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Bet you can't help smiling at this one
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Boy, How You've Changed!
What's a company to do when sales slump and interest in its product or service fades? One option: A major makeover.
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The Future Of Communication
By 2011 the tipping point is reached
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Future Trends For 2009
Price, Price, Price
Every household in the UK contains products tested, improved and launched with the aid of research from The Oxford Research Agency.
In its annual review of the year, The Oxford Research Agency examines what trends will emerge and which will continue to grow during 2009. Interestingly, some will be put on hold…
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FMCG NEWS UPDATE
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Can Morrisons Stay On Top?
Morrisons' performance is well ahead of the industry average and demonstrates that initiatives in range, shopfit, branding and marketing are working.
As the recession bites and high food price inflation annualises, this will drive margin declines. And as we all know, the low margin structure of food retailers means that their economics can change dramatically as a result of relatively small changes. So the question is can Morrisons stay on top?
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Tesco Refuse To Ban Irish Pork...What Is Safe To Eat?
Ministers say beef and milk are safe as pig feed alert spreads to cattle
Tesco is to continue selling pork from Ireland in defiance of safety advice from the UK's official food watchdog.
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Ten Packaged Goods Trends To Watch In 2009
10 trends convenience store operators should watch out for
Beauty foods and drinks, detox products and concentrated liquid cleaners that cut costs and help the environment are just a few of the packaged goods products to watch for in 2009.
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2008 Food And Drink Champions Announced - Taste Of The West Awards 2008
Awards recognise the contribution that individuals/companies make to independent British food retailing
The very best South West retail, hospitality establishments and producers were honoured this week at the prestigious final ceremony of the Taste of the West Awards 2008, sponsored by Musgrave Retail Partners GB.
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Heinz Approaches Premier Foods Over Sharwood's Range
The multinational food company Heinz has approached Premier Foods about a potential acquisition of its Sharwood's range of Asian cooking sauces.
As reported several weeks ago here in fmcgenews, Heinz was understood to have made an approach and was rebuffed by Premier before the sides began holding detailed discussions about a deal.
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Down The Aisle... Bakkavör £150m Trapped Money
Bakkavör, Icelandic Glacial, China says finds tainted European food products, Dr Oetker UK, Northern Foods, Unilever, The Del Monte Foods Company
Bakkavör, the UK's largest producer of fresh prepared food and ready meals, is in talks with its banks over £150m it has trapped in a failed Icelandic bank.
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Out To Launch... No More Hairy Underarms
Unilever, Pet Food UK, Grupo Codorníu, Aimia Foods, Avon, United Biscuits, Chivas Brothers, Pepsi Raw, Nestlé Confectionery, Green & Black’s, Twinings
Unilever is to launch next month the Sure and Dove Hair Minimising roll-ons and sprays. They are being billed as the first deodorants which noticeably slow down the speed of hair growth.
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Supermarket News... Discount Frozen Food Stores Sales Soar
Farm Foods, Iceland, Sainsbury's recall, Morrisons, Tesco second biggest in the world, Morrisons and Asda petro price, Irish pork products, The Co-operative Group, Morrisons
Iceland, the northern-based frozen food chain Farm Foods and other freezer centres recorded sales growth of some 11%.
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Beverage Bulletin... Anheuser-Busch InBev Likely To Cut Jobs In UK
Anheuser-Busch InBev, Diageo, Molson Coors Brewing Company, Heineken, Virgin Wines, Diageo, Scottish & Newcastle UK
Anheuser-Busch InBev – maker of Budweiser and Stella Artois – is expected to cut hundreds of jobs in the UK after a memo to staff outlined "potential redundancies" across the combined group.
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Up The High Street... Starbucks Announces New Plan To Improve Business And Operations
Starbucks, UK retail sales, Tesco Metro, McDonald’s, Sony, Woolworths, Costa, John Lewis, November Website Rankings of Retailers, Lloyds TSB
Starbucks has said it will close down 100 stores and slow down new openings.
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Green Room... National Energy Efficiency Awards And The Award Goes To Tesco
National Energy Efficiency Awards, Sainsbury's, Non-Multiple Retailer award, Emmi
Tesco has triumphed in the National Energy Efficiency Awards, taking the award for the large business category.
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MARKETING
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Sales & Marketing... Birds Eye Makes Your Pound Go Further
Birds Eye, Twinings, Pernod Ricard, Advertising Standards Authority
Birds Eye, the UK’s leading frozen food brand, will begin it’s value campaign in January 2009.
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Movers & Groovers... Asda's Human Resource Director To Retire
Asda, Parmalat, Carphone Warehouse, Papa John's International, Beam Global Spirits & Wine, PepsiCo, Tate & Lyle
David Smith, Asda's human resource director, will retire from the grocer in January.
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Top Global Marketers Boost 2007 Adspend - Except GM
The top one hundred global advertisers increased their collective marketing spend by 8% to £72.2bn.
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CLICK AWAY
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Internet Retailing... Interflora takes legal action against M&S for Google AdWord bidding
Interflora UK sues Marks & Spencer, Biggest online shopping day this year, Aldi
Interflora UK sues Marks & Spencer, Biggest online shopping day this year Aldi.
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TRENDS
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New Trend In Chocolates
First Chocolates Released With Tooth-Friendly Sugar
The first chocolate products endorsed by Toothfriendly International as harmless to teeth have hit the market in Belgium, despite containing a sugar.
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A Sign Of The Times: Coupons Are Back In Fashion
Procter & Gamble, has opened a temporary store on Manhattan's West 57th Street named BrandSaver
Cometh the time, cometh the … coupon', to paraphrase some bard or another. It's a truism that cents-off coupons prosper when the economy flags and right now it's looking good for coupons.
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