All articles by Vince Bamford – Page 110
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NewsHula Hoops offers up sharing bags of its ‘hole new’ range
If you pine for the days when you were small enough to fit a Hula Hoop on your finger, then United Biscuits may have the product for you. The company has extended the bagged snack brand with the launch of Big Hoops, which it described as…
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NewsCarling gets major makeover to jazz up ‘boring’ lager market
Carling has been given a dramatic new look by brand owner Molson Coors in a bid to reinvigorate the lager market.
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NewsAB InBev’s MacFarlane moves to Eastern Europe
Stuart MacFarlane is giving up leadership of AB InBev's UK operations and moving to Moscow to run its Eastern European business. MacFarlane, who becomes zone president for Central and Eastern Europe from 1 January next year, will be...
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Tesco launches site selling high-end beauty products
Tesco has launched a website selling high-end beauty products including a collagen drink and a £91 moisturiser. Nutribeautyproducts.com offers products and supplements from more than 50 brands including Dr Hauschka, Weleda and Neal's...
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NewsMolson Coors unveils its beers for the girls
Pub landlord Al Murray will need a new catchphrase if the latest NPD from Molson Coors does its job. The brewer is hoping it will be more beer and less 'white wine/fruit-based drink for the lady' after it rolls out its female-friendly...
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NewsBewley’s sets sights on freshening up the British coffee market
Irish brand Bewley's has revamped its fresh coffee range and set its sights on expanding into the UK. The company, which claims to be the leading fresh coffee brand in Ireland, is hoping to make the category more accessible to consumers....
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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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NewsHairy Bikers gear up for ready meal launch
Bakkavör has teamed up with TV cooks The Hairy Bikers to launch a range of chilled ready meals and side dishes.
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Analysis & Features
Brands capitalise on x-for-y as savings increase vs 2010
Brands continue to lead in the promo stakes, with average savings increasing year-on-year at twice the rate of own-label. Vince Bamford reports
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NewsIntroducing the air freshener that has a nose for nasty niffs
Reckitt Benckiser boffins have developed what they claim is the only air freshener with an electronic 'nose'. The Air Wick Odour Detect which is rolling out to retailers now couldn't tell if a smell was good or bad, admitted RB....
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NewsHeinz purée range to stir cup soup market
Heinz is hoping to revolutionise the cup soup market with a range of soups made from a purée rather than a powder. Squeeze & Stir soups are packed in individual sachets (rsp: 59p) containing the concentrated purée, which is designed...
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NewsTesco’s latest venture delivers a taste of Italy
Tesco has ramped up its branded activity this week with the launch of a range of Italian products. The Parioli line-up, rolling out to stores now, includes pasta, cooking sauces, olive oil and tinned tomatoes, but industry insiders have…
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Foster’s Gold bottles aim to bring a touch of class to lads’ lager
Lads may be happy to down a can of Foster's when they're with their mates but it's a different story when there are ladies around.That's the theory behind the launch of premium bottled lager Foster's Gold, which has been designed to...
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ProfilesGü’s new marketing director Ellie Martin offers Diageo clout
A former Diageo marketing director has joined Gü to oversee advertising, NPD, digital activity and PR. Ellie Martin has stepped into the marketing director post at the premium pud supplier following Meg Farren's promotion to new business...
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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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NewsSoft drinks meets squirty cream in Tango aerosol
Britvic is putting the fizz back into fizzy drinks with an aerosol-powered Tango that squirts soft drink into the consumer’s mouth. Turbo Tango (rsp: £1.60), which “features nitro-fuelled aerosol technology to deliver a foamy blast of orange”, is aimed at teenagers.
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NewsSupermarket price deals are deepest for three years
Supermarkets are offering shoppers greater savings than at any time in the past three years. Promotions have deepened year-on-year, with the average saving on a featured space promotion rising more than four percentage points, from 31% in...
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NewsFocus On Toys: It’s all to play for
When Woolworths went, the supermarkets took advantage by broadening their range of pocket-money toys. Now they’re looking to raise their games again, says Vince Bamford
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NewsLeading US pretzel brand Snyder’s pushes into UK
The biggest pretzel brand in the US is making a push into supermarkets later this year. Snyder's of Hanover currently has limited UK distribution and will make its mass-market debut with the rollout of Pretzel Pieces, made from large...