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Royal Crown Cola is launching a Date Night marketing campaign in Asda stores in a bid to encourage more British couples to set quality time aside for each other as well exploring the state of the nation’s relationships. According to the
Boulder Brands, a leading global health-and-wellness company, has acquired one of the UK’s top gluten free baking businesses Davies Bakery. The deal combines a leading UK gluten free bakery operation with a proven North American Brand and is claimed to
Convenience food manufacturer, Symington’s, is licensing Unilever’s wet sauces product portfolio in Australia and New Zealand. The deal represents Symington’s first major international venture and allows the company to build on its UK track record of success in reintroducing retail customers and
Tesco has launched a new customer website for its loyalty scheme Clubcard. It has been created as part of an on-going development of its web presence in collaboration with global marketing and technology agency LBi. Tesco and LBi said they have worked
Spar UK has launched a media centre, offering FMCG suppliers an opportunity to communicate their promotions with convenience customers in Spar stores across the UK. Based within its central office in Harrow, Spar said the media centre will provide suppliers with
Staff from John Lewis Exeter spent the weekend volunteering at this year’s Exeter Festival of South West Food and Drink. Working as ‘Festival Ambassadors’ over the three-day event, Partners from the shop fulfilled a variety of roles including site stewards, gate
Dutch brewer Bavaria has signed a shared transportation agreement with Heinz and Mars to move their products across Europe by inland waterways. Although the UK is famed for its canals, the size of the waterways in Europe makes transport by barge,
Ian Macleod Distillers, owner of Glengoyne Highland Single Malt Scotch Whisky, has donated £31,000 to military charity Help for Heroes. Glengoyne raised the money through the 2013 Glengoyne Auld Enemy Dinner at The London Dorchester on the eve of the
The capital’s first designer outlet centre, London Designer Outlet, has signed two top, international homeware brands – Villeroy & Boch and Oneida. The new signings – which between them offer high end, contemporary china, glassware and cutlery – have signed 10 year leases, will
SUSO, the fizzy fruit juice-based drink, has re-launched its website with a fresh new look for 2013. Designed to increase trial of the SUSO range amongst students, whilst reassuring parents and schools about the range’s healthier approach to carbonated drinks, www.susodrinks.co.uk features young
CollectPlus, the largest store-based parcel delivery and returns company, has launched a new partnership with footwear retailer Schuh. The initiative will see Schuh join a rapidly expanding network of retailers in the UK currently using CollectPlus. The partnership with CollectPlus
Mel Bugler, former managing director of Fox’s Biscuits and former group business development director of 2 Sisters Food Group, has been appointed as managing director of Northumbrian Fine Foods (NFF). The Gateshead-based multi-million pound food manufacturer employs 200+ and said
Kilchoman’s Machir Bay has been named Whisky of the Year at the prestigious International Whisky Competition (IWC). Kilchoman’s Machir Bay was awarded the highest score of the entire competition, following a blind-tasting of over 50 whiskies by an expert panel. Owner and founder of Kilchoman Distillery,
Tesco has committed a fleet of HGVs to fill up at facilities run by leading Bio-LNG supplier Gasrec. Thirty-five dual-fuel vehicles will run on Bio-LNG from Gasrec’s refuelling station at Daventry International Rail Freight Terminal: claimed to be a ground-breaking installation that will officially
Asda is accelerating development of its multi-channel business with investment in click and collect for food and general merchandise and same day delivery on grocery home shopping. Announcing a 4.5% uplift in total sales, including petrol, to £22.8bn for 2012
Spar UK and Harvest Energy have teamed up to launch a Spar-branded forecourt concept, designed to help convenience retailers stand up to the multiples and compete against the oil companies. The collaboration is claimed to offer progressive independent retailers an
Weetabix claims it will make retail history at 7.15pm (BST) tonight (22 April 2013) by broadcasting an advertisement encouraging people to take a picture of its Weetabix On The Go biscuit on their smart phones, which can be used to
Debbie and Andrew Keeble, founders of the Debbie & Andrew’s sausage brand, have launched a second sausage brand called Heck because they claim their eponymous brand has been compromised by its new owners. Heck sausages are claimed to bring integrity
PG Tips is sponsoring the ‘£1000 Song’ competition on Bauer Media UK’s Magic 105.4 radio station. The online and on-air campaign launched on 15 April 2013 and will run for 12 weeks until 7 July 2013. The £1000 song is revealed each morning
GS1 UK has underlined its commitment to driving supply chain efficiency from farm to fork with the appointment of a new foodservice industry development manager. With almost 20 years’ industry experience, Steve Hammans joins the not-for-profit global supply chain standards
Retail electronic point-of-sale supplier, EPOS Group, has acquired RSA Systems, the Blackburn-based bakery point-of-sale and software specialist. The purchase of RSA Systems strengthens EPOS Group’s position in the British bakery retail market and is its second acquisition in this sector.
Tyrrells crisps, the premium English crisp brand, claims it is taking consumers on a nostalgic trip of donkey rides and deck chairs with their new limited edition Beach Barbecue crisp. Smoked paprika, tomato,cumin, cayenne and garlic combine as a smoky tribute
Doff Portland – a leading manufacturer of slug control products in the UK – has launched three products for the 2013 garden care market. They are: Herb Pour and Feed, Ant and Crawling Insect Killer, and lastly, Super Strength Path and Patio
Spar Austria claims to be bringing a new concept to the food retail market with the launch of a delivery scheme in Salzburg using in-store lockers, delivery boxes and e-bikes. The initiative, which will offer jobs for eight young people,
KFC UK & Ireland has teamed up with AIRTAG, a leading provider of mobile shopping solutions, to launch the fast food chain’s first mobile and web app for ordering and payments called KFC Fast Track. KFC is using AIRTAG’s Airshop
