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Carte d'or
manufacturer Birds Eye Wall's brand Carte d'Or agency McCann Erickson London budget part of a £19m ice cream spend A re-run of Carte d'Or's tactless granny at the dinner table' ad highlights the brand's new Rum and Raisin and...
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Nutri Centre debut at Tesco
Tesco has opened the first in-store Nutri Centre in its flagship store in West Kensington, London. In the joint venture, customers will be able to purchase more than 3,000 herbal and homeopathic remedies, aromatherapy oils, vitamins, minerals...
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Two Christmas wine packs from Gallo
Ernest & Julio Gallo is going upmarket with this Christmas' wine gift packs. The company is selling bottles from its recently launched Coastal Vineyards range in hand-crafted wooden boxes priced at £19.99. The packs contain both varietals Â...
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Consumer's view: Drambuie Cream
Rosemary hudson, 58, counsellor from cheadle hulme- I often drink cream liqueurs and must confess to being a bit of a Baileys fan, which I drink with ice. I tried Drambuie Cream in the same way and was immediately hit with an artificial tasting...
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Start-ups need a corporate upstart
If you get it right the rewards can be huge, says Richard Lago, director of recruitment at Pursuit NHA International. "People can make money for themselves rather than for a faceless corporation and setting up your own venture can make you a...
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Drambuie cream
From Drambuie Launched last month with a Christmas TV campaign, Drambuie Cream is the latest edition to the cream liqueur fixture. Marketed as an alternative to Baileys, Drambuie is confident it could take the top slot from its rival....
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Deep cuts reviewed as Safeway goes for EDLP
Anne Bruce Safeway is revising its deep cuts strategy to accommodate an every day low pricing regime geared towards driving basket growth. A spokeswoman said initial "go low stay low" markdowns at a number of larger superstores will run in...
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GNX tool speeding NPD cycle
Elaine Watson More than 300 suppliers are developing new own label products for Sainsbury through an online collaborative product development tool from e-marketplace GlobalNetXchange. The tool, which lets everyone involved in creating new...
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n dairy rises
Many of the large dairy companies and co-operatives have been announcing increases in their farmgate prices over the past week. The increases are based on the 2p per litre boost to retail milk prices recently offered by leading supermarkets. ...
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Dangerous obsession
Suppliers fear a high price will be paid all round if the multiples continue their unremitting focus on price. Helen Gregory reports The warning came from one of the giants in the world supply league. Procter & Gamble European head Paul Polman...
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A dogfight down in Docklands
The Waitrose Food and Home store in Canary Wharf is testament to the changes that have occurred in London's Docklands over the past 10 years. It provides the first serious competition to Asda's Docklands store in an area which, until recently, was...
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Don't lump us in with the temps!
from John West, director, Red Retail Interim Sir; re Simon Howard's Careers File article (The Grocer, November 2, p60). I wonder if he really understands what makes an independent professional? He wrongly groups all those who work as...
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Dr Oetker powering up
Simon Mowbray German food giant Dr Oetker is continuing its assault on the British market by expanding its range of frozen pizzas. The move has added to speculation the company may now be preparing to diversify into other sectors of UK...
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Safeway ESL pushes on
Safeway is on track to have electronic shelf edge labels in 22 stores by Christmas. Chief information officer Ric Francis said: "We have had very positive feedback from customers so far. ESL has now been introduced in eight stores, and we will have...
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Net warehouse rental facility suspended
Property consultancy Fuller Peiser has suspended its internet-based warehouse rental facility Spacebuster.com. Launched last year, the online portal provided a marketplace where companies needing additional storage space could be matched with...
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n Festive fare
This year's Christmas edition of BBC Good Food magazine is expected to sell over half a million copies, said publisher BBC Magazines. The magazine is on sale on November 13, priced £2.30. On the same day, BBC Magazines will again also be publishing...
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Fee prospect looms for mark
David Shapley Users of the government's planned healthy eating logo could find themselves facing a licensing fee. The DoH has confirmed the logo is likely to be launched by the end of this month, but discussions are still continuing over...
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MBO for Fenmarc
One of the UK's largest prepared and prepacked root vegetable suppliers has undergone an MBO. Directors Mark Harrod and Chris Swift have acquired Fenmarc Produce from another company director, Stuart Edwards, and investors 3i Group. The company...
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Festive staples jostle for space
Positions in the retailer chart remain stable, with changes only in second and third positions because Safeway has shifted up one place to number two. This is the second consecutive week Safeway has climbed: two weeks ago it was in fifth place...