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Pot goes Posh
Unilever Bestfoods is aiming to bring a touch of sophistication to its Pot Noodle snack brand with the launch of three Posh' Thai variants. It is backing the new arrivals with a £3m marketing campaign, expected to reinforce the brand's...
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Revealed: the jazzed up XXXX
Simon Mowbray Interbrew has lifted the lid on how Aussie amber nectar Castlemaine XXXX will look under the brewing giant's stewardship. The self-proclaimed World's Local Brewer' finally took charge of the ailing brand this week from former...
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McCarthy: sit up, take note'
Glynn Davis Tesco officially took over the reins at new acquisition T&S Stores on Monday a move that could signal the start of a new era for convenience stores. Jim McCarthy, former chief executive of T&S Stores who is the transitional...
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OFT has missed point'
Elaine Watson The Association of Convenience Stores has penned an angry letter to the OFT asking it to explain the thinking behind its decision to wave through Tesco's acquisition of T&S. Although regulators gave Tesco the green light before...
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Tesco revamps organic
Tesco is acting on royal advice to try and boost its organics category. The retailer is keen to promote its organic offering more aggressively and has embarked on a major redesign of its organic fruit and veg packaging. The plan developed from a...
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Power of Strongbow
Beleaguered cider maker Bulmers is claiming a happy start to 2003 after posting what the company says are its “best ever” Christmas cider sales.
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From rag to riches
Helen Gregory reports on the rise of the instore magazine, once a cheap promotional aid, now hailed as a crucial marketing tool Supermarkets may be best known for groceries but their publications are quietly gaining increasing prominence....
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uniq sells sauces
Uniq has completed a package of disposals designed to give it a clear focus on chilled convenience food with the sale of its ambient sauces business to McCormick UK. Uniq chief executive Bill Ronald said the £12.5m sale of Uniq Sauces further...
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Carlsberg sells Rent a Cooler Denmark
Carlsberg has sold its office water supply company Rent a Cooler to UK firm Eden Springs for about DK30m.The sale forms part of the Danish brewers strategy to focus on its core business – the production and sale of beer and own soft...
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Yazoo to support football in schools
Campina has teamed up with the Schools Football Initiative (SFi) in a sponsorship deal with its flavoured milk drink Yazoo. The deal will include joint promotional activities with SFi’s sponsor Umbro including national television, radio,...
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Safeway claims “best ever Christmas”
Safeway’s has posted a 4.2% growth in like-for-like sales over the festive period helped by a “particular strong demand” for seasonal lines and non-foods.The supermarket said the results for the four weeks ended January 4 represented its...
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Uniq completes sale of sauce business
Uniq has completed the sale of its ambient sauces unit UNIQsauces to McCormick – the UK arm of US-based spices group McCormick – for £12.15m.Uniq said the sale was in line with the group’s strategy to focus more strongly on the growth...
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Tesco recall for nut cutlets
Tesco has recalled a batch of its own label vegetarian nut cutlets which could be contaminated with glass. The recall of Tesco Vegetarian 4 Nut Cutlets – manufactured by Goodlife Foods – came after four customers complained of glass found in...
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Wal-Mart offers new loan notes for Asda debt
Wal-Mart, the US parent of Asda, has informed holders of the UK supermarket’s bonds and loan notes of an offer to exchange all outstanding Asda debt securities for sterling denominated fixed rate Wal-Mart notes due in 2013.Wal-Mart said the...
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Holmes is new T&S boss
Tesco has named Colin Holmes as the new boss for T&S Stores following approval for its takeover from secretary of state for trade and industry Patricia Hewitt.Holmes has moved from his role as operations director for superstores central to...
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Persistence of smuggling revealed
Nearly 70% of independent retailers do not think the government is doing enough to tackle tobacco and alcohol smuggling. In a survey carried out by The Grocer, more than one-third of independent retailers questioned knew of people in their area...
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Nisa boosts Iceland
Big Food Group has started sourcing groceries from Nisa to boost Iceland's home shopping offer. The Nisa lines form part of an enhanced online shopping range sourced from selected Booker depots. Iceland has been able to more than double the...
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Nisa boosts Iceland
Big Food Group has started sourcing groceries from Nisa to boost Iceland’s home shopping offer.The Nisa lines form part of an enhanced online shopping range sourced from selected Booker depots. Iceland has been able to more than double the...
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Surfax’s DAB hand
DAB lager is hoping to attract new customers after Surfax took over the distribution and marketing of the beer from Bulmers.The deal, which signifies the first round of cuts at Bulmers, started at the beginning of the year and puts the brew...
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Testing the provision of information on the G33 sites
New European e-commerce regulations aimed at encouraging greater confidence in internet purchasing came into force in October. These introduced new requirements regarding the provision of information, the promotion of goods over the internet, and...