Which Awards Aldi 'Best Supermarket' Title
John Lewis Best Retailer
Aldi has been crowned the best supermarket in Britain by the consumer
organisation Which?. Aldi beat Lidl and Waitrose to the title at the Which.co.uk consumer champion
awards in London today.
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Northern Ireland Food Companies Seek Private Label Business
The longstanding commitment of our food companies to quality and innovation has attracted major retailers
Five
Northern Ireland companies including the biggest processors in red meat
and dairy products attended the big Private Label Manufacturers
Association (PLMA) exhibition in Amsterdam on 26-27th May to seek out
new business opportunities.
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Unilever's Procurement Chief Looks To Brighter Future
Consumer confidence was gradually returning.
Global demand for bottled oil is withstanding the worst of the economic downturn, the chief procurement officer at one of the world's largest consumer goods companies has claimed.
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L'Oréal Stratergy For Change
L'Oréal has never been so ready to attack
L'Oréal, the cosmetics and beauty company, predicts that the sectors in which it operates will see global sales remain flat this year, but also plans to "reinvent" itself to meet the challenges presented by the economic downturn.
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Coca-Cola Encourages Scots To Return Home With Limited Edition Bottle
Homecoming Scotland campaign celebrates the 250th anniversary of Robert Burns’ birth
This June, Coca-Cola is actively supporting the Scottish Government's Homecoming Scotland
Campaign by launching a limited edition 'Coke' glass 330ml bottle.
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Winners of The Product Of The Year Awards
Product of the year logo recognised by over half of UK consumers
New research conducted
by TNS shows that the Product of the Year logo
has seen a dramatic rise in awareness levels amongst
UK consumers. After just five years
in the UK , the trusted red logo
is now recognised by over half (52%) of
UK consumers, with 44% stating they
are more likely to buy goods which display the logo.
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Out To Launch... Newby Extends Its ‘Wildlife’ Range With Launch Of New Indian Teas
Newby of London, Salty Dog, The Bendicks, Dorset Cereals, Westons
Newby of London is launching three new exciting Indian teas into retail, in the latest addition to its 'Wildlife Series' range.
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Down The Aisle... Nestlé and Cadbury Are Taking Action To Tackle The Supply Issues Of Cocoa
Nestle & Cadbury's, Alpo, Mars, Unilever, Annual Food Price Inflation, Dairy Crest, Finsbury Fopod Group
Leading confectionery manufacturers are working to secure their supply of cocoa amid widespread disruption and price volatility.
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Supermarket News... Sainsbury's Victim Of Porn Prank
Sainsbury's, Tesco, Morrisons, Spar Euro Flag Ship StoreSpar Ireland, The Co-operative supermarket, SPAR International
Sainsbury's has said it has tightened up computer security after a customer found pornography on a new laptop sold in a store in Taunton, Somerset.
According to The Sun, Kenneth Stewart was shopping for a laptop with his grandchildren, aged eight and six, when he came across a computer displaying porn.
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Beverage Bulletin... NASA Has Patened New Electrolyte Concentrate Formula
NASA & Wellness Brand, Four XXXX Lager, Fever Tree, The Pepsi Bottling Co, Drambuie Fruit 20, Pepsico, Carlsberg
NASA has researched, qualified and patented an electrolyte concentrate formula that reportedly maintains and restores optimal body hydration levels quickly and conveniently.
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Up The High Street... UK Retail Sales Drop
UK Retail Sales, Lloyds Banking Group, BT, McDondalds
UK retail sales fell in May despite last month's revival, according to the
latest British Retail Consortium's figures.
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Green Room... Marks & Spencer To Change Tuna Policy
Concern about over-fishing has been growing
By the end of this month, M&S said it would become the first UK food
retailer to source only pole & line or line-caught tuna for its fresh foods
from sandwiches to fresh steaks. By the end of this year, it hopes to source
only pole and line-caught fish for its canned tuna.
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The Marketing Society Announces Its Awards For Excellence 2009
The Marketing Society Awards for Excellence 2008 are run in association with Marketing magazine and sponsored by Accenture.
This week saw the country's
best marketers gather for The Marketing Society Awards for Excellence. Now in
their 25th year, the awards are the longest running in the industry
and their purpose is to raise the stature of marketing in business and share
best practice.
The winners
were:
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Young Marketer Winner Cheryl Calverley
The Marketing Society Awards for Excellence 2008
Cherly Calverley has won The Marketer of the Year Award. Calverley works for Unilever and has a wide ranging brief covering four of the UK's biggest food brands, Marmite, Bovril, Peperami and Potnoddle.
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Sales & Marketing... Unilever Shifts Model Of Agency
Unilever, Toblerone, Hoola Hoops, Ryvita, General Mills, Total, Tyrrells, McCain
Unilever, is said to be looking to shift its model of agency remuneration away from hourly rates and towards a performance-based system, echoing the previous moves of major advertisers like Coca-Cola and Procter & Gamble.
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Movers & Groovers... Bernard Matthews Farms Appoints New UK Managing Director
Bernard Matthews Farms, Procter & Gamble, Alliance Boots, Kelkoo
Bernard Matthews Farms has appointed a new UK Managing Director, Jeff Halliwell.
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Building Brands One Inbox at a Time
An Inside Look at Email Marketing for the Fast Moving Consumer Goods Industry
Email is a vital link between marketer and consumer that can provide consumers with rich information about a company's products and services and in turn, give a marketer crucial insight into buying behaviour.
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Costco exec: Brand Names Are Getting Cheaper
The Branded Companies Are Not Passing All The Savings Back Yet
A Costco executive said CPG companies are lowering prices, perhaps to win back customers turning to private-label products. "The branded companies are not passing all the savings back yet, but we're starting to see them do so," said Richard A. Galanti, executive vice president and chief financial officer.
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