Archive of all supplier articles – Page 208
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Giants outwitted by more nimble rivals
Big is not always beautiful in grocery. Carrefour and Tesco, the second and third-biggest global supermarkets, were outwitted over Christmas by smaller rivals.
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NewsFormer Diageo boss Slay crops up at Carlsberg
Carlsberg has appointed former Diageo big-hitter Benet Slay as its new UK chief executive.
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NewsRecord market share for Colgate-Palmolive
Sales jumped 7.5% to $16.7bn at Colgate-Palmolive last year.
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NewsHMRC 'not making progress on duty fraud'
Co-operation between the industry and HM Revenue & Customs has brought “no tangible success” in combating alcohol duty fraud, according to the National Audit Office.
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NewsUnilever signs major chocolate supply deal
Unilever has signed a major new supply deal with chocolate giant Barry Callebaut.
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Analysis & FeaturesWhat's beneath the lid as Müller corners Wiseman?
Experts are struggling to see how the pairing could be “highly complementary”.
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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.