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Coke leads the charge
Asda put on a spurt last week and its rise in the chart has continued to improve this week, taking it to the top. Safeway also moves up the chart to take the number two spot, focusing mainly on price promotions. Morrisons and Tesco move...
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Cadbury milks it in US
Confectionery and drink giant Cadbury Schweppes has entered the milk market Stateside targeting young adults with the launch of a range of flavoured milk drinks under the brand name Raging Cow.Produced by Cadbury’s US subsidiary Dr Pepper/...
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The age of Innocent
Not even four years old, Innocent Drinks is a rapidly rising star in tune with the times. Mary Carmichael meets the founder Richard Reed's entrepreneurial streak was apparent at primary school when he found he could buy Smurf stickers for 3p and...
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Fanta gets new flavour
Simon Mowbray Coca-Cola is bidding to push the meteoric rise of Fanta in the UK even further by introducing another new flavour. The company predicts that Zesty Berry (blackcurrant and Lemon) could even eclipse the success of recently...
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Fanta gets new flavour
Coca-Cola is bidding to push the meteoric rise of Fanta in the UK even further – by introducing another new flavour.The company predicts that Zesty Berry (blackcurrant and Lemon) could even eclipse the success of recently introduced...
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Stitzer to lead a new generation at CS
Cadbury Schweppes has promoted executive director and chief strategy officer Todd Stitzer to CEO in a reshuffle of senior executives. Stitzer will succeed current CEO John Sunderland who becomes chairman on May 8. Sunderland's role will be...
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Coke adds flavour to Dasani
Coca-Cola has launched four new vitamin-enhanced flavoured versions of its Dasani bottled water brand Stateside.Coke said Dasani NutriWater now came in mandarin orange, lemon tangerine, wild berry and pear cucumber flavours. It contains no...
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no vanilla yet
Coca-Cola says it has "no immediate plans" to launch Vanilla Coke in the UK, contrary to reports. A spokesman for the soft drinks giant told The Grocer: "Vanilla Coke has enjoyed a successful launch in the US since its introduction there five...
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Wetherspoon to match supermarket prices
Pub group Wetherspoon is to match or undercut prices at Sainsbury’s on products such as Guinness and Red Bull as part of its festive marketing campaign at its 616-strong estate.From Monday, November 11 the company will charge £1.69 for a...
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Vanilla Coke hits Europe
Coca-Cola has rolled out its cola variant Vanilla Coke in Sweden and said it is to launch it in the UK, France and Germany within the next 12 months.The first cans of the sparkly drink, which has helped revive flagging sales since its US...
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Multinational giant PepsiCo has plans to launch a raft of ne
The company, which already has a number of major brands in the UK such as Pepsi, Walkers and Tropicana, is looking to introduce a range of snack products it acquired with its purchase of Quaker Oats Company last year, as well as Gatorade, which...
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Coke in the very image of Harry Potter
Simon Mowbray Coca-Cola is embarking on what it claims is "one of the most exciting promotions" it has ever run, by signing up to a multi-million pack deal with the latest Harry Potter movie. The first batch of more than 20 million special...
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Our basket of shares has now lost 10% of the original #1,000
Morrisons shares put on 18p and Unilever 21p but, of the retailers, Sainsbury took a hammering in September as its price dropped by 36p. Cadbury Schweppes' shares fell 25p and Dairy Crest dropped 51p. Sainsbury is not looking good, in spite of its...
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The Acid Test
>>consumers and buyers give their views on the latest launchesRibena Oooohh and aaarghhFrom: GlaxoSmithKlineThese limited edition Ribena variants are aimed at boosting sales during the spring and summer. Both low...
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Sunderland to head up FDF
The Food and Drink Federation has named Cadbury Schweppes CEO John Sunderland as its new president from January 2003.Sunderland said he was honoured to represent the industry, which along with the whole food chain has many challenges to face...
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Boost for flagging clubbers
Cadbury Trebor Bassett is set to reposition its confectionery brand Boost as an energy source for clubbers in a move that will bring it head to head with the likes of mighty energy drink Red Bull. Two new countlines, Boost Guarana for mental...
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Lucozade muscles into carbo gel arena
Lucozade is set to become the first major energy brand in the UK to enter the much-hyped American-born carbo gel market. GlaxoSmithKline is launching Sport Carbo Gel under the Lucozade banner later this month - a squeezable 30g tube of...
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Pepsi teams up with Real Madrid
Pepsi has upped its presence on the world sports stage through a global marketing deal with Spain’s premier football club Real Madrid.“The association with Real Madrid gives our customers an exciting opportunity to increase sales by offering...
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Smart tags' main benefit lies in speed
The UK industry will be ready to start using radio frequency smart tags across the supply chain by the end of 2003, says global research institute the Auto-ID centre. Sponsors, including Johnson & Johnson, Kimberly-Clark, Pepsi, Gillette, Philip...
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Morrisons profits from multibuys, Coke emerges as a cereal k
Morrisons once again reclaims the number one spot in the fascia chart with 30% of the observed activity compared with 24% last week. The increased share has forced Asda down to second position. Morrisons now stands 11 percentage points ahead and...