19 Dec 2003
| by Gordon MacMillan,
LONDON - High-street retailer Boots has signed a deal with the company behind the Atkins diet range to distribute its low-carbohydrate foods in the UK.
18 Dec 2003
| by Gordon MacMillan,
LONDON - With 570 complaints weighed against it, an ad for Mr Kipling Mince Pies, which shows a woman giving birth during a nativity play, has been pulled from television screens.
18 Dec 2003
| by Mark Kleinman and Alexandra Jardine,
LONDON - Nestle Rowntree, the UK's third-biggest confectionery firm, has picked a former Coca-Cola marketer as its managing director, an appointment insiders predict will trigger a shake-up of its marketing operations.
18 Dec 2003
| by Emily Booth,
LONDON - Nestle Smarties is launching a viral game as part of an integrated offline and online push for the new Smarties bars.
18 Dec 2003
Bollinger is sponsoring a calendar to be cover-mounted on the January issue of BBC Magazines' Eve, marking the champagne's first sponsorship initiative with a glossy magazine. The deal is aimed at broadening Bollinger's appeal to women. Pictures for the calendar were shot on location at Champagne Bollinger.
18 Dec 2003
| by Ben Carter
Red Bull is making its first foray into the lucrative fashion industry, with the launch of an annual event intended to showcase the best fashion talent in the UK.
18 Dec 2003
| by Mark Kleinman and Alexandra Jardine
Nestle Rowntree, the UK's third-biggest confectionery firm, has picked a former Coca-Cola marketer as its managing director, an appointment insiders predict will trigger a shake-up of its marketing operations.
18 Dec 2003
| by Alan Timothy, Chief executive, Rocket Science
I'm getting thoroughly depressed. I seem to be getting more Christmas cards from businesses than from friends and family. Supermarkets, banks, estate agents - even my local Indian restaurant has sent me one.
18 Dec 2003
Mars has won a High Court appeal preventing Nestle from registering the 3-D shape of the Polo mint as a trademark in the UK without the word 'Polo' on it, unless Nestle agrees to amend the mark by keeping it to the size of a Polo and colouring it white.
18 Dec 2003
The Co-op supermarket is adding six products to its premium Truly Irresistible range. The range was launched in July to encourage consumers to re-appraise the Co-op's image and reinforce the store's commitment to offering customers unique products in their local stores. New products include beef Wellington...