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Reducing The Appetite For A Fat Tax
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Out To Launch... Gillette Refreshes It's Skin Care Range

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Reducing The Appetite For A Fat Tax

fat tax

Does the claimed success of the Government’s Change4Life campaign mean an end to calls for a sales tax on ‘unhealthy’ food and drink in the UK?

“Better results than anticipated” claims the Government, on the anniversary of the inception of its Change4Life programme.  A rejoinder to those pressuring for a ‘Fat Tax’; but the last few months have seen Romania introduce a fast-food tax, and some US states increase sugared drink taxes, proving the appetite for this approach has yet to diminish in the West.



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FMCG NEWS UPDATE
FMCG Manufacturers Ignore Food Service Market To Launch Products

The Big Hospitality reports foodservice analyst believes food producers are ignoring the £10.3bn foodservice market to focus mainly on the retail sector.

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Its A Real Adventure
Walkers Crisps have launch a marketing campaign in the small town of Sandwich in Kent

Walkers Crisps have launched a marketing campaign, where a group of celebrities descended upon the small town of Sandwich in Kent. A key factor of this campaign was amplification using social media.

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Pepsi, Coca-Cola Turn To Social Media Too
It is about releasing control

Coca-Cola and PepsiCo are both placing an increased emphasis on social media, as they seek to connect with consumers in innovative ways.

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Ambitious Plans To Launch The Waitrose Brand As FMCG Leader
As big as the Heinz or Kelloggs brands

It has been reported in The Guardian that Waitrose is planning to launch the Waitrose brand in non Waitrose shops in the UK and overseas.

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Kraft Apologises Over Pledge And Announces Another Pledge

Its' reported by the BBC news that the vice-president of Kraft Foods  is "terribly sorry" for the firm's earlier pledge to keep open Cadbury's Keynsham plant. And now another pledge.


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Down The Aisle... Two Awards For Amcor Flexibles
Amcor Flexibles, Hancocks, Nestle

Amcor Flexibles Europe & Americas have received two awards from the Flexible Packaging Association (FPA) which recognize expertise in innovative packaging solutions for cheese products.

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Out To Launch... Gillette Refreshes It's Skin Care Range
Gillette, Belvoir Fruit Farms, McCambridge Group, Moët Hennessy's

Gillette

This March, the UK’s number one male shaving brand, Gillette, is expanding its current shave care range by adding four new products to the line up. The skin care range will be extended to include a pre-shave scrub, two after shave balms and a moisturiser, with strong sales expected from loyal Gillette consumers.



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Supermarket News... Tesco Launch Dietary Specials Frozen Range
Tesco, Sainsbury's, Food prices, Morrisons, Sainsbury's payout

330 Tesco and Dietary Specials (ds) joins forces to launch its first ever range of frozen gluten and wheat free foods.  

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Beverage Bulletin... Molson Coors Sets Up NI Operations
Molson Coors, Drinkaware, Carlsberg

Nial McMullan Head of Sales (NI) (front) and Niall Phelan, Country Manager Ireland

Molson Coors, the Global Family Brewer, is to set up its own direct sales and marketing operations in Northern Ireland, creating up to 14 new jobs.



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Up The High Street... Greggs Expansion Plans
Greggs, House of Fraser, Marks & Spencer, Oddbins

greggs Greggs wants to open 50 to 60 new shops next year, rising to at least 70 a year from 2011

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Green Room... AB InBev Better World Environmental Goals
Achieving this goal would establish AB InBev as the most water-efficient global brewer in the world.

ABInbev Anheuser-Busch InBev has set aggressive three-year global environmental goals as part of its ‘Better World’ commitment

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MARKETING
Sales & Marketing... Mama Mio launches First Ever Advertising Campaign To Raise Money For Look Good…Feel Better
Mama Mio, Condom brands, Procter & Gamble's, One Agency, Nivea

Mama Mio, one of the most recommended skincare brands, is set to launch its first ever through-the-line campaign to help raise money for the beauty industry’s charity Look Good… Feel Better (LGFB).

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Movers & Groovers... Sad Passing Of Gareth Wyn-Jones, Foodservice Director At Leathams
Leathams

Gareth Wyn Jones Gareth Wyn-Jones, Foodservice Director at Leathams plc, has passed away following a long and courageous battle with cancer.

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E- Retailing... Cyber-Duck Wins Best In Class At 2010 Interactive Media Awards
Cyber-Duck, Starbucks and Skittles, Spar

Cyber-Duck, a multiple award winning digital media agency, today announced that it has received the “Best In Class” award at the Interactive Media Awards™ for its production of the innovative online wine store.

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