All articles by Vince Bamford – Page 104
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Premier Foods brands lose £37m in a year
Two trading disputes with Tesco cost Premier Foods brands at least £37m in lost sales, The Grocer’s Top Products Survey can reveal.
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NewsGrant's sends out its haggis to our heroes
Haggis supplier Grant’s will be sending Scotland’s national dish to British troops serving abroad.
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Analysis & Features
Brand matching continues to drive surge in promotions
Year-on-year, the number of deals offered by the supermarkets is up by nearly 20%, with Heinz and Kellogg’s more than doubling their deals.
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NewsTesco cuts weight of Champagne bottles
Tesco has rolled out its first lighter-weight Champagne bottles and announced plans to reduce the weight of all of its bottles of fizz.
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NewsItalian brand Arix hopes to clean up in UK
One of Italy’s biggest cleaning products manufacturers is targeting the UK.
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NewsBonne Maman out of Tesco after costs row
Bonne Maman jams and conserves are no longer on shelf in Tesco after the retailer rejected the supplier’s call for a price rise.
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Analysis & Features
Brands target gamers
The video game market is worth billions - but it’s still largely untapped by food & drink brands. With a growing number of pioneers putting gamers in their sights, however, that’s steadily changing.
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Analysis & FeaturesEco-friendly paper bottles: the shape of things to come?
It is lightweight, stylish, and has already been gracing milk chillers in Asda. Can the GreenBottle to replace glass?
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NewsBotulism alert over Loyd Grossman korma sauce
The Food Standards Agency has warned consumers not to eat from a batch of Loyd Grossman korma sauce following an outbreak of botulism.
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NewsAsda takes Chosen By You bread making in-store
Asda has begun baking, slicing and packaging its Chosen By You own-label bread in store. Following a trial in 25 stores that saw a 30% increase in sales of Chosen By You loaves over a 12-week period, the retailer is now rolling the scheme out across its estate.
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NewsSoft drinks brands eye growing gamer sector
Soft drinks brands including Coke Zero are battling for the hearts - and trigger fingers - of UK game players.
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Memorial service to be held next week for John Halewood
A memorial service is to be held on Monday (7 November) for Halewood International founder John Halewood, who died three weeks ago.
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Facebook fans have final say on Strongbow
Strongbow will screen a different version of an ad each day during November after giving Facebook fans the chance to have the last word.
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NewsTV competition win leads to Tesco listing
Tesco is this week rolling out an own-label cheesecake created by a daytime TV competition winner. The rhubarb crumble cheesecake will be sold online and in 540 stores for the next six to eight weeks. It carries a £5 tag, with £1.65 from each sale going to Tesco’s charities of the year…
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Analysis & FeaturesLevi Roots: still music to the ears of its branded partners
From Dragons’ Den to a £30m food and drink empire, Levi Roots’ Reggae Reggae brand keeps on expanding. But is it overextending itself? Vince Bamford reports
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Crabbie’s Alcoholic Ginger Beer kicks off its global expansion
Crabbie's owner Halewood International has secured a deal to roll the alcoholic ginger beer out to more than 1,200 Woolworths-owned stores in Australia.
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NewsCan cash-strapped Britons no longer afford a pet dog?
Man's best friend may be falling out of favour with cash-strapped Brits. Two retail analysts have suggested some consumers can no longer afford to keep a dog, and claim this has contributed to the 4.1% decline
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NewsKellogg’s cereals get vitamin D top-up to fight against rickets
Kellogg's is adding vitamin D to its kids' cereals to tackle an increase in the number of children suffering from rickets. The disease causes bones to weaken and can lead to deformities such as bowed legs. It had virtually disappeared by...
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NewsCopella and Bottle Green warm to the idea of winter juice
Juice drink suppliers are hoping to turn the heat up this winter with products designed to be served hot. PepsiCo apple juice brand Copella and cordials producer Bottle Green are both aiming to bring incremental growth to the market by...
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NewsGolden Wonder puts Christmas dinner in a pot noodle format
Even kitchen-shy students can get an early taste of Christmas this year from a limited-edition Christmas dinner-flavoured pot noodle snack. The festive version of Golden Wonder: The Nation's Noodle which even comes with a sachet of...