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Case of dts at Virgin
The Virgin Cola Company has plans beyond the cola market and is bringing out a range of stimulation drinks. Aimed at 18-24 year olds, the range has an alcoholic and non-alcholic version. Virgin dt (daytime) contains caffeine, taurine, vitamins and...
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Seasonal changes
Ocean Spray is introducing a seasonal programme of new product launches to help build the brand and the category. The Cranberry Seasons range will come in 1 litre PET and will have pack colours to reflect the seasons. The first variant in the new...
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Primitive character
Casa Girelli has added a Primitivo di Puglia to its Canaletto winemaker's choice range. Managing director Stefano Girelli said: "Primitivo is a grape with great character and Puglia is one of Italy's most exciting wine regions." The Canaletto...
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Japanese say cheese
Who says it's nigh on impossible to sell strong tasting cheeses to Japan? Singleton's stand at this month's Foodex show in Tokyo was mobbed by Japanese buyers eager to taste the firm's traditional Stiltons and more unusual products such as...
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Closer to complete hub' vision
William Reed, publisher of The Grocer, has strengthened its core market focus by buying Miller Freeman's UK food and retail exhibitions and the monthly magazine, Food Manufacture. The deal was completed in time for Reed to take management control...
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United States: INTERNET COMPANIES
Financial backers withdraw funding; share price plunges Dark days for Peapod US internet grocery business Peapod was rocked this week when four financial backers withdrew $120m of funding after ceo Bill Malloy left the company, blaming his...
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HOW THE PINK LADY GROWERS COOPERATE
An international producers' club including members in France, Australia, South Africa and the United States has voluntarily agreed to use the With the Pink Lady apple trademark year round. Funds are available to take legal action against itinerant...
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Jacob's gets into cracking flavours
Jacob's Bakery is launching the first ever flavoured variants of Jacob's Cream Crackers and is backing the brand with its first national television advertising for 10 years. This is the company's first brand activity since it concluded its...
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CRS/CWS merger nears its end
The CRS was confident its proposed merger with CWS will go through without a hitch when its members meet for the last time in London this weekend. Half of CRS's representatives from its 26 regional members and the top management board must give the...
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Customs goes for Duty Paid stamping option
Customs & Excise will forge ahead with compulsory Duty Paid stamping of all tobacco products and drop controversial plans for a cigarette sell-by date, as predicted in The Grocer (February 19). The mark, part of a £209m anti-smuggling package...
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VIZ. DANONE
The link with Danone turns S&N into a player with global potential and one likely to give its predator rivals brown trousers says Tony Brown Sid the Sexist became the epitome of a beer drinking lout when he first appeared in student cult magazine...
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DENNEY'S INTELLIGENCE
You insist IGD is not a lobby organisation. Yet, during the past 18 months, it has become far more influential across the trade and within the corridors of power in Whitehall. Surely you can't keep denying the obvious? We're not a lobby...
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Rebuilding trust in the wake of dioxin
Belgium's meat producers say they are recovering after the damage caused by the dioxin contamination scare. Many exhibitors used the show to rebuild business with retailers from all over Europe and they have changed their marketing to reflect the...
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The draw of tetley in japan
Tetley is one great British brand that has managed to carve out a niche in the lucrative convenience sector thanks to the introduction of a special mini pack containing 10 of its drawstring teabags. The pack works because it appeals to the...
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DROWNING BY NUMBERS
Forget the paperwork the real secret to successful category management lies in vision and drive, says Phil Smiley Few industry topics have been hotter news over the past five years than category management. Both retailers and suppliers have...
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FPC: e-commerce
Problem of perishability Opinions remain divided as to how far the fruit and vegetable industry will adapt to internet trading. As the industry goes global, several delegates to the annual conference of the Fresh Produce Consortium believe...
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Electronic marketplaces
Colossal rivals in the new economy' Nestlé and French company Danone have joined forces to set up Europe's first internet marketplace for buying goods and services created to rival a new US venture. Scheduled for a July launch, the European...
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SKINCARE TECHNOLOGY SET TO ENHANCE PANTENE
Procter & Gamble plans to extend its Pantene haircare brand by launching new products which use the kind of technology and treatments that are normally used in skincare products. The Pantene Pro- V Essentials range includes four leave-in hair...
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FROZEN FOOD: PACKS PROVIDE POTENTIAL
With the frozen food sector vulnerable, why is packaging not used to greater effect? Analysis by Allison Miguel, creative head at Coley Porter Bell The frozen food category is vulnerable to the burgeoning chilled food sector and to the fact that...
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A Formula for Schweppes
Schweppes lemonade is running a promotion based around its sponsorship of the McLaren Formula One team. The promotion featuring on limited edition silver two litre bottles (regular and diet) gives consumers the chance to instantly win a...