Morrisons Acquires Simply Fresh Foods
The new chief executive of Morrisons has made his first acquisition by purchasing Simply Fresh Foods, a supplier of packaged vegetables, to enhance its distribution services as it expands in the UK.
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First Of Its Kind Launched In UK-Halal Makeup
A Birmingham businesswoman has launched a range of halal make-up in a bid to offer practicing Muslims an alternative to conventional cosmetics.
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Cadburys Is A Changing
Kraft Foods has seen an exodus of Cadbury’s staff since its
takeover of the company. A further blow to Kraft's reputation is the company is
considering changing some of the products and not for the better.
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Reckitt Adds Corporate Tags To TV Ads, But With A Twist
Reckitt Benckiser is adding a corporate tag to all its brand TV ads starting July 26, but with a twist: The effort doesn't aim at consumers despite being attached to consumer media advertising.
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Down The Aisle... GSK Shares Tumble On Fear Of Bidding War
GlaxoSmithKline, Reckitt Benckiser, Britvic, Curry Cuisine, The Food and Drink Federation, United Biscuit, Cillit Ban
GlaxoSmithKline
approach to the US biotech group Genzyme has sent their shares rocketing while
GSK shares dropped as speculation about a possible counter bid from Sanofi-Aventis upset the stock exchange.
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Out To Launch... Xtremely Xciting New Flavours From Pringles
Pringles Xtreme flavours, Divine Chocolate, Patak’s, Canwich, Jennifer Aniston
The UK’s number
one large sharing snack
is set to spice up snacks sales this summer with two tantalising new Pringles
Xtreme flavours.
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Supermarket News... Asda Removes 10,000 Chocolate Bars From Its Shelves
Asda, Own brand, Asda, Morrisons, The Co-operative Pharmacy, Asda, Terry Leahy, Waitrose
Asda cleared its shelves of 10,000 own-brand chocolate bars this week amid fears of a deadly allergic reaction.
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Beverage Bulletin... Pernod Ricard Scoops Top Award In International Spirit Challenge
Pernod Ricard, Bulmers, Trans Ocean, Walsall’s Highgate brewery, Wharfebank Brewery, BrewDog, Viña Ventisquero's, DO, SAB Miller, Diageo Chateau & Estate Wines, Stella Artois, Heineken
Irish Distillers Pernod Ricard is delighted to announce
that the 2010 International Spirits Challenge has awarded Jameson 18
Year Old Limited Reserve, Jameson Rarest Vintage Reserve, Midleton Very
Rare and Redbreast 15 highly prestigious Gold medals.
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Movers & Groovers... Ocado Appoints Head Of Marketing
Ocado, Nestlé UK, GlaxoSmithKline, Co-operative Group, Anheuser-Busch Inbev
Ocado has confirmed that it has appointed Matthew Knight as its first head of marketing, following its stock market float.
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