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The prestigious GRAMIAs are one of the essential events of the fmcg year where clients and agencies alike celebrate creative excellence and achievements. Now in their ninth year, the awards encompass the entire fmcg industry and are seen as a...
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generic milk advertising
Processors set to co-operate with generic initiative Moves from the Milk Development Council to kickstart generic milk advertising have received a cautious welcome from processors. The council is inviting individual dairy companies to apply for a…
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Primula's answer to Philadelphia kicks off aggressive NPD sc
Kavli is set to go head to head with Kraft's Philadelphia brand in the low fat cheese sector with the launch of a WeightWatchers range. Comprising a 150g low fat cheese spread with added vitamins (rsp: £1.09) and three savoury dips with Italian...
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Late entry in ales
Marston's is hoping to repeat the success of its last two launches into the premium bottled ale market with a new brew, Late Hopped. Late Hopped is already lined up as Sainsbury's Beer of the Month in May, selling at a competitive £1.29. It will...
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m arks and spencer
City thumbs up to M&S's performance Analysts agreed Marks and Spencer's dark days are over as it released its latest trading statement this week. Like-for-like sales were up 10.6% on last year while food sales increased 6%, or 4.5% on a...
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Sir Terry hails Tesco's arrival as major international group
Tesco bosses said 2001 marked Tesco's coming of age as an international business with overseas stores finally making a substantial contribution to group profits. Speaking at the company's annual results presentation, chief executive Sir Terry...
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Tesco and Asda to follow Sainsbury with trials of radio fre
UK multiples are lining up to test source tagging technologies in collaboration with academic and commercial body the Auto-ID centre. Sainsbury is leading the way by announcing plans to introduce source tagging throughout its supply chain (see p4)....
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Co-operative Group passes asylum profit to charities
The Co-operative Group has handed over profit from food vouchers used by asylum seekers in its stores to refugee charities. It donated £20,000 this week as the government scrapped its controversial refugee voucher system. Some £17,000 has gone to...
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Patak Menu range axed by Sainsbury
EXCLUSIVE Simon Mowbray Indian food brand Patak's has halted production of its Restaurant Menu for 2 range of premium chilled ready meals because they have been axed by Sainsbury, The Grocer has learned. The company is now pinning its hopes of...
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T he factory gate pricing initiative which is currently bei
These retailers are focusing on exploiting the opportunities and cost savings presented by optimising transportation from factory gate to store. But what does it all mean for suppliers and are there any opportunities for them? With the advent of...
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Typhoo bids to catch up with dose of the OO factor on TV
Typhoo will next week kick off its £3m push to get back into the premier league of tea brands with a new TV commercial breaking on Monday (April 15). The brand has endured a torrid time recently, with latest figures from Information Resources...
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Nestlé working hard in cereals; Cadbury pushes cakes, biscui
Though Morrisons remains at the top of the chart this week its domination has become less pronounced with the gap between numbers one and two being reduced by half with less than nine percentage points separating the two positions. Tesco moves up...
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Refresh UK is frontrunner to grab Wychwood's brewery and bra
Tim Palmer Hobgoblin and Goliath will be rubbing shoulders with Bishop's Tipple and Löwenbräu if the deal to sell Wychwood brewery to Refresh UK goes through next month. Privately funded Refresh has emerged as the frontrunner to buy the innovative...
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Emap brings out a Sneak preview
Emap is issuing a 36-page sampler edition of its new teen celebrity-based magazine Sneak, to be distributed free with copies of J17 and Smash Hits. The Sneak preview sampler, which will be half the pagination of the full-blown Sneak, aims to give...
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PLAYING SKITTLES WITH BUFFY
Skittles Sours are to sponsor the sixth series of cult teenage TV drama Buffy the Vampire Slayer. The series is predicted to attract more than a million viewers a week as it is aired on Sky One this month and next. An animated Skittles Sour...
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The market for fish and seafood fresh, frozen and canned
In fresh fish, salmon continues to grow as the leading type by value, up to 22.5% of the total. Haddock declined more than cod. Smoked fish has seen more than 20% growth and the influence of celebrity chefs can be seen in the growth of smoked trout,...
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McLelland: Safe Sex Dangerous Cheese
Created by: Levy McCallum Launched: August 2001 McLelland did a Häagen-Dazs on its cheddar range here, bringing a touch of sexy sophistication to the cheese world. The more familiar happy families, genial country folk and cartoon characters were...
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Coca-Cola leads soft drinks spend hikes
Coca-Cola Enterprises has thrown down the gauntlet to soft drinks competitors by more than doubling its media budget to £55.4m this year. It is the biggest spend yet in the £4.1bn UK soft drinks market [ACNielsen], which has seen marketing...
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Wakey wakey UK food and drink companies, there's a few other
Armed with confidence, innovation and charisma, these canny newcomers have disregarded etiquette and, rather than wait for leaders to let them join in the game, they created their own. Many have grabbed consumer attention so effectively that they...
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HOUSEHOLD CONSUMPTION DATA
Demand for lamb fairly strong; pork disappointing; bacon a star Beef sales over Easter reported as strong February household consumption data from Taylor Nelson Sofres seem awful because most figures for the corresponding period last year...