Nigel Huddleston
Category ReportFocus on Pasta
Bellissimo! The British love affair with Italy’s staple food has never been stronger. Sales of pasta have surged 7.3% to £385.7m on volumes up 6.2% in the past year.
Category ReportBakery goes into battle
Own label is eating into the home-baking cake. Can the brands defend themselves with NPD or is a promotional war inevitabl…
Category ReportAre fresh soup brands chilled? Or are they being frozen out?
Are fresh soup brands chilled? Or are they being frozen out by own-label and ambient NPD?…
Category ReportYoung men increasingly turned on by bold chunky soup
It’s not entirely surprising that women over 45 are responsible for the lion’s share of soup consumption….
NewsC&C buys lager brand... to shore up ailing cider brand
Shelling out £180m for Tennent's shows C&C Group means business - but not necessarily when it comes to lager. Nigel Huddleston reports.
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Holberry leaves C&C in wake of influx of execs
John Holberry's decision to resign as MD of Magners GB was unsurprising, say drinks industry analysts.
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Stassen set to rival S&N's over-ice cider offerings
Belgium's leading cider producer is planning to enter the UK just over a year after winning its independence from S&N.Stassen was bought back by the family of the same name in January 2008, 16 years after being sold to Bulmers, which was...
NewsAbsolut cashes in on G20 controversy with new ad campaign
A mass pillow fight between political protestors and the police features in the first UK advertising for Absolut vodka since it was bought by Pernod Ricard last year.
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Retail beer sales hold up despite Christmas fears
Surplus supermarket stocks of beer at the end of 2008’s wet summer – and not the worsening economy and duty hikes – were to blame for the dramatic slump in new orders from brewers in the last three months of 2008, according to data supplier...
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Project 10 steps up bid to alter attitudes to alcohol
A drinks industry initiative to change social attitudes to alcohol has pledged to deliver a “significant and sustained campaign” over the next five years.
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Carling aims to woo women by flagging up its calorie count
Coors Brewers will be highlighting the calorie count of its Carling 30cl bottles when it relaunches them this summer.The company hopes the packaging – which will state the beer’s 99-calorie count – will tempt more women into supermarket beer...
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Retailers to push up age challenge scheme to 25
UK retailers are being urged to increase the age at which alcohol buyers are asked for ID from 21 to 25.The Retail of Alcohol Standards Group (RASG) said the Challenge 21 initiative, which encourages shop staff to ask for ID from anyone who...
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Blow to UK distributor as Tiger Beer passes to S&N
Scottish & Newcastle has plugged the gap in its portfolio left by the departure of San Miguel to Carlsberg UK last October with an exclusive UK deal for the import, marketing and distribution of Singapore-brewed Tiger beer.The deal with...
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Three-for-£10 offers at centre of Asda’s wine range revamp
Asda has carried out a “root and branch” overhaul of its wine range with the introduction of 250 new wines and permanent double bays for three-for-£10 offers in all stores. The number of Extra Special premium own-brand lines has been increased by...
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San Miguel deal ends Carlsberg’s beer hunt
Carlsberg UK has called a halt to further expansion of its beer portfolio after sealing a deal to sell and market San Miguel in the UK. San Miguel is the first major brand to transfer out of what was the old Scottish & Newcastle UK portfolio after...