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Fowden goes back to Bass
Jerry Fowden has made a return to Bass Brewers as chief executive, replacing Iain Napier who has resigned as the judicial review proceedings of the government's block on Interbrew's purchase of Bass were wound up. Fowden will also be an executive...
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Baxters has a second stab at the fresh soup for the chiller
Exclusive Mary Carmichael Baxters is having a second go at the chiller cabinet with the launch next week of an eight strong range of fresh soups. The company's initial attempt at becoming the first big ambient brand to expand into chilled soup...
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New potatoes: Growers call for better British labelling
Supermarkets have been blasted for inadequate labelling by the British Potato Council. The council's largest consumer research project yet found that 60% of shoppers would actively look for home grown products rather than imports. Kathryn Race of...
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The Grocer own label industry survey: Nobody does it better
The Grocer this week launches a pioneering survey benchmarking the performance of the own label sector. We asked buyers in the supermarket and independent sectors to tell us who their best own label suppliers are - and to detail their strengths...
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News special: ECR Europe conference: Revealed: the huge bill
Delegates at the ECR Europe annual conference in Glasgow were left stunned by research showing that the grocery industry is haemorrhaging a staggering 18bn euros each year through stock loss. The losses also known as shrinkage are caused by a...
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Federation of Wholesale Distributors: Blueprint useless' in
The success of the Federation of Wholesale Distributors' Blueprint for Wine is being undermined by discounting in the multiple grocers and specialists. Kent independent retailer Phil Brown told the FWD Drinksummit conference this week: "A lot of...
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Scotland the Brand chief bows out
George Russell, one of the most prominent figures in the Scottish food and drink scene, has stepped down as chief executive of Scotland the Brand to concentrate on other business interests. He is being replaced by StB commercial director Theresa...
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Brandwatch profile: Vitamin and mineral supplements
Top 15 brands advertised (by media) £k Mar '00 - Feb '01 Total Press Radio Outdoor TV Total 16,760 ...
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Tasting panel: VISTAMAR SOUTHERN BREEZE MERLOT
From Vinoceros. One of the new brands designed to raise the profile of Chilean wines Abv: 13% Price: £5.49 TARGET CONSUMER Nigel Hayes, 44 is a financial products trainer from Hackney, London. A rich, full-bodied red with flavours of plums...
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Brintex decides Excel will provide a cooler location for Fai
On the eve of this year's London International Wine and Spirits Fair, organiser Brintex has put paid to speculation that the venue is changing by announcing a move next year to the London International Exhibition Centre (ExCel). There has been some...
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European Commission: Brussels probes stuffed' juices sugar
A ruse by European industrial sugar users to dodge the high import tariffs on sugar, involving imports of large quantities of liquid sugar, is being investigated by the European Commission. According to claims by European sugar producers, soft...
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Wincanton: No longer under Uniq bushel
Wincanton is better positioned to drive growth in the outsourced logistics market as a separately quoted entity, said the firm, as shares in the demerged company started trading this week. "We had been hidden under a bushel as part of Uniq," said...
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News special: ECR Europe conference: : CEOs disagree with s
The industry is in a "profitability stalemate" from which very few retailers or manufacturers will emerge unscathed. That was the gloomy prediction of Alex Lintner, vice president of the Boston Consulting Group. He told the conference rapid...
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Food Marketing Institute conference Chicago: quick and healt
Health and convenience was key at FMI, although there were still the plethora of soft drinks and indulgent products for the less svelte American shopper. Nestlé showed Frothé, an instant coffee drink in flavours which included caramel cappuccino,...
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Food Marketing Institute conference Chicago: Make 'em laugh.
US supermarkets are being urged to employ new weapons in their war for a bigger share of the food dollar. Helen Gregory reports from Chicago We may get inspiration from the US and it's sometimes months, even years, before innovations cross the...
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Christmas with the Stars
Nestlé Rowntree is bringing out a new boxed confectionery brand for kids called Nestlé All Stars. The bright yellow box contains miniature packs of Milkybar, Milkybar Choo, Mini Smarties, Rowntree's Fruit Pastilles, Body Parts, Wonkalate and...
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Own label: Closing the gap
Own label has moved on and many suppliers need to develop a lean-build, high-value-adding approach to keep up, says Jonathan Smith of Axis Management Consulting Remember the old world of own label? Go back 10 years to the days when the own label...
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Coke is the strongest'
Coca-Cola whose Music4You promotion with The Sun and the News of the World broke on May 19 took the top honours at the Superbrands Tribute Event 2001, winning the strongest superbrand' award. Former boxing champ Chris Eubank, presenting the...
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New cola with a Georgian frontage
Crystal Drinks the company owned by Cott Beverages until two years ago is launching a traditional style cola called Old Georgia Cola. The company said: "It is made exactly the way cola used to be with Kola Nut and Coca Leaf extract." It has...
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Opinion: Congratulations are in order
The news that six Tesco directors had each pushed home more than £1m in their trolleys after the multiple smashed the £1bn profits barrier sent media pundits into deepest shock horror mode this week. And therein lies a major challenge. How do you...