All articles by Daniel Selwood
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NewsSnacking Brits drive sales of cake, chocolates and pasties
Mr Kipling, Celebrations, Hula Hoops and Ginsters are among Britain’s fastest growers
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Comment & OpinionMarketing in 2025 will be about where, not how much
Nailing the right mix of old and new media will continue to give marketers a headache
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NewsPersil boosts Wonder Wash range with two more detergents
Available from next month, the launches will supported by a multimillion-pound investment
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Comment & OpinionSue Perkins livens up bafflingly-still-going Waitrose Dish podcast
Perkins tells the tale of winning the 2006 World’s Biggest Liar competition in Cumbria
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NewsSure Whole Body Deo goes beyond armpits in light-hearted TV ad
It features characters applying Sure deodorant to various parts of their bodies
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NewsSuncare challenger Altruist makes Tesco debut with eight SKUs
Altruist’s mission is to ‘reduce the incidence of skin cancer through the increased use of quality sunscreen’
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NewsMedia Bites 7 March: Poundland, babyfood, Walgreens Boots Alliance
A potential sale of Poundland by owner Pepco makes headlines this morning, alongside Walgreens Boots Alliance going private
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NewsColgate partners with government for kids’ toothbrushing scheme
The personal care giant plans to donate more than 23 million toothbrushes and toothpastes
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NewsLily’s Kitchen rolls out four-strong supplements range for dogs
The lineup comprises three variants of capsule and a salmon oil
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NewsPiri launches its ‘strongest ever’ hay fever tablets
Active ingredient fexofenadine hydrochloride was previously available only behind pharmacy counters.
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NewsWilkinson Sword unveils trio of pre and post-shave products
The products are feature skin-friendly ingredients such as pro vitamin B5, vitamin E and argan oil
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NewsMedia Bites 26 February: Unilever CEO, agriculture’s “cashflow crisis”, retail jobs at risk
Unilever has ousted chief executive Hein Schumacher, who has been little more than a year and a half at the helm
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Category ReportTime for a clean-up: bottled water category report 2025
DRS and EPR are designed to get bottled water suppliers to clean up their act. What effect will they have on pricing and packaging?
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NewsProbiotic supplements brand Smart Strains launched by Bio & Me founder
The lineup comprises For Your Immune System, For When You’re On Antibiotics, For Fussy Babies and For Your Vaginal Microbiome
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NewsMedia Bites 13 February: Coca-Cola/plastic, Heineken, Kraft Heinz
On a fairly quiet news day, Coca-Cola has said it may have to increase its use of plastic in the US
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Comment & OpinionWhy Unilever has gone Wild for a deodorant challenger brand
The fmcg behemoth Unilever has reportedly made a £230m bid for the fast-growing refillable deodorant challenger Wild
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NewsStartup Bob claims world first with refillable hard bodywash for men
A starter bundle of applicator, two soap bars and a shower mount is priced at £21
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NewsNestlé Purina adds Fine Cuts in Gelée to Gourmet Revelations catfood lineup
The new product comprised “delicate transparent jelly and finely diced tender cuts”, said Purina
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NewsLynx tops up Fine Fragrance Collection with five more variants
Latest lines are Peach Infusion, Watermelon Freeze, Cherry Spritz, Cocoa Velvet and Purple Patchouli
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NewsPanadol looks to tackle migraines with Panmigrol sub-brand
Two variants of film-coated tablets feature acetylsalicylic acid, paracetamol and caffeine