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Raise a glass to them!
The key qualities that the six best beer and cider buyers have in common are their accessibility and passion for the category. Fiona Bayley from Sainsbury was praised by suppliers both big and small for her approachability, fairness and...
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n Glued to the Xbox
Future Publishing is releasing the first of four quarterly Official Xbox special editions on April 7. The first is The 100 Best Xbox Games which includes in-depth reviews of the top 20. It comes covermounted with a demo disc containing 20 playable...
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Ty Nant's way of Tau
Welsh bottled producer Ty Nant is bringing minimalist design to soft drinks with the launch of Tau water in clear glass bottles. The still variant's label has black text on a white background, while the sparkling version sports the reverse. Both...
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Solpadeine
manufacturer GlaxoSmithKline brand Solpadeine agency Ogilvy budget £1m A new TV commercial for Solpadeine pain reliever aims to show the products have power to hit where it hurts'. Three executions each focus on a...
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ACS forecourt spotlight
A new forum has been set up by the Association of Convenience Stores to discuss issues relating to members involved in forecourts.The Forecourt Forum, chaired by c-store and forecourt operator Snax 24 MD Bill Ahearn, will meet three or four...
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CCE pours £56m into UK portfolio
Coca-Cola Enterprises is throwing £56m behind its UK portfolio this year with activity focusing on its key consumers – teenagers, young adults and families.A £5m launchpad for new Vanilla variants of Coke and Diet Coke tops the soft drinks...
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Geest acquires French group
Geest has bought the Genevieve Langlais group of companies which produce prepared leaf salads and convenience salads in France.The deal will cost 19m euros plus 7m euros of debt and will make Geest one of the three largest producers of...
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Ahold to exit Latin America
Troubled global retailer Ahold is to sell its operations in four South American countries to focus on stable markets and gather funds to reduce its debt.The Dutch group has been embroiled in financial accounting scandals in the US and...
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EC fines French beef producers
French beef producers have been fined 17m euros by the European Commission for fixing meat prices in the wake of Europe's mad cow disease crisis in 2001.Europe’s competition commissioner Mario Monti said the fine reflected the serious nature...
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M&S adds new software to food division
Marks and Spencer has introduced a food innovation and database system to get new products on shelf faster, react quicker to product queries as well offering up-to-the-minute product information.The software to manage new product development...
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Ahold’s Santa Isabel fails to meet deadline
Chilean regulators have suspended stock trading in supermarket chain Santa Isabel owned by global retailer Ahold.Santa Isabel failed to post its 2002 earnings by Monday’s deadline the bourse said. The Dutch group is already...
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Sainsbury and Carphone Warehouse engage
Sainsbury has confirmed it has struck a deal with Carphone Warehouse to offer cut-price calls from fixed line phones. Under the deal – which builds on Sainsbury’s current mobile phone offering – Carphone Warehouse will be responsible for all...
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Shloer sparkles for Merrydown
Cidermaker Merrydown said its adult soft drink brand Shloer achieved record sales over the Christmas period and it expects its full-year results to be in line with market expectations.Merrydown said the cider business remained profitable and...
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V-10 moves off for a spin
Jordan Grand Prix is adding weight to the support behind its PPS spin-off Vodka V-10. Launched last year, the Formula One team is determined to increase the profile of the drink whose profits help to fund Jordan's activities on the Grand Prix...
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£3m for friendly fish farming
Kit Davies Wales has the potential to lead the world in developing a sustainable approach to the fishing industry, according to Welsh economic development minister Andrew Davies. The claim was made during the launch of AqWa Aquaculture...
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CCE pours £56m into UK portfolio
Mary Carmichael Coca-Cola Enterprises is throwing £56m behind its UK portfolio this year with activity focusing on its key consumers teenagers, young adults and families. A £5m launchpad for new Vanilla variants of Coke and Diet Coke tops...
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For years independent retailers have complained bitterly abo
A few have been so incensed by the 0.5% commission rate and the 13p cap on individual transactions that they have thrown out the terminal, but the vast majority have just got on with it. After all, there are always plenty of other areas of the...
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Wade through any article about Wal-Mart, and you won't get f
Plough through the 2000 Competition Commission report into the sector and there was little evidence that Asda's US parentage was securing it a better deal on a packet of biscuits, while Tesco's global sourcing efforts were initially focused on...