All articles by Rachel Barnes – Page 5
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Filippo Berio criticises rival olive oil sprays
Filippo Berio is launching what it claims is the first 100% pure olive oil spray, dismissing rival products as "compromising on flavour for the sake of a marketing message". The sprays, available in Extra Virgin and Mild & Light...
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Alpro Soya to sponsor last Parkinson
Dairy-free brand Alpro Soya is sponsoring the final series of Parkinson on ITV this autumn in a targeted campaign of its core consumer. The deal includes broadcast and online sponsorship, as well as branded trailers on ITV1, which will...
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Logo aims to bring personality to milk
Milk is to get its first-ever logo in a bid to generate greater stand-out in the branded drinks category. The 'new milk' logo, as it is referred to, will be launched at this year's Dairy Event next week (19-20 September) and is intended...
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Fox's revives characters for Glacier ads
Fox's Confectionery is resurrecting its Fox and Peppy characters for its Glacier brand after a 20-year absence from its ad campaigns. The £2m six-month campaign begins airing today and will top and tail ad breaks on UKTV Gold around...
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In the can
Prices rise as fruits remain in short supply Pineapple supplies remain seriously short for importers who can see no end to the upward spiral of prices. Thailand is well behind on shipments and hopes that South Africa and Swaziland...
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Shredded Wheat to use Red Tractor logo
Shredded Wheat will become the first cereal to carry the Red Tractor logo from the end of this month in an effort to flag up its commitment to home-grown wheat to consumers. Parent company Cereal Partners UK will put the Assured Food...
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campaign trail - Baxters
Baxters is relaunching its Healthy Choice soup range this month with a campaign to highlight its lower salt content. The push includes TV adverts, press, sampling and in-store activity and is aimed at consumers who want a healthy, balanced diet. It...
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acid test - Cubanero Fuerte & St Helens pear cider
Expert's verdict: 7/10 ?A superb drink with a lightly toasted blend of malt and hops. This will appeal to people, particularly those who have visited the West Indies and Cuba and have an interest in the politics and culture of the island. The...
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M&S on a roll - without online
Marks & Spencer has shelved plans to get into online grocery as it believes it would make no money, despite rivals racing to offer bigger, better services. The retailer, which this week announced a 4.7% increase in food sales for the...
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Stuart Rose: on your Marks, get set, grow
There is no disputing that Marks & Spencer oozes Britishness. And despite its financial troubles in recent years, few would dispute the retailer retained consumer trust. But now that it is so triumphantly back on track, how far can that trust...
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M&S: quality, not quantity
Planning authorities should take account of a brand's proposition before deciding whether or not to grant permission for a new store, Marks and Spencer has told the Competition Commission's grocery market inquiry. In its submission,...
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Tesco wants one market
Tesco is calling for the two-market definition of grocery retailing to be ditched in favour of a single market view, in a move that could leave it breaking ranks with its rivals and siding with small operators. The comments made in its...
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IGD boss lifts veil on face of tomorrow's shopping world
Tomorrow's shoppers will not rely on today's traditional supermarkets to do all their shopping but will increasingly opt for online and specialist offers, IGD chief executive Joanne Denney-Finch told its annual convention this...
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Pritchard gets non-food job in Asda restructure
Asda has undergone a major restructure, resulting in the appointment of a long-awaited new non-food director and the axing of its regional MD posts. Peter Pritchard, the former store development director, has been promoted to the...
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Asda claims it's back on track
Asda has got its house in order for what it hopes will be its best-ever Christmas, while suppliers need not fear another round of tough negotiations soon, according to senior management. Speaking to The Grocer, chief operating officer...
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Independents lash out over Tesco's small store optimism
A claim by Tesco that the number of convenience retailers is on the up has angered the small store sector, where store numbers have slumped 1.1% year-on-year, according to IGD - including a 3.6% drop among non-affiliated...
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'Somerfield was a confused business'
Somerfield has pulled the plug on its Market Fresh and Essentials formats and wound up its franchising trials as its newly bedded-in management states its ambition to become the "local grocery store" of choice. It will also go all out to...
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Mason appeals to the empty nesters
It has taken Paul Mason a little more than six months as chief executive of Somerfield to be able to sit down and reveal to the press his master plan for the "confused business that was trying to be Tesco rather than itself". As part of...
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M&S looking for big sales space increase
Marks and Spencer could grow its sales space by 40% in the long term and top £1bn of profits by 2008, analysts have forecast. A relaunch of its internet offer, international franchise expansion and roll out of Simply Food to hundreds of...