Maxus has won the £21m media planning and buying account for Associated British Foods' grocery arm, snatching the business from incumbent ZenithOptimedia in a competitive review that also included MPG Media Contacts.
Organix, the organic children's food company, has appointed MPG Media Contacts to its £2m media planning and buying account, following the closure of The Media Shop earlier this year.
SABMiller, the brewer, has appointed MEC to its £80m European media planning and buying account to promote brands including Peroni and Grolsch.
Lavazza, the Italian coffee brand, has appointed MEC, the WPP media agency, to its estimated €50m (£42m) pan-European media planning and buying account after a competitive pitch.
Total Media has been appointed to handle media planning and buying for cruise company Fred Olsen Cruise Lines, and snack company Natural Balance Foods, as they prepare to launch their first campaigns in the New Year.
Culinary title BBC Good Food magazine is being licensed out to a publisher in Asia from today (1 October), in a deal that sees the brand expand across a third continent.