All articles by Vince Bamford – Page 108
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NewsDelistings by Tesco push Premier into profit alert
A Grocer investigation into a pricing row that saw Tesco delist a quarter of its branded Premier Foods products prompted the supplier to issue a shock profit warning yesterday, admitting the dispute had cost it £10m.
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NewsSoft drinks meets squirty cream in Tango aerosol
Britvic is putting the fizz back into fizzy drinks with an aerosol-powered Tango that squirts soft drink into the consumer’s mouth. Turbo Tango (rsp: £1.60), which “features nitro-fuelled aerosol technology to deliver a foamy blast of orange”, is aimed at teenagers.
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NewsSupermarket price deals are deepest for three years
Supermarkets are offering shoppers greater savings than at any time in the past three years. Promotions have deepened year-on-year, with the average saving on a featured space promotion rising more than four percentage points, from 31% in...
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NewsFocus On Toys: It’s all to play for
When Woolworths went, the supermarkets took advantage by broadening their range of pocket-money toys. Now they’re looking to raise their games again, says Vince Bamford
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NewsLeading US pretzel brand Snyder’s pushes into UK
The biggest pretzel brand in the US is making a push into supermarkets later this year. Snyder's of Hanover currently has limited UK distribution and will make its mass-market debut with the rollout of Pretzel Pieces, made from large...
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Chicago Town hit by recall over metal threat
A batch of Chicago Town Deep Dish Pepperoni pizzas have been recalled amid fears they could contain small pieces of metal. Brand owner Dr Oetker said it was taking the action as a precautionary measure following an isolated incident at its production facility.
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P&G adds Paralympics to sponsorship roster
Ariel and Fairy brand owner P&G is to sponsor the London 2012 Paralympic Games. Following on from the company’s Proud Sponsor of Mums marketing push, P&G’s activity around the games will aim to recognise the achievements of the mothers of Paralympic athletes.
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Profiles
Former boss of Cadbury Stitzer in Hershey link
Todd Stitzer, the man in charge of Cadbury when it was sold to US food giant Kraft, has been linked with a move to rival chocolate giant The Hershey Company.The former Cadbury CEO is reported to have had talks with the US confectionery...
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NewsDoritos offers online game to boost sales of dips with its chips
Doritos has unveiled plans to get more shoppers particularly gamers buying dips with their chips. According to Doritos brand owner PepsiCo, half the American shoppers who buy chips also pick up a dip, compared with just one in 10 UK...
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Analysis & Features
Brands claim back promo space after non-food push
Fox’s is running a massive 561% more promotions than it did last year as brands drive growth – at the expense of own label.
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NewsMarmitegate: brands urged to take action
Brand bosses have been urged to help get British products back on shelf in Denmark following the ban on the sale of fortified foods such as Marmite without a licence. Danish retailers have been told they cannot sell products including...
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NewsRecord trading for Iceland
Iceland has announced a record year of trading for the year ending 25 March 2011. Pre-tax profits jumped 14.8% up to £155.5m. Sales were up 5.9% to £2.3bn, with like-for-like sales up by 2.1%...
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NewsItsu to target retailers with new Asian snacks
Itsu is launching a new range of snacks, energy drinks and popcorn as the sushi restaurant chain looks to follow the likes of Nando, Pizza Express and Wagamama onto supermarket shelves. Itsu, set up by Pret A Manger founder Julian...
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Mars appoints Dunning as grocery sales director
Mars Chocolate UK has appointed former Cadbury man Jamie Dunning as its new sales director for grocery.Dunning has joined Mars from Kraft, where he was impulse sales director for Cadbury products. He replaces David Bell, who was poached...
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NewsNow Levi Roots gets into the crisp market
He's given us Reggae Reggae sauces, ketchup, relishes, cooking sauces, ready meals, soft drinks, pizza, cookbooks and even a music festival so it was only a matter of time before Levi Roots put his name to crisps.
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Profiles
Hey pesto! A fresh turn from Sacla’
Sacla’ UK MD Clare Blampied reveals why the £24.3m business is now poised to expand beyond its ambient heartland into the chiller aisle for the first time. Vince Bamford reports
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NewsMr Kipling seeks slice of fresh cake market
Mr Kipling has moved into fresh cakes for the first time as part of Premier Foods' plans to breathe new life into its older brands. It has rolled out a three-strong range of chilled cakes into Asda and will be moving its Ambrosia brand...
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NewsResearch hub hunts for ‘quantum leap’ in brewing
Scientists at a new UK research centre will be hoping to develop the ‘holy grail’ of brewing: longer shelf life for beers. SAB Miller today announced it is building a £3m global brewing research facility, which will be sited at the University of Nottingham’s School of Biosciences.
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NewsNo smooth outcome as Stella 4% sales fall
Sales of Stella 4% - hailed as the most successful alcohol launch of the past 10 years - have crashed by more than 30% over the past 12 months. The beer, which was developed for the UK market and debuted in August 2008, was called the...
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Analysis & Features
Big products, fewer deals as promos face Royal squeeze
Easter’s hot weather and the Royal Wedding impinged on promotional space in April, but the savings offered have been better.