Cadbury's Has New Interest For Other Bidders
Twist and Turns in the Cadbury's Saga
Just when we thought the Cadbury bid situation
was dying a death and leaving the way clear for Kraft Foods, sources in
Italy believe that Ferrero is currently in the process of deciding
whether to go ahead with a joint-venture offer with US outfit Hershey.
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Marc Bolland New M&S Chief - The Challenge Ahead
New Ideas are needed
It's a good thing that Marks & Spencer's next chief executive, Marc Bolland of Morrisons, knows how to sell food. In the battle of the up-market food retailers.
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Down The Aisle... Ariel Washes Away The Competition With Another Technological Revolution
Ariel, H.J. Heinz, Cadbury
Category innovating
laundry brand, Ariel, is set to shake up the fabricare market in the new year
with a complete brand restage that will see the introduction of revolutionary
new technology across its portfolio.
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Supermarket News... Wal-Mart Move Provides Food For Thought
British supermarkets, Tesco fourth place, Tesco life, The Co-operative Group's, Waitrose, Tesco, Sainsbury's, Asda
When Wal-Mart acts, the world takes note.
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Out To Launch... Ginsters Tempts The Taste Buds With Special Editions
Ginsters, Rocky, Ospelt, Mr Kipling, Coca-Cola, Foxs, Huggies, Divine Chocolate
Ginsters, is
planning to launch the latest in its special edition pasty range when its Pork
and Apple Pasty hits shelves early in the New Year.
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Beverage Bulletin... Guy Ritchie To Open Brewery
Ritchie, labelling, Drinks brands, Heineken UK, Britvic, Heineken
Guy Ritchie is to open his own brewery, according to reports.
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Sales & Marketing... Unilever Backs Todayshow.com
Kleenex, Typhoo, Lipton Ice Tea, New Covent Garden Food Co, Stiletto Foods, Unilever, Bakehouse
MSNBC-owned TodayShow.com has launched a new recipe site
and mobile application, backed by Unilever as the exclusive
sponsor.
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Movers & Groovers... Greenhill Hires Former Wm Wrigley Chief As Adviser
Wm Wrigley, New Leaf Brands, The Today's Group, McDonald’s, Claymore Dairies
Greenhill & Co Inc said it hired
consumer products industry veteran William Perez ( retired as Chief Executive of Wm Wrigley Jr Co)as senior
adviser to expand its client advisory activities in the
segment.
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Five Companies Using Facebook Fan Pages Well
Social marketing offers opportunities to brands
Social net working is the new tool in the armoury of marketing. Here are five well known brands that are using its potential.
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Hottest Retail Trend In 2010
Value-oriented trends to continue
Retailers
in the new year are expected to pay more attention to the interests of
men, who accounted for 36% of natural-food shoppers.
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