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rising to shine again
n Sunny Delight was one of the most successful fmcg launches of the 1990s. But now Procter & Gamble is having to throw a mighty £12m behind the ailing soft drink brand. Simon Mowbray reports It was not so long ago that many a rival brand manager...
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n Tesco.com is streets ahead of rivals and already flexing t
Can anyone stop the inexorable rise of Tesco.com? Although its store sales appear to be faltering slightly, there's no let-up in the retailer's relentless advance into shoppers' homes. It now covers 95% of the population, using 273 stores, and...
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Discover all the ideas you will need to make a spring makeo
Are you considering a spring clean this year? It is, of course, highly recommended how could it not be? Any time is a good time to take a fresh look at your business but bear in mind that, with the lighter mornings and evenings, some sun...
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Triple blow but Iceland says it can stand alone
Iceland Group has suffered setbacks on supply deals with three major customers. Bhs is axing half of its instore Iceland concessions as part of a "reassessment" of its store portfolio. Iceland stores in Bhs outlets in Birmingham, Staines,...
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Name: Andrew Tempest
Position: Chief executive Company: BFD Group The job: Tempest said his core aims would be to grow BFD's customer base and develop its food ranges: "We plan to maximise our strengths of buying, selling and marketing speciality continental...
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NME digs down into its archives to launch anniversary collec
Weekly music title NME is to launch a spin-off magazine series called NME Originals. Compiled from NME's archive, the special editions will draw on five decades of music history in celebration of NME's 50 years of publishing. The first...
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Tesco link with suppliers for personalised online appeal
Tesco is linking up with suppliers to send out personalised promotional e-mails to its home shoppers and it is considering altering the range in stores to give home shoppers more choice. The promotional e-mails will use information gleaned from...
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IGD appoints internal board
Peter Davey has been appointed business director (supply chain and training) on IGD's newly created internal board. Steve Barnes and Richard Hutchins have also been appointed to the internal board as business directors. Barnes will oversee UK and...
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Uniq recruits Ronald to turn it around
Bill Ronald, former managing director of Mars Confectionery, is joining the troubled Uniq group as chief executive officer. Ronald, 46, and a high profile figure in the food industry, left Mars late last year when the group's food and petcare...
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Asda claims a first withits electronic gift card
Asda has replaced gift vouchers with an electronic gift card a move it claims is a first for the UK grocery industry. The card can be used to purchase any item at any Asda store, with the exception of petrol, products sold from the kiosk and Asda...
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The optimism shown by independent retailers last month has b
Sales of cards, confectionery and cut flowers in the run-up to St Valentine's Day were partly responsible for 34% of those questioned reporting increased sales, compared with the 27% last month. However, 37% said sales were at the same level as...
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Yes do pass the sick bags!
A Martian landing in Piccadilly on Tuesday morning, and buying a certain downmarket daily rag, could have been forgiven for jumping into his flying saucer and heading back to the stars. Poison in food strikes four million' screamed the front page...
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Golden Wonder's got the balls to take on Walkers in footie s
Exclusive Mary Carmichael Golden Wonder is set to challenge Walkers for leadership in football-themed savoury snacks, with the launch of Wotsits Goalden Balls next week. The tangy cheese puffed snack a football shaped version of Wotsits,...
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Robbers switching from banks to vulnerable' c-stores
The Metropolitan Police's Flying Squad has warned that armed criminals are increasingly targeting high street businesses such as c-stores and CTNs. Latest figures just released by the Flying Squad show the number of robberies at c-stores, CTNs and...
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Earing will focus on costs and customer base for Vimto Soft
David Earing has been appointed md of Vimto Soft Drinks and Nichols International. Earing replaces Stuart Fawcett who is to become head of commercial development for parent group Nichols. Earing was previously operations director at Aujan...
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There have been a number of initiatives by the government la
We can only hope they are more successful than much of what has gone before. A total of £3m has been freed up to help businesses hit by foot and mouth, 16 e-business clubs to help more smaller businesses do their stuff on-line have been created,...
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Bill and Ben get in shape for Heinz
Traditional kids' favourite Bill and Ben, the Flowerpot Men are to get another new lease of life when they appear on Heinz pasta shapes. The puppets, revamped for a return to TV last year, join Sabrina the Teenage Witch, Butt-Ugly Martians and...
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Bettering the majors'
Budgens has learnt lessons from the major multiples which will enable it to meet customers needs better than they can, says senior controller for Fresh Foods Steve Carter. The chain is adopting initiatives on pricing and range that are available in...
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Crowson's cheese clout bought by BFD
One of the biggest names in the UK cheese industry Crowson's and Sons has been acquired by chilled and deli product supplier the BFD Group. Crowson's clocks up annual turnover of £6m and is famous for introducing Camembert to the UK in 1894....
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Reputable bodies hold GM fears
Sir; Having participated in last year's The Grocer debate with Hugh Grant, CEO of Monsanto, I found the first paragraph of last week's Opinion calling for "more intelligence and less malicious rhetoric" in the GM debate consistent with the approach...