All articles by Vince Bamford – Page 81
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Category ReportFocus on bottled water
As calorie-counters ditch the pop, bottled water’s booming. But with soft drinks fighting back and getting healthier, for how long?…
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NewsE-Lites becomes first ‘smoking’ brand to sponsor motorsport since 2005
Electronic cigarette brand E-Lites claims to have become the first smoking-related product to sponsor motorsports since tobacco tie-ups were banned.
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NewsIFE 2013 round-up: Sugar-free sweets and Tabasco chocolate
Tango-branded sweets, sugar-free fruits and Tabasco chocolate gifts were among the confectionery launches at this year’s IFE.
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NewsIFE 2013 round-up: Self-chilling drinks and 'melt' water
From self-chilling drinks to water based on natural glacier formation and thawing, IFE 2013 presented a range of attention-grabbing drinks products.
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NewsIFE 2013 round-up: Snacks, dips and crisps
IFE 2013 ended on Wednesday, following a raft of new product announcements in different sectors. Here we run through some of the snacks launches that caught our eye.
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NewsMondelez gives Cadbury Dairy Milk a Marvellous makeover
Mondelez has unveiled a new range of ‘wacky’ Cadbury Dairy Milk bars – including one with popping candy…
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Analysis & FeaturesDo new Coke ads convince that it cares about obesity?
Three experts rule: impressive altruism or just saccharine PR?…
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NewsTresemmé Platinum Strength 'repairs hair after five uses'
Tresemmé has launched a new haircare range that it claims can rectify two years’ of damage after just five uses…
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NewsRustlers offers lads a chilled alternative in pot noodle snacking
Fast-growing lads’ snack brand Rustlers is going head to head with Pot Noodle by launching its own noodle pot…
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NewsSeabrook returns to its roots in heritage-based makeover
Seabrook Crisps is being relaunched next month with a new provenance focus and explicitly targeting mums…
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NewsJacob's Oddities snacks get three new flavours
Bagged baked snack brand Jacob’s Oddities is being extended with three new flavours…
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Analysis & FeaturesEaster egg promos down as novelties hog the limelight
Retailers and confectionery suppliers have been shelling out on far fewer Easter promotions this year…
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NewsMen have a liking for sweeter wines, Morrisons test finds
Sweet wines might have a ‘girly’ reputation – but it turns out they are more likely to be popular with men than with women
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Comment & Opinion
No giraffing matter
Like most of us here at Grocer Towers, I am not prone to reacting in horror every time Tesco spreads its wings (if we did, we’d never get any work done).
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NewsCall of Duty reclaims top spot in tough year for entertainment sales
Call of Duty has reclaimed its top spot as the biggest-selling title of the year, while sales of the top 40 entertainment titles shrank 25%.
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NewsStarburst launches flavour-switch sweet
Willy Wonka may have come up with confectionery changing flavour – but it is Wrigley that has made it a reality…
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NewsGolden Wonder challenges Walkers over crisp packs
Golden Wonder has launched a campaign for cheese & onion crisps to be sold in green packs and salt & vinegar in blue…
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NewsAspall's vinegars make US debut at Whole Foods
Cider and vinegar supplier Aspall is rolling out its speciality vinegars to the US for the first time.
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Lower-alcohol beer brand Carling Zest gets new flavour
Molson Coors is expanding lower-alcohol beer brand Carling Zest with a new flavour.
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Category Report
IFE preview: products to look out for
Suppliers from across the globe are travelling to ExCeL to showcase their products at IFE this year. Here are a few that caught our attention…