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Naomi's gloves on
Lever Brothers has signed up supermodel Naomi Campbell to front a press campaign for its Persil Washing Up Liquid. The ad, which appears in August and September editions of men and women's magazines, shows Naomi wearing silver washing up gloves....
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Pastagusto goes as Sacla' is truly, madly revamped
Pasta sauce brand Sacla' is getting a new look, new variants and a £1.5m promotional support package. It has ditched its sub brand Pastagusto to focus solely on improving the image and visibility of the Sacla' brand. Sacla' has upgraded the...
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Recruitment: You could be sitting on a goldmine...
Frank Butler, joint managing director of employment services consultancy Joining Forces, has discovered that many growth-hungry companies may need to look no further than their existing resources to improve efficiency and profitability. After many...
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Supplier relationships: Rivals hit out over JS gun jumping
Clive Beddall Major multiples have reacted with anger and astonishment to Sainsbury's decision to "jump the gun" and publish its own code of best trading practice in advance of an all industry version. None of the groups would be quoted by name...
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Kucz replaces Hamilton as md Wrigley UK and Ireland
Dariusz Kucz has taken the position of managing director Wrigley UK and Ireland. He takes the place of Philip Hamilton who retired after 15 years of service. Kucz was formerly the md of Wrigley Poland where he set up the company's operation in...
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Head to head: Do we stay left out?
Being left out of EMU is hitting exports. Is it time to join the Eurozone? Niall Fitzgerald and argue for and against Sir Richard George: The financial news has been dominated recently by the strength of sterling and the effect this is having on...
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Junior will be monthly
In September the bi-monthly magazine Junior is to become a monthly. Beach Magazines' publisher Chris Taggart said: "Having created a new market for readers and advertisers, we feel the area is sufficiently developed to move to a monthly...
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Retail spotlight: Patchworks
It's the first Asda Wal-Mart Supercentre in the UK and the Stars and Stripes are surprisingly low key as Elaine Watson discovers Patchway doesn't cater for the specialist end of the market, explains Mike Powlesland, head of the toy department at...
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Starburst turns sour
Mars' latest addition to the Starburst brand is Starburst Sourburst. Containing real fruit juices, the sour fruit flavours include cherry, lemon, apple, lime, strawberry, peach, blackcurrant and grapefruit. Starburst Sourburst is available in...
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Tanner buy
Tanner Foods has taken a further step towards its ambition to become the foremost supplier in the UK long life milk market. On August 7 it completes the acquisition of the long life white milk business of Lancashire Dairies. The move will increase...
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Soft fruit
SA promises wide range UK traders have been receiving requests from South African independent exporters to handle lesser known products such as blueberries and gooseberries. Importer David Formosa said the offer had been made this week alongside...
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soft fruit
Farmers seek new pastures Livestock farmers in the Vale of Evesham suffering from poor returns could become a new breed of soft fruit growers. A combination of potential EU regional development funding and encouragement from Advanced Marketing...
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Name central in John West's first revamp of packaging for 1
John West has overhauled its packaging to give more prominence to the John West branding and inject a bit more interest into the canned fish fixture. It has invested £500,000 in the new look which the company hopes "will prompt consumers to think...
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News special: 46th Summer Fancy Food Show
FFB helping Brits to tap into US own label Buoyed by export successes gained on the back of the strong dollar, Food from Britain this week unveiled a new initiative to help UK food and drink suppliers assault North America's fast expanding own...
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Shut down super large abattoirs
Sir; The overcapacity red herring raised by your story ( Narrow margins point to industry overcapacity,', The Grocer, July 1, Meat, p16), cannot be allowed to undermine the essential point of the Maclean MHS Charges report, which is that up to 50%...
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New role for Nicol and Hay at Aberness
Aberness foods former sales director Bruce Nicol has been appointed to the newly created role of acquisitions and recruitment director. Sales will be handled by Graeme Hay, who retains his brief to run the retail division. Retail controller...