All Suppliers articles – Page 191
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Molson Coors lures Finney back to Britain
Lee Finney has been named the new supply chain director for Molson Coors UK. Finney is relocating from Australasia to take up the role, leaving Goodman Fielder, Australasia's largest-listed food company.
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Drinkaware signs up Molson Coors chief Hunter
Molson Coors UK boss Mark Hunter has been named as a trustee of responsible drinking charity Drinkaware.
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Premier supersizes Super Noodles sauce
Premier Foods is saving snackers the task of adding extra sauce to its Batchelors Super Noodles with its latest brand extension.Saucy Super Noodles, rolling out now, comes with an additional sauce sachet to create a fuller flavour,...
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AB InBev merger fuels good times for brands
The merger of Anheuser-Busch and InBev has helped deliver two of the biggest successes in the alcohol category, with Budweiser and Stella Artois 4% reporting massive sales growth over the past year, according to The Grocer's Britain's 100 Biggest...
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World News 12/6/10
The Coca-Cola Company has entered into an agreement with Dr Pepper Snapple Group to distribute certain Dr Pepper brands, subject to the completion of The Coca-Cola Company's acquisition of Coca-Cola Enterprises' North...
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NewsCoca-Cola facing ballot on strike action
More than 2,000 workers at Coca-Cola Enterprises could go on strike this summer in a row over changes to the company’s pension scheme, as trade union Unite steps up the pressure on the soft drinks giant.
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P&G makes Pringles flavours just for Tesco
Procter & Gamble has created a customised range of Pringles exclusively for Tesco the first time the fmcg giant has tailored a range for a multiple retailer.
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Hovis turns up the flair with Hearty Oats TV ad
Hovis's switch to all-British ingredients has prompted a 2.5% sales increase for the brand, which is now seeking to excite "lacklustre" fmcg advertising with a new £5m ad campaign.Five months after the Premier Foods business switched...
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Dairy Crest to cut carbon 12% using biomass
Dairy Crest is to install two biomass boilers at its Davidstow creamery, reducing the company's carbon emissions by 12%. The boilers, which will cost £3.2m to install, will be fuelled by wood pellets from Yorkshire. Dairy Crest claimed...
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NewsBass and Boddingtons put up for sale by AB InBev
AB InBev has put the historic ale brand Bass up for sale, according to press reports.
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Wiseman and Dairy Crest announce profit growth
Improved prices for bulk cream and volume gains on fresh milk have boosted profits at Robert Wiseman Dairies and Dairy Crest.Robert Wiseman this week announced a 59.9% uplift in pre-tax profits to £49.2m for the year to 3 April. It also...
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NewsBuffett slashes Kraft stake after ‘dumb’ Cadbury deal
Kraft’s controversial takeover of Cadbury has been branded a “dumb deal” by billionaire investor Warren Buffet, who has sold a raft of his shares in the US food company.
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NewsGovernment gives nod to supermarket ombudsman
A supermarket ombudsman will become a reality after the government today accepted the Competition Commission’s…
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Tory ombudsman model ‘does not go far enough’
The Conservative Party’s decision to champion a supermarket ombudsman will increase pressure on the government…
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NewsAs the snow keeps mounting up, so do the costs to industry
Cancelled deliveries. Closed stores. Frozen crops. The industry is counting the cost of up to three weeks of disrupted trading…
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Analysis and Features
Will high-value M&A deals stay locked out in the cold?
Insolvency buyouts were behind much of last year’s M&A activity and this year is unlikely to see a return…
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Swedeponic changes to Lincolnshire Herbs
Swedish-owned fresh herb specialist Swedeponic UK has been renamed Lincolnshire Herbs to avoid confusion…
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NewsSupermarkets get sweet on Candyking
Candyking, the former pick’n’mix supplier to Woolworths, has secured listings at 1,400 new stores in the past year…
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Alpro refreshes its look to appeal to the mainstream
Alpro has been given a multimillion-pound facelift in a bid to return it to double-digit growth…
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Look into my aisles
Advertising executives used to regard shopper marketing as the dirty end of the industry…