Archive of all supplier articles – Page 202
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Comment & Opinion
Now's the time to inspire as well as promote
The one hard question grocery brands should be asking themselves is, ‘how do I get my brand back on to the shopping list?
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NewsNew Walkers flavours will test the tastebuds
Walkers is rolling out three new crisp flavours this week - but won’t be telling shoppers what they are.
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Old hand Oldano is new Ferrero UK MD
The Ferrero Group has named Pieraldo Oldano as the new managing director of its UK and Ireland business.
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Morrisons warning on free-range disease risk
Morrisons has called on its free-range eggs suppliers to take action against disease after research suggested free-range systems might be more vulnerable than cages.
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NewsDairy Milk postcards help sport fans cheer on Team GB
Cadbury Dairy Milk is giving consumers the opportunity to post a message to Britain’s Olympic athletes.
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Shaw made general manager for Red Bull UK as Trood moves on
Nigel Trood, MD of Red Bull UK, has left to “seek out new challenges”.
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Analysis & FeaturesStrikes at Unilever herald a new age of union discontent
Profits and pay at fmcg giants, against a backdrop of coalition austerity cuts, mean workers are in no mood to conciliate.
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NewsRobert Wiseman sold to Müller in £280m deal
Robert Wiseman Dairies has agreed a sale to the German yoghurt maker in a deal worth £279.5m.
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NewsNestlé to shut Hayes plant after £200m Tutbury revamp
Nestlé has revealed plans to close its coffee factory in Hayes and plough £200m into its existing Nescafé site in Tutbury, Derbyshire.
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NewsHunter leaves Northern for Tangerine's top spot
Graham Hunter, MD of Northern Foods’ brands division, has been appointed CEO of Tangerine Confectionery, replacing industry veteran Chris Marshall.
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News'Heavily investing' Warburtons signs up three senior directors
Northern Foods’ group procurement director Alex Mayfield has joined Warburtons as one of three new senior hires.
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Border Laird staff are hit with suspensions
Lion Capital, the owner of Young’s Seafood, has suspended a number of members of the management team at Border Laird.
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NewsGlisten seeks share of bagged chocolate boom
Glisten is going head to head with Cadbury and Nestlé by expanding its Payne’s Poppets and Just Brazils into sharing pouch bags.
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Albert Bartlett hit by 'intense' competition
Potato giant Albert Bartlett has warned of “intense” price competition following a 32% fall in profits.
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NewsExponent sets out to turn Quorn into a £300m brand
New Quorn owner Exponent has laid out plans to grow the meat-free market leader into a £300m brand within 10 years.
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Analysis & FeaturesWhen suppliers told porkies
Today regulation of health claims is getting ever tougher. But 150 years ago, quackery and exaggeration abounded.
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ProfilesWilliam Kendall
The entrepreneur turned both The New Covent Garden Soup Co and Green & Black’s into successful companies.
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Analysis & FeaturesThe seeds of the global supplier
Consumer goods have changed hugely over 150 years - but for today’s suppliers it’s still a case of ‘survival of the fittest’.
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NewsSuppliers refuse to fund Makro website
Suppliers have hit out at Makro after the loss-making wholesaler wrote asking up to £2,000 to help fund the rollout and development of its website.
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ProfilesJim Walker, CBE
Jim helped develop Walkers Shortbread into the largest family-owned biscuit manufacturer in the UK.