Archive of all supplier articles – Page 202
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NewsKraft’s Clarke chosen for Premier top job
Premier Foods has named Kraft Foods European president Mike Clarke as the successor to outgoing chief executive Robert Schofield. Clarke – described by Premier as “one of the most senior executives in the European food industry” – will begin in his new role on 1 September.
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NewsP&G plans to expand into oral care market
Procter & Gamble is planning to give away 20 million tubes of toothpaste in support of its push further into the oral care market.
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NewsCadbury Cakes refreshed with new varieties and pack revamp
Premier Foods is revamping its Cadbury Cakes range with a packaging facelift and new variants. This month the company is rolling out Double Choc Mini Mini Rolls (rsp: £1.99) alongside a reformulated Cadbury Milk Chocolate cake bar...
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NewsPoundland and P&G link up to work health and beauty market
Poundland is hoping to snatch a bigger slice of the health and beauty market after sealing a deal to source directly from Procter & Gamble. “We are direct with P&G now,” said Poundland CEO Jim McCarthy, speaking exclusively to…
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NewsPremier seeks RF Brookes, Avana buyer
Premier Foods is chewing over the sale of its loss-making own-label chilled foods and cake businesses RF Brookes and Avana Bakeries but the list of potential buyers is short, claim City sources. Stamford Partners is understood to be...
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NewsAsda filtered milk follows Tesco’s lead
Asda has followed in Tesco's footsteps and launched own-label filtered milk, it has emerged. Asda Fresher for Longer is produced by Cravendale owner Arla Foods, and started going onto shelves at the end of May. It is available in...
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NewsReckitt next to be linked with P&G approach
Reckitt Benckiser has been touted as a possible takeover target for US consumer goods giant Procter & Gamble. Shares in Reckitt, the maker of Dettol, Vanish and Nurofen, rose sharply yesterday amid speculation the company could be the subject of a £35bn bid.
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Comment & Opinion
Tesco has run rings round Premier’s flabby conglomerate strategy
Here’s a ‘Great Little Idea’ for you. Buy a bunch of tired old brands. Pay a premium for them. Add a ton of debt to the balance sheet.
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Jug It milk bag jugs get Tesco listing
Jug It, the reusable milk bag jug from Dairy Crest, has been listed in 270 Tesco stores following a 10-store trial.
The jugs along with Country Life milk bags started rolling out into Tesco stores at the end of June. Jug It is already… -
NewsTesco's Premier cull: the delisted products in full
Below is a full list of the products delisted by Tesco in its recent spat over pricing with Premier Foods. Read about how the spat occurred here, while Adam Leyland offers his take on how Tesco "ran rings" around Premier in his Editor's Comment.
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NewsDelistings by Tesco push Premier into profit alert
A Grocer investigation into a pricing row that saw Tesco delist a quarter of its branded Premier Foods products prompted the supplier to issue a shock profit warning yesterday, admitting the dispute had cost it £10m.
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Comment & Opinion
Premier's price of success
Bad news travels fast. This week The Grocer has been investigating reports that one of the major supermarkets has de-listed a raft of Premier Foods products.
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Walkers trebles sales of ‘thin’ crinkle crisps
Walkers has more than trebled the value of the 'thin' crinkle-cut crisp segment following the launch of Crinkles in April.The first mass-market 'thin' crinkle crisp brand has generated an impressive £11.7m in sales in its first two...
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Comment & Opinion
Balance of power may soon shift in suppliers' favour
The protracted sale of Iceland looks like giving analysts and media commentators lots more opportunities to comment on the space…
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Revamp for Loyd’s sauces as sales fail to hit target
Premier Foods is revamping its Loyd Grossman cooking sauce range as it looks to take the brand beyond its Italian cuisine heartland and position it as a choice for "food lovers". As part of the redesign, Premier is overhauling its Loyd...
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NewsOFT orders Princes to find Fray Bentos buyer
Princes has been ordered to offload the Fray Bentos brand by the Office of Fair Trading, following its £182m swoop for Premier Foods' canned business.
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Davidstow Cheddar for marketing push
Dairy Crest will highlight the Cornish heritage of its Davidstow Cheddar this summer as it prepares to launch the brand's biggest marketing push to date.The company has teamed up with The Guardian and Michelin-starred chef Nathan Outlaw...
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NewsThe Grocer Gold Awards 2011: Branded Supplier of the Year
Smart alliances drive up Coke sales in 125th year. The soft drinks behemoth receives this award in its 125th anniversary...
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Unilever must sell Alberto Culver soaps
Unilever’s deal to acquire hair and personal care giant Alberto Culver got the green light today after it agreed to divest the bar soaps business of the company to Lornamead.