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Bounce series
"I don't seem to get the chance to watch much TV in the evenings, so ads don't really stick in my mind. This series of credits for Bounce has been running on GMTV which I watch most mornings while I'm getting the kids ready. I think they're really...
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It's a jungle out there in the world of customer service, bu
Finding the will to exceed Every business has customers, but how many can say they are truly customer-driven? Which businesses have an overriding desire to serve the customer better and actually put this into practice? Customer service is the...
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Supermarket power now restricts choice'
The dominance of the superstore multiples in the UK is "on the cusp of what most reasonable people would describe as unacceptable", according to wholesaler Steve Parfett. Speaking at the Federation of Wholesale Distributors' annual dinner, Parfett...
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SPANISH citrus
Satsumas down 20%; clementine crop 9% lighter; oranges unchanged Improving easy peelers on course for Christmas With the peak Christmas selling period only a fortnight away, Spanish easy peeler quality has improved dramatically since the start...
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Soup is the ultimate comfort food. It is wholesome, nutriti
Its safe, cosy image, deriving from childhood associations, is probably why New Yorkers are reported to have turned to it in droves after the September 11 terrorist strikes, making it the bestselling product in the city in the atrocity's immediate...
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n Kwik Save's first new concept store in Manchester presents
To get a taste of what Kwik Save could look like in three years, you need to pay a visit to Sale. It's there, on the high street of this south Manchester suburb, that the discount chain's new management team has decided to open the first of 10...
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Interbrew co-operation wins it a reduced fine
Close co-operation with EU anti-trust authorities in their crackdown on beer cartels has worked in Interbrew's favour and reduced the fine for its anti-competitive practices in Belgium from 10% of its turnover to just 46.5m euros (£30m). The...
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Oh dear! It seems Sir Richard Packer is not impressed in the
His paper, A Policy for Agriculture: Ending State Interference, published this week by the right wing Centre for Policy Studies, makes interesting reading. In it, Sir Richard argues the market is distorted, where it should be free; that subsidy is...
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Sanity in the debate, at last
Cynics who insist that it is impossible to discuss genetic modification without the dialogue being laced with emotional rhetoric, personal abuse and Frankenstein-masked protestors in white suits hurling cans of red paint, were confounded in London...
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A HIERARCHY WITH A REAL POINT OF DIFFERENCE
What do Nestlé Harvest Home cereals, Lyons coffee, Plumrose cooked meats and Princes Geebee drinks have in common? They are just some of the secondary brands now being sold exclusively by Kwik Save as part of the bottom up range reviews conducted by...
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Gauntlet thrown down over price differential
Budgens trading director Cliff Goodman opened the annual supplier conference in Warwick with a challenge to the floor: "There are very few real economies beyond a full lorryload of goods. So why should Budgens pay 11.1% more?" The figure was taken...
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John Lusty Group's marketing director is keen to dispel mis
Indeed, Martin Wathes says he's already convinced not only foreign exporters but even some UK manufacturers who are looking to the company for help in building a brand. And the group will be using Food & Drink Expo 2002 as a key way to raise its...
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N'Ice and easy
Guinness UDV is planning to make Smirnoff Ice a key part of this year's New Year's Eve parties in London through sponsorship of the capital's transport system. The brand will provide free transport on the buses and Underground. The deal features...
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THE EXPERTISE OF THE PARTNERS
Rebuilding and strengthening trading relationships with retail partners the preferred term for concessionaires is a key part of the strategy for turning around the Kwik Save business. These partners are seen as having the expertise to provide...
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Snack Factory turns impulsive
Own label crisps and snacks producer The Snack Factory has appointed Ted Weaver impulse sales manager for its new wholesale division. He will be responsible for promoting sales of a number of brands including Bensons, O'Malley's and XL Crisps. The...
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Pork Farms/Kerry set to link
A major new force in direct sales of chilled and snacking products to the convenience sector could be created through the merger of the van sales operations of Pork Farms Bowyers and Kerry Foods. Pork Farms parent Northern Foods and Kerry Foods...
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Rowlands gets to grips with Treats and Nestlé at Richmond
Richmond Frozen Confectionery has appointed David Rowlands as director of impulse and foodservice. He will have responsibility for developing the independent, wholesaler and foodservice businesses for Treats and Nestlé brands. Rowlands was...
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The Welsh valleys may be new ground for Morrisons, but this
The fact that a lot of the customers visiting the new Rogerstone store in South Wales may not even have heard of the company before does not seem to have had any effect on its popularity. "Before we opened there were next to no preconceptions about...
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Lower overall price platform at hypermarket
A different pricing strategy marked the opening of Safeway's first ever hypermarket in Plymouth this week. Safeway has abandoned its traditional high:low pricing policy for the new store at Plymstock, opting instead for cheaper prices throughout...
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it's one or the other
GM technology could have "catastrophic" consequences if it were allowed back on to British supermarket shelves, claimed Soil Association director Patrick Holden. That was the seasoned organics campaigner's uncompromising message as he opposed...