14 Dec 2001
The Food Standards Agency is to target the catering sector in an
attempt to cut incidents of food poisoning by 20 per cent over the next
five years.
An initial six-month PR campaign will start in the new year to
communicate with the UK's estimated 350,000 eateries on the importance
of...
06 Dec 2001
| by Joe Lepper,
and public affairs brief....in other departments.
Public affairs was previously handled by sole operator Michels Warren, who ...
The firm, whose brands include McVitie's and KP Foods, appointed H&K to the newly created account following a pitch in which eight agencies were invited to tender.
Corporate affairs was previously ...
23 Nov 2001
| by UPDESH KAPUR
Nestle has appointed Merlin Publicity after a four-way pitch to
beef up the promotion of its ...
, will involve liaising with
trade publications, food wholesalers and retailers to promote the food
giant ...
-based Merlin Publicity, which has specialised in the food service
sector for ten years, has clients including ...
09 Nov 2001
CONSUMER: Highland Distillers has appointed Joe Public Relations to
handle a three-month project to promote its products during the
Christmas period. The agency has also been taken on to promote premium
orange juice, Sun Juice.
...
02 Nov 2001
HEALTHCARE: GlaxoSmithKline has hired Belfast-based agency GCAS
Public Relations to handle PR in Northern Ireland for its Lucozade and
Lucozade Sport brands. The three-strong GCAS team is headed by MD
Lawrence Duffy, who reports to gsk's Dublin-based consumer team for
Lucozade in Ireland.
...
10 Aug 2001
ANTI-SMOKING: The Department of Health has launched an anti-smoking
campaign targeted at the Asian community. The campaign was due to start
in May but was delayed due to the general election. Media Reach
Advertising was recruited earlier this year on a full PR and advertising
brief to work on...
19 Jul 2001
| by MARY COWLETT
However, as Paul Copp, director of healthcare at Nexus Choat Public
Relations, warns: "Many things ...
, while using a Gallup sleeping-difficulty
survey to create newsworthy interest among the general public ...
19 Jul 2001
| by MARY COWLETT
However, as Paul Copp, director of healthcare at Nexus Choat Public
Relations, warns: "Many things ...
, while using a Gallup sleeping-difficulty
survey to create newsworthy interest among the general public ...
25 May 2001
The British Poultry Meat Federation (BPMF) has appointed Hill & Knowlton
as its public affairs adviser on a media and lobbying brief after a
three-way pitch. Long-term incumbent Nexus Choat PR relinquishes the PA
portfolio but continues on a product brief. According to BPMF chief
financial officer ...
23 Apr 2001
| by Anna Clarke
Complaints from the public are soaring as advertisers resort to shock tactics in an effort to stand...LONDON (Brand Republic) - Complaints from the public are soaring as advertisers resort to shock tactics in an effort to stand out in a saturated market, according to the Advertising Standards Authority’s annual report.
The watchdog received more than 3,100 complaints in the bad taste and indecency category ...