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PepsiCo to launch vanilla cola?
PepsiCo may launch a vanilla-flavoured cola following the success of Vanilla Coke from arch rival Coca-Cola last year. By October last year Vanilla Coke had sold 60 million cases in its first five months on the US market, according to Coke....
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Ahold knew of accounting problems
Ahold finance officials were alerted to “questionable accounting” at its US Foodservice business two years ago by a senior finance officer, according to the Financial Times.The Dutch-based global retailer and distributor disclosed two weeks...
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Holland & Barrett adds GNC to portfolio
Health food specialist Holland & Barrett has bought the Health and Diet Group for £7.5m from Dutch group Numico.Holland & Barrett will inherit 56 nutritional supplement stores called GNC, 49 located in the UK and seven stores at US Army...
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More counterfeit Scotch found
The Food Standards Agency has renewed its warning against drinking counterfeit Johnnie Walker Black Label Scotch Whisky after more bottles contaminated with high levels of methanol were found. The FSA, Customs and Excise and police...
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15p on a can
Currency issues are squeezing canned meat importers. As well as a strengthening US dollar the importers are also feeling the adverse effect of a firm euro. "Since July last year sterling has dropped 13% against the euro and none of this has been...
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Health is clearly becoming the hot topic of 2003
Suppliers are taking the flak for levels of salt, fat and sugar in foods, for aiming advertising at children and for lack of information on labels and on allergens. In November last year international obesity taskforce president Professor...
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Gallaher strides ahead in low price cigarette sector
Tobacco giant Gallaher Group boosted its lead in the UK for low-priced cigarettes in 2002, according to its full-year results. Brands such as Mayfair, Dorchester and Sterling sold significantly more than in 2001, helping the group push volume...
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Deep in the East Anglian countryside sits an archive holding
Set up in 1976 by a group of benevolent advertising executives, the History of Advertising Trust (HAT) contains press ads from last month all the way back to the oldest collection from RF White (c1800), which was the UK's first advertising agency....
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animal magic
Burton's is bringing out a new Cadbury Animals Bites product and sprucing up the range with updated graphics. The mini newcomers have chocolate on the inside and animal characters on the outside. A pack of five x 25g bag retails at 99p. The...
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Salkeld leaves Arla for Grampian ceo post
Rod Addy Arla Foods' UK boss David Salkeld is leaving the company at the end of May to become group chief executive officer at Grampian Country Food Group. As chief executive officer at Arla, Salkeld was responsible for developing its dairy...
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Lowther arms bought
Lowthers Cakes and Country Bakehouse have both found buyers after going into administrative receivership in January following a request from the company's directors. Cakes and tarts manufacturer Lowthers Cakes has been acquired by pastry and...
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Asda hits at spin'
A new poll showing public support for community pharmacies has been described by Asda as "spin without substance". Research by MORI's Social Research Institute was commissioned by community pharmacy chain Lloyds after the OFT recommended the...
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Ash Tree new range
Freixenet is making a high profile leap into the still wine sector with a new range of branded wines. Aimed squarely at competing with New World brands the Freixenet Ash Tree Estate portfolio is made up of a Shiraz Monastrell and a Chardonnay...
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Tesco backing Barnardos
Tesco has announced that Barnardos will be its charity of the year for 2003. The multiple's staff are all set to begin a year-long programme of fundraising, which is hoped will raise some £2.5m for Barnardos' Building Blocks Appeal. All money...
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Tony Blair launched the Work-Life Balance campaign in March
Three years later and Leading Edge asked its members how they managed their work-life balance, if it had changed and, if so, how. The study revealed that fewer than 5% work more than 60 hours a week, which is less than the national average of...
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Thai Bites
manufacturer Jacob's Bakery brand Thai Bites agency Euro RSCG budget £4m Another round of the brand's Authentic Thai with a British accent' campaign hit screens this week. A further burst is planned later in the year. Other...
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Spencer gets Midlands brief for Londis development
Londis has appointed Michael Spencer regional director for the Midlands. Formerly sales planning director, his new post is one of three created to target retail development strategy in key UK areas. Spencer joins director for the southern region...
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Tesco builds own label in Europe
Elaine Watson Tesco has started using online auctions as a procurement tool in central Europe as own label starts to gain a real foothold in the market. The auctions are now being used to joint source own label food, non-food and items not...
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The first two weeks of central London's congestion charging
Congestion hurts the capital's economy. The chronic levels of congestion we were seeing before the charge started to cost London's businesses and residents somewhere between £2m and £4m every week. Every 17 minutes stuck in traffic costs the average...
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Tesco have laid down a challenge, and an opportunity, to che
The retailer has launched the Tesco Cheese Challenge 2003 to discover the best new cheese in Britain. Any products which are currently not stocked in more than 20 retail outlets are eligible and cheesemakers can enter up to two cheeses in six...