31 Jul 1997
| by JULIAN LEE
and marketing director in September
last year. Birrell has joined food wholesaler Macro....DIY retailer Wickes has lost trading director Shaun Birrell, who
was moved from the post of sales and marketing director in September
last year. Birrell has joined food wholesaler Macro.
...
06 Mar 1997
| by JANE BAINBRIDGE
Tesco and Marks & Spencer are just two of the companies rumoured to
have expressed an interest in buying the 135-strong Littlewoods high
street chain, which was put on the market this week.
09 Oct 1997
| by JULIAN LEE
Food giant Unilever is to become the first major manufacturer to
put its weight behind...Food giant Unilever is to become the first major manufacturer to
put its weight behind the controversial area of genetically modified
foods.
Unilever is to relaunch its Beanfest brand, carrying ...
involves the food being improved in the laboratory to allow
it to last longer, taste better and cost less ...
27 Nov 1997
| by ANNE-MARIE CRAWFORD
The organic food market has doubled over the past two years in the
wake of a number of high...The organic food market has doubled over the past two years in the
wake of a number of high-profile food scares, according to a recent
report by Mintel.
The UK s 870 organic farms are currently ...
.
The market for organic food and vegetables is worth in the region of
pounds 260m in the UK. This is set ...
30 Jan 1997
| by JANE BAINBRIDGE
GGT Advertising has retained the pounds 1m Heinz baby food account
after a pitch against Heinz...GGT Advertising has retained the pounds 1m Heinz baby food account
after a pitch against Heinz s grocery products agency, Bates Dorland.
...
13 Mar 1997
| by DRAYTON BIRD
Granada Road Services has launched a point-of-sale campaign in a
bid to improve sales of breakfasts. The campaign, through the strategic
design consultancy Glazer, has been tested at Tamworth Services where
sales of English breakfasts rose by 15% and American-style breakfast
sales doubled.
20 Nov 1997
| by MIKE HEWITT
Retailers and manufacturers, exasperated by the length of time the
EU is taking to pass food...Retailers and manufacturers, exasperated by the length of time the
EU is taking to pass food ...
their adoption of Institute of
Grocery Distribution guidelines on how genetically-modified foods should
be labelled.
Food and consumer organisations have been pushing for legislation since
crops modified ...
20 Feb 1997
uses the strap line Food you just have to
cook ....Ross Oriental Express is launching a pounds 2m ad campaign created
by Leo Burnett. The campaign uses the strap line Food you just have to
cook .
...
17 Oct 1997
| by JEMIMAH BAILEY
The CRS (Co-operative Retail Services) food division has taken on
its first PR manager in a bid...The CRS (Co-operative Retail Services) food division has taken on
its first PR manager in a bid ...
CRS and other food retailers is that the
majority of CRS stores are smaller food convenience stores ...
.
It was recognised at corporate level that the food business required
investment and updating, said Blake ...
23 Jan 1997
| by JEMIMAH BAILEY
Chelgate has set up a food issues division within its consultancy
as a response to the Government...Chelgate has set up a food issues division within its consultancy
as a response to the Government s new Food Standards Agency. The new
division is headed by senior counsellor Bob McKinley, a former head of
food safety at the predecessor of the FSA, the Food Safety Directorate.
...