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Grants boosts US portfolio
Grants of St James's is introducing a new range of upmarket wines from California as part of a plan to develop a prestigious premium wine portfolio from the Americas. It plans to introduce four Ravenswood wines retailing between £6.99 and £11 at...
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Whether secure boxes for home delivery or retail pick-up poi
The single biggest factor holding back the e-commerce revolution, said the experts, was the inconvenience of having to stay at home to wait for deliveries. So the new breed of e-fulfilment companies, allowing retailers to deliver goods whether or...
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JS warms to a cheeky partner for Rude Boy
Sainsbury is adding some fun to its wine shelves with three unconventional launches. It has created Rude Girl Shiraz to partner its Rude Boy Chardonnay, and Babe, a wine strictly for the girls. Rude Boy was a limited edition launch last year...
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Comfort brings more passion to fragrant laundry care lines
Lever Fabergé is adding two new fragrances to its Comfort laundry care portfolio, including the first variant of ironing aid Vaporesse, and backing the newcomers with a £5m marketing spend. The fmcg giant has worked with perfume houses to create...
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Growing S&N buys Finland's Hartwall
Scottish and Newcastle is breaking into the Russian and eastern European markets by spending £1.2bn to buy Finnish brewer Hartwall. This is the latest step in the company's transformation into one of the leading players in the global brewing...
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Caffrey's raises a glass to a saint
Coors is introducing an on-pack promotion for Irish brew Caffrey's, specifically tailored for specialist off licences and convenience stores. The offer is aimed at making the most of the rise in interest in all things Irish ahead of St Patrick's...
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CAMPINO GETS A NEW LOOK
Bendicks is giving its Campino range of sugar confectionery a packaging makeover with new look packs rolling out to stores from the end of this month. Hanging bags of Strawberries & Cream and Oranges & Cream will be the first to get a facelift, with...
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Cashline cricket link
Costcutter has signed a deal with Durham County Cricket Club giving it introduction to 400 of the club's Cashline lottery agents. Costcutter said many of these contacts could be potential franchisees who could further its expansion in north east...
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The McLelland cheese company is sticking its Safe Sex Danger
I was going to buy my girlfriend some cheese for St Valentine's Day instead of roses do you think it's a good idea? That's very sweet. It's certainly different. What kind of effect can I expect if she eats it? They say eating cheese before ...
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Stores get to wok on Chinese New Year and on Jif for Pancake
Asda tops the fascia chart this week with Sainsbury close on its heels. The Asda share is driven by a high volume of two for' promotions, especially on alcoholic drinks and snacks. The alcoholic drinks category is very strong in Asda with six...
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Ferrero made its debut in the chocolate countline market wit
A chocolate-covered multi-layered wafer with hazelnut filling, it was aimed squarely at adults particularly women. A £4.5m launchpad, which included high profile TV advertising spread in several bursts throughout the year. aimed to hit the...
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The household cleaning market has seen tremendous growth ove
The majority of category sales are taken by the multi-purpose cleaner sector. The area is growing strongly, as are limescale removers, although the real mover and shaker within this category is window cleaners, which has seen annual sales almost...
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Hull factory set for closure
Sweet maker Ashbury Needler Blue Bird is considering the closure of a 100 year-old factory in Hull. It was taken on by the company after Ashbury Confectionery's acquisition of Needler Blue Bird last month. The operation manufactures 5,000t of...
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public COLD STORE STOCKS
Industry began 2002 with carcase meat and offal stocks 8% heavier than year earlier Unease at storage levels DEFRA's estimate of year end stocks in public cold stores seems to vindicate traders who were warning even before Christmas of a...
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It's Wicked Heinz ketchup now goes an orange colour
Exclusive Mary Carmichael Heinz is to add another colour to its tomato ketchup rainbow with the launch of a limited edition Wicked Orange Sauce only in the UK. It joins Eazy Squirt Tomato Ketchup, which comes in more orthodox red, and the...
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FSA says GM concern is fading
Public anxiety over GM foods is waning, according to the latest survey into attitudes towards food commissioned by the Food Standards Agency. Of 3,120 people interviewed in autumn 2001, only 5% spontaneously mentioned GM as a concern. The...
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Croft courts original women
First Drinks Brands has unveiled the first phase of its 2002 support plans for Croft Original, the UK's leading pale cream sherry. It is aiming at the brand's female target market with the sponsorship of a new award scheme, Women Who Make Things...
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The Laughing Cow doubles up
Bel UK is putting £2m behind the launch of Laughing Cow Cheez Double Dippers snack. TV and cinema ads, instore activity and PR will back the new cheese snack which combines breadsticks, a creamy cheese dip and crispy bacon bits (rsp: £1.69,...
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dairy development
Two launches in Ireland indicate direction of global giant's ambitions in nutrition' Glanbia places its faith in the development of nutriceuticals Kit Davies, Dublin Glanbia is convinced the key growth area for dairy lies in nutriceuticals'...
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Receiver pulls plug on Greenleaf at Devon Desserts
Greenleaf Products has attacked Grant Thornton's decision to plunge Devon Desserts back into receivership. Greenleaf md Michael Cole claimed receiver Grant Thornton provided little warning before it repossessed Devon Desserts' factory: "We've been...