Archive of all B Corps articles – Page 10

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    Alpen launches show Weetabix's ambition

    30 April 2007

    Weetabix is boosting its Alpen brand by adding a premium tier called Groove to its cereal bars and new upmarket flavours to the boxed cereals range.Set to hit shelves in June and aimed at women, Groove comes in Sassy Strawberry, Lively...

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    Wal-Mart bids to save Japan’s Daiei

    19 August 2004

    Wal-Mart plan to join the gathering of companies offering to rescue Japan’s third-largest supermarket chain, Daiei.Wal-Mart’s offer of assistance would be in competition with other offers, including Tokyo-based Phoenix Capital, which has...

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    Sysco records 12% rise in sales for 2004

    17 August 2004

    US food distributor Sysco Corp’s fourth quarter profit rose 16%, due to operating efficiency and an extra week in the quarter.The company’s net earnings rose 16.6% to $907.2m (£492.8m) for the full financial year and sales rose 12% to...

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    Sainsbury has announced that Stuart Mitchell and Sara Weller

    15 December 2001

    Organic chain Fresh & Wild has secured £3m private finance to add three more London stores to its portfolio of six in the next financial year. United Co-op has bought three stores, in Newcastle-under-Lyme and Kingsley in Cheshire and St...

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    If the first you hear of a rival's new product launch or ma

    17 November 2001

    So how do companies find out what a rival is up to before its latest offering appears on the supermarket shelves? There's certainly no shortage of published information and professional advice available for those who want to step up their...

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    Brandwatch profile: sauces

    23 June 2001

    Top 15 brands advertised (by media) £k Mar '00 - Feb '01 Total Press Radio Outdoor TV Total 25,915 1,084 525 ...

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    COSTCO FINE' IN UK

    5 May 2001

    UK MD Jim Murphy insisted "everything is chugging along just fine" at Costco on this side of the Atlantic, in the wake of last week's profit warning from its parent company. "It's a case of so far so good on this side of the pond. The UK business is...

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    IFE 2001 Preview: A-Z of companies and their stands

    17 March 2001

    ALCOHOLIC & SOFT DRINKS American Beverage Marketers 6215 Birra Peroni Industriale 6224 Bomba Energia Getranke-vertriebs 6202 Brasserie De Saint Omer 6322 ...

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    Brandwatch profile: sauces and condiments

    27 January 2001

    Top 15 brands advertised (by media) £k Dec '99 - Nov '00 Total Press Radio Outdoor TV 32,327 694 ...

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    Clicks not bricks: .com on & shop

    3 June 2000

    As .com disappointment looms over Britain, our US correspondent, Lisa Sandberg, uncovers yet another online shopping idea that saves customers real money It's thanks in part to Captain James T Kirk that 750,000 Americans have joined Priceline's...