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Issue 42

FMCG News Update

Busch family 'open to Inbev talks'

Call for ban on Sainsbury's

Coca-Cola to phase out use of sodium benzoate

Tesco plans mobile retail move following pilot test

Baxters expand retail operation

Trends in Chocolate Launches

RETAIL

Down the Aisle... Greencore profit margins up

Out to Launch... New Ariel launch

Supermarket News... ASDA and Morrisons named account data

Beverage News... English wine week

Green Room... Microbrewery Freeminer goes green

Up the High Street.. TK Maxx to expand

MARKETING

Sales & Marketing... Pretty Polly's is back after six years

Movers & Groovers... Tim How leaves Majestic wines

The FAB Awards, for 2008

TRENDS

Matador Intelligence

Mars Gives M&M's a Face

Perfect Camera Shoots

Critical moments caught on camera.

[FULL STORY]

TEA BREAK

Misheard lyrics and the Irish

[FULL STORY]

Mobile Retailing

Mobile Retailing is the UK’s first dedicated event launched to showcase the arrival of retailing through the Mobile Phone.

[FULL STORY]

FAB Nominations

Tenth International Fab Nominations and Winners

EXTRAS

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Issue 42

4 September, 2010

FMCG News Update

Busch family 'open to Inbev talks'
InBev may consider a direct appeal to Anheuser’s shareholders.

InBev is weighing its options to take a more aggressive stance on a possible take-over bid of Anheuser-Busch.

[FULL STORY]

Call for ban on Sainsbury's
Claim that Sainsbury's "put two fingers up" to community

The environmentalist and prospective Tory MP Zac Goldsmith has called for a boycott of Sainsbury's supermarket, claiming it has "put two fingers up" to a community which rejected one of its stores.

[FULL STORY]

Coca-Cola to phase out use of sodium benzoate
It also plans to remove it from its other products at the earliest

Coca-Cola is phasing out the use of sodium benzoate, a controversial chemical that may damage DNA and lead to hyperactivity.

[FULL STORY]

Tesco plans mobile retail move following pilot test
Tesco is drawing up plans to become the first supermarket to launch grocery retailing

Tesco is drawing up plans to become the first supermarket to launch grocery retailing on mobile, following two test campaigns.

[FULL STORY]

Baxters expand retail operation
Pledged to champion local produce

Baxters has opened a new, 8,300sq ft store in Selkirk. The Selkirk store will be Baxters’ fifth retail operation.

[FULL STORY]

Trends in Chocolate Launches
Aimed at consumers feelings

In recent years there has been an increasing trend towards healthy and premium confectionery products, aimed at making consumers feel better about the treats they eat and giving them a taste of luxury and sophistication.

[FULL STORY]

RETAIL

Down the Aisle... Greencore profit margins up
Greencore Group, The National Farmers' Union, Fairtrade spend, Northern Foods, Tate & Lyle, Cadbury, Arla Foods

Greencore Group has warned its full-year margins and profit could be hit by currency exchange rates and cost inflation.

[FULL STORY]

Out to Launch... New Ariel launch
Procter & Gamble, Magners Irish Cider, Mars, Mateus Rosé, Black Tower company, Coca-Cola, Beam Global UK, Islay Cask, Aimia Foods, Nestlé

Procter & Gamble is to launch Ariel in a next generation gel format. The new product will be backed by a major marketing push.

[FULL STORY]

Supermarket News... ASDA and Morrisons named account data
Information Resources, Asda, Safeway, The Co-operative Group, Lidl, Food inflation, Chickens at Tesco

Information Resources, Inc. (IRI) has announced that it is expanding its market coverage with the launch of ASDA and Morrisons named account data.

[FULL STORY]

Beverage News... English wine week
English wine week, 'Responsible Drinking', Marston's, Carlsberg, Russian Alcohol

E nglish Wine Week starts this week with the annual series of events, tours, tastings and special offers that celebrates our native wines.

[FULL STORY]

Green Room... Microbrewery Freeminer goes green
Freeminer, Morrisons

Microbrewery Freeminer is among the first of the UK brewers to use lighter weight glass for its bottled beer range in a bid to save energy and help the environment.

[FULL STORY]

Up the High Street.. TK Maxx to expand
TK Maxx, Woolworths, Alliance Boots', Baugur, Economists, JJB Sports, House of Fraser, Demerger of the Woolworth group, Woolworths

The US parent company of TK Maxx, the discount clothing retailer, plans to open dozens of homeware stores in the UK as it looks to increase its presence in Europe.

[FULL STORY]

MARKETING

Sales & Marketing... Pretty Polly's is back after six years
Pretty Polly's, Fox's, Premier Foods, Coca-Cola, Anchor, Beiersdorf, GlaxoSmithKline, Coors Brewers

Pretty Polly's first TV and cinema campaign in six years, created by Beattie McGuinness Bungay, promotes the launch of its Love Legs cosmetics range.

[FULL STORY]

Movers & Groovers... Tim How leaves Majestic wines
Majestic Wine, Covenant Healthcare, Coca-Cola, Boo Koo Holdings

The board of UK retailer Majestic Wine has said that chief executive Tim How will leave the company on 8 August.

[FULL STORY]

The FAB Awards, for 2008
Winners of The 10th International Food and Beverage Creative Awards

Donald Gunn presenting “The Agency of The Year” Award to Bruce Duckworth and David Turner, Executive Creative Directors of Turner Duckworth London & San Francisco .

The FAB Awards are the only International Creative Awards programme in the world focussed solely on creative work done for Food and Drink brands, and this year attracted over 3,600 pieces of work from over 65 countries, covering Integrated, TV, Posters & Outdoor, Press, Radio, Direct, Sales Promotion, Collateral & Point of Sale, Guerilla Marketing, E-Mail Campaigns, Online Advertising, Viral Campaigns, Advertainment, Advergames, Websites, Packaging, Logo Design, Brand Identity, Retail Environment.

The work was judged by Creative Directors from around the world. All the Winning work can be seen on Adforum – http://www.adforum.com .
[FULL STORY]

TRENDS

Matador Intelligence
Data capture, pay as you go

Advanced software allowing live data capture and reporting from most modern day mobile phones. Easily Installed via GPRS, Swift eliminates the need for purchasing additional hardware and allows the implementation of a realistic Green Solution.

[FULL STORY]

Mars Gives M&M's a Face
How would you like to eat your face?

Mars Snackfood USA just got even more personal with its customized sweet business by allowing consumers to print faces on M&M's.

[FULL STORY]

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