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Boy, How You've Changed!
What's a company to do when sales slump and interest in its product or service fades? One option: A major makeover.
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TEA BREAK
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The 20 teachings of zen and funny boxing cat
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Love Your Planet
Soil Association Organic Fortnight: 6-21 September 2008
Soil Association Organic Fortnight, sponsored by Organix and Greenvale AP, is a nationwide campaign bringing together individuals, communities, retailers, restaurants, schools and organic farms for the UK’s biggest celebration of all things organic.
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ARCHIVE
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Issue 55
August 27, 2008
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Issue 54
August 20, 2008
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Issue 28
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Issue 53
August 13, 2008
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Issue 52
August 6, 2008
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Issue 51
July 30, 2008
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Issue 50
July 23, 2008
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Issue 49
July 16, 2008
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Issue 48
July 9, 2008
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Issue 47
June 27, 2008
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Issue 46
June 25, 2008
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Tesco Every Little Helps to Go Green
Consumers account directly and indirectly for 60% of carbon emissions.
Tesco's Chied Executive, Sir Terry Leahy has been quoted as saying in the Guardian newspaper that "if we want long-term growth, we must go green."
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RETAIL
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Down The Aisle... Bottle Water Companies Fight Back
Bottled water, L'Oréal's Big business, Nestle, Premier Foods', Glanbia
The three leading UK suppliers of bottled water have created a new group designed to spread the word on the economic and social value of their product.
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Out To Launch... Tregothnan And Demarquette – Fine Chocolates Launch Quintessentially English Chocolate Collection
The Tregothnan Collection, Footballer launches wine Cobell, Premier Foods, Müller, Northern Foods, Kellogg, United Biscuits
Tregothnan, one of Britain's finest private country estates, has invited award-winning British Chocolatier Marc Demarquette to create ‘The Tregothnan Collection’ of fine chocolates.
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Supermarket News... Sainsbury's To Push Own-Brand Goods
Sainsbury's, Iceland, The National Consumer Council, Aldi, Tesco
Sainsbury's is stepping up its effort to persuade shoppers to switch to its own-brand products as the battle for depleted consumer spending intensifies.
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Beverage Bulletin... Input Cost Inflation Threatens To Cripple The Brewing Industry
Coors Brewers, The Scotch whisky industry, Anheuser-Busch, Diageo, Carling C2, Diageo, Glendronach
Coors Brewers has written to its on and off-trade customers notifying them of an extraordinary wholesale price increase of 3p per pint across all channels, effective from September 29th 2008.
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Green Room... Soil Association Organic Food Award Winners 2008
This year’s winners
The Soil Association Organic Food Awards 2008, sponsored by Highland Spring, were judged by an expert panel of chefs, restaurateurs, food writers and specialists, alongside names such as Jo Wood and Donna Air.
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Up The High Street... Retail Footfall Rises In August By 3.9%
National Retail Footfall Index, HMV, Currys, Luxury brands
Despite fears over the economy, shops remained busier than anticipated in August with the Experian National Retail Footfall Index registering a rise of 3.9% compared with the previous month.
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MARKETING
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Sales & Marketing... Bernard Matthews New £3m Ad Campaign
Bernard Matthews Farms, Mars Consumer Drinks, Coca-Cola, Marks & Spencer, Wall's Sausages, Yoplait, Kraft Foods, Boosted Smoothies
Bernard Matthews Farms is investing nearly £3m in national press, poster and TV advertising this autumn. Under the communications platform ‘Proud to Work at Bernard Matthews Farms.
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Movers & Groovers... Finsbury Boss David Brooks To Quit
Finsbury Food Group, Vimto Soft Drinks, Sara Lee, Campbell Soup, Tangerine Confectionery
UK cake and baked goods manufacturer Finsbury Food Group has announced plans to restructure its management team following the departure of its chief executive.
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Coke Works Through Identity Crisis
Go figure it out
When David Butler joined Coca-Cola almost five years ago, he was given, as he tells it, "the Post-it Note mandate: We need to do more with design. Go figure it out."
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TRENDS
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Trend For Energy Infused Food
Stimulants could be infused into many other foods
Foods with added stimulants are stealing a march on energy drinks as companies are developing new ways to energize consumers seeking alternatives to sugary beverages, according to a global consumer trends analyst.
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