever Domestos
Lever Fabergé's 72-year-old Domestos bleach brand is to get a "thickest ever" formulation and a new SunFresh fragrance. Rolling out now, the thicker products, which claim to cling better and protect surfaces more effectively, will be backed by a...
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Wholesale opportunity in factory gate pricing
Elaine Watson Wholesalers could capitalise on the multiples' push towards factory gate pricing by picking up the slack for manufacturers that find it uneconomic to maintain their own fleets, according to a report into the wholesale sector from...
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Tesco widens gap with JS
Tesco, which reported a strong financial performance last week, continues to see a rise in year-on-year market share according to our TradeTrak data from ACNielsen.The retailer, which announced annual pre-tax profits up 13% to £1.36bn and UK...
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Tesco widens gap with JS
Tesco, which reported a strong financial performance last week, continues to see a rise in year-on-year market share according to our TradeTrak data from ACNielsen. The retailer, which announced annual pre-tax profits up 13% to £1.36bn and UK...
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Getting in sync
Billions will be slashed off supply chain costs thanks to new global standards for product classification. Now, people just have to learn to talk the same language says Elaine Watson News that the industry has finally got its act together...
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Hit or miss? - Hula Hoop Shoks
It was hard to ignore the arrival of KP's Hula Hoops Shoks in the bagged snacks category last April. For a start, the foil packs were cube-shaped and came in bright green, pink or orange, while the flavours gloried in the names Full-on Onion,...