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Web sites are a poor substitute for magazines, according to
More than twice as many people find magazines more enjoyable than web sites, according to Absorbing Media, a PPA study of media usage and attitudes which will be launched later this month. The PPA found that 52% of respondents who use both...
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Ahold centralises fresh and chilled buying across the US
Elaine Watson Ahold has centralised fresh and chilled buying for all six of its US operating companies at a new e-procurement office in Boston. The new system was set up to reduce costs in the US business, which has a combined annual turnover of...
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AD builds a UK wine team as it prepares for a global push
Allied Domecq has set up a dedicated UK wine division as part of plans to create a global wine business. The spirits giant identified wine as a weakness in its armoury and has been on the acquisition trail for wines for the last 12 months. Its...
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Fresher, contemporary light for Somerfield in Easy ad campai
Rod Addy Somerfield is poised to launch the advertising campaign that will replace brand icon Annie on May 7. It has a launch budget of £2m and will run under the strapline Good Food Made Easy. The ads were designed by Somerfield's brand team in...
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adult drinks: finding a place
Adult soft drinks is the fastest growing segment of the soft drinks market, but it is also an area full of missed opportunities, according to Coca-Cola Enterprises' marketing director Ian Deste. Deste says: "Instore positioning has been confused...
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Alcoholic drinks get high on floor stacks and household clea
Morrisons remains at the top of the fascia chart although Asda continues to close the gap, standing just two percentage points behind at number two. Tesco and Somerfield retain their positions from last week, while Safeway moves up the chart to...
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Cask ale's in Safeway
Efforts to find a way of selling real ale in the off-trade are beginning to pay off for Bedfordshire brewer Charles Wells. After lengthy trials in the multiples it has won a listing in Safeway for its Bombardier Fresh Real Ale eight pint mini...
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Alwin Thompson's firm makes exceedingly good cakes. In fact
The rapidly growing Blackburn-based company is still on the acquisition trail, driven by a ceo whose combination of northern pragmatism and sharp business acumen has helped push turnover up to £50m. The group employs 700 people and consists of...
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I am becoming quite concerned by the gearing up of pro-euro
Barely a day goes by without the case being presented not only in a manner that implies that anyone opposing inclusion has to be a half wit, but that any referendum will result in a yes' vote and that such an outcome will be good for us. This...
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Paul Gannon, chief operating officer of Sainsbury's American
Shareholders at Philip Morris have approved proposals to change the company's name to Altria Group. The company's subsidiaries Philip Morris USA, Philip Morris International, Kraft Foods and Miller Brewing Company will retain their names. Unilever...
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Another winning year for the Patients
Last year's winners of the best small c-store category in the Booker Prize for Excellence went one better this year, claiming the best retailer prize. David and Sherran Patient, who also carried off the best small c-store award for the second...
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Forum calls for British appeal to lift UK producers' fortune
Elaine Watson Pig producers have called on retailers to help tackle the crisis in the British pig industry by clearly distinguishing British pork and bacon instore and only buying pigmeat compliant with minimum UK standards. The call was made at a...
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Landmark says merger approach was rebuffed
John Wood Landmark Cash & Carry has revealed that it twice held talks with Nisa-Today's about forming a new wholesale group, but says Nisa-Today's chairman Dudley Ramsden blocked the move on both occasions. Landmark managing director Mike McGee...
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Availability is boosted by United's web planogram
Elaine Watson United Co-op has rolled out a new web based category management tool giving the society central control over ranges at store level. The tool has slashed administration costs and significantly improved availability instore, said...
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Plaudits for Wm Reed at Britvic/PPA awards
William Reed Publishing's magazines and journalists carried off four of the six awards in the inaugural Business Food and Drink Journalist Awards, sponsored by Britvic in association with the Periodical Publishers' Association in London last week. ...
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Baileys Charade'
Created by: J Walter Thompson Launched: 2000 This was the ad that finally managed to inject some real spirit into Baileys, no small feat considering it has precious little more alcohol than wine. Updating the brand's positioning for the 21st...
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Winecorp closes UK base
South African winemaker Winecorp is closing down its London-based European division and transferring the UK sales and distribution of its wines to Private Liquor Brands. Adrian Garforth, managing director of the European operation, is now in the...
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Baths, toilets and Shoks
KP Snacks is putting £3.5m behind recently launched Hula Hoops Shoks with the first TV ad for the brand hitting screens on Monday (May 6). Running for 10 weeks, two ads will be aired during the push to coincide with national roll out of the...
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n Criticism that UK recycling regulations lack teeth has bee
Recycling is an emotive issue so the suggestion that the UK's current policies might not be achieving a great deal is bound to stir up strong feelings. The fact that the UK's second largest recycling compliance scheme Wastepack failed to meet last...
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This week began with a phone call to a multiple buyer who wa
Most people just say hello when they answer their mobile phone. He said: "And who's calling the Golden Shot today then?" I guess some suppliers think they have hit the jackpot if they make contact. On to the British Poultry Council annual lunch,...