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Sunkist boosts its personality
Sunkist has refreshed its eponymous sparkling soft drink brand with funky new packaging. On shelf now, the new look covers both cans and bottles and aims to boost the brand's appeal to its target market, 18 to 35-year-olds. Each variant has a...
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Keep an eye on China
Multiples under a critical government spotlight amid allegations of unfair trading practices. Independents crying foul as invading large chains blossom. Trade associations indulging in political infighting as the food sector transforms. Sounds...
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Nectar partnership gets cool response from City
Anne Bruce Sainsbury is to withdraw eight million Reward Cards from September as it phases in its new collaborative loyalty scheme. The announcement of the Nectar scheme for shoppers at Debenhams, BP and Sainsbury and Barclaycard holders follows...
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The Co-operative Group
Chilled category product manager Sarah Lewis says chilled ethnic ready meals are growing at 214% year-on-year within the group. "This figure excludes our new meals solution range of 14 curries, 11 oriental meals, plus separate rice and vegetable...
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The crunch for M&M's
Masterfoods is to roll out a £6m advertising red carpet to welcome the new Crispy variant which joined its M&M's stable this week. The newcomer which has a crunchy rice centre adds to the Chocolate and Peanut versions targeting young adults...
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Man Utd set for two new deals with fmcg giants
Exclusive Simon Mowbray Manchester United bosses are hoping to kick off the next football season with two major signings from the world of food and drink. Marketing chiefs at Britain's biggest club have issued a come and get us invitation to...
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Wal-Mart power has delivered unheard of prices in non-food'
Clive Beddall, Bentonville, Arkansas Wal-Mart's financial muscle is enabling Asda to offer UK consumers unbeatable bargains on non foods, chief operating officer Tony DeNunzio told international colleagues at the shareholders convention on...
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Wind down for Unimerchants
John Lusty subsidiary Trustin Unimerchants is being wound down after receivers failed to find a buyer interested in the business as a going concern. Key brands in the Lusty stable have already found alternative distributors and taken some staff...
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PPS duo for Sierra
Tequila brand Sierra is being extended with the introduction of two premium packaged spirit variants. UK distributor The Drinks Company is launching two Sierra Slammer variants Tropic, a mix of orange, pineapple, passion fruit and mandarin...
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total ethnic food market
(excluding frozen ethnic ready meals) Value (£000s) 52 w/e 28 Apr '02 yr-on-yr % change Total 908,295 13 ...
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Ethnic ready meals, a major sector within ethnic, is worth £
In terms of retailers, Sainsbury has outperformed the market and now represents 27% of market spend. Growth is partly due to its ranging of Thai foods. Ethnic meal accompaniments are also performing well. Within accompaniments naan bread is now...
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For the first time in a while, there are signs of optimism r
Private equity interest remains high: BC Partners is buying Galbani from Danone, and Hicks, Muse, Tate & Furst is the purchaser of a variety of ambient brands from Nestlé, adding the likes of Crosse & Blackwell, Branston and Sarson's to existing...
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rolling out flatbread
Competition is hotting up in the burgeoning Indian flatbreads market with the debut of a frozen premium range marketed under the Pillsbury brand and available from Supreme Foods (Euro). Developed in conjunction with General Mills India and...
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RHS gets on the trail of improving safety image
EXCLUSIVE Chris Fletcher An initiative to communicate the quality and safety of Scottish food will be showcased at this year's Royal Highland Show which runs from June 20-23. Food for Life Food for Thought is the brainchild of RHS president and...
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Girl power for Panini
Comics publisher Panini is launching a magazine based on the popular animated children's characters, the Powerpuff Girls. Panini already publishes stickers and a sticker album centred around the adventures of the crime-fighting trio Blossom,...
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Sainsbury's trendy new store in Hazel Grove, Manchester offe
Hello. I hear you offer personal shopping. How soon can you squeeze me in? Wait a moment, I will just call an ambassador for you. (Offline) The sellotape's gone missing, everything's gone missing. Ambassador: "You can come in today, will you...
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Stores heaving as shoppers
stock up for holiday parties The World Cup and the Jubilee public holidays meant stores were heaving with people determined to stock up for the four-day celebrations. But in spite of this, there were only six lines unavailable to our shoppers this...
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SAUCES: woks keep them hot
Flavours are expressly oriental, which is driving the sector, while Indian has high hopes for regional variations Ethnic cook-in sauces is one of the most popular destination categories, yet in terms of value sales the sector is performing less...
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Müller waves a wand and works its Magic for kids
Müller is aiming to cast a spell over five to 10-year-olds with a new range of Müller Magic children's yogurts. On shelf next month, the two variants come with a magic wand containing a secret' ingredient to transform the vanilla yogurt base. ...
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Jolly moves in Princes' reshuffle
Princes, the international foods and soft drinks group, has promoted Tim Jolly to chief executive of Princes Food Manufacturing Group. Jolly was previously md of Princes' trading division. His appointment forms part of the final wave of a...