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Fairtrade Fortnight 23 February – 8 March 2009
Fairtrade Fortnight is the Fairtrade Foundation’s annual campaign call to people in the UK to promote awareness of Fairtrade and buy products carrying the FAIRTRADE Mark.
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TEA BREAK
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Who needs pockets and knowing where to tap
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Failures
Something to cheer your day...Other peoples failures
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Best Job In The World
As far as fantasy jobs go, chocolate tasting must come pretty near the top of many people's lists - children and adults alike.
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ARCHIVE
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Issue 67
November 19, 2008
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November 12, 2008
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November 5, 2008
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October 29, 2008
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October 22, 2008
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October 15, 2008
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October 8, 2008
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October 1, 2008
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September 23, 2008
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September 10, 2008
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September 3, 2008
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Will Highly Fluid Consumer Behaviour Bring About The Death Of ‘The Brand’?
Revitalisation of what ‘The Brand’ stands for is critical in these changing times
Brands today face the biggest shock to consumer behaviour since the concept of ‘The Brand’ was formed.
The latest grocery sales data shows that consumer behaviour is changing fast. Brands are being left behind as consumers’ trade down and change their eating habits.
Revitalisation of what ‘The Brand’ stands for is critical in these challenging times.
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FMCG NEWS UPDATE
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Could Tesco Run Out Of Cash?
Tesco Media Director Jonathan Church says otherwise
The FT has posed the question "Could Tesco run out of money". It says that the longer the primary credit markets remain virtually shut, the greater the risk that a big name corporate will breache a covenant or two.
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Unilever Will Not Reduce Marketing Spend
Winning in the Downturn
Unilever chief marketing officer Simon Clift said that the global manufacturer was “currently not planning” to reduce marketing spend in Europe at the annual Marketing Society conference.
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Burton's Foods Digests Options For Merger
Already held talks with Northern Foods
Burton's Foods, the maker of Wagon Wheels and Jammie Dodgers, has appointed investment bankers to work on a strategic review that could see the company merge with other businesses in the sector.
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Cheaper Food Buying Raises Obesity Fears
Resurgent demand for frozen foods
Cash-poor consumers are ditching healthy, more expensive foods such as smoothies and organic vegetables for cheaper, less healthy ones such as hamburgers and frozen pizzas.
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Down The Aisle... Bread Prices Could Rise Again
Fall in bread prices, Finsbury Food Group, Britvic, Associated British Foods, Nestlé, HJ Heinz
The poor quality of the UK wheat harvest has sparked concerns there will be a shortage of breadmaking wheat in 2009 - and has dashed hopes of a fall in bread prices.
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Out To Launch... Want To Look Younger Shot -Together Health
Together Health, Pomegreat, Coors Brewers, Unilever UK, Diageo
Together Health has launched a delicious one-a-day supplement ‘shot’ drink that aims to revitalise, replenish and turn back time; working from the inside-out to keep you looking young!
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Supermarket News... Supermarket Shares Could Halve
Supermarket Shares, Co-Operative Group, Supermarkets seen to help; Tesco 'Monster Bunch', Aldi and Lidl, Superquinn, Supermarkets ad spending, Tesco, Ahold
Supermarket share prices are set for a fall and could even halve, Morgan Stanley said today.
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Green Room... Is The Carbon Label A Rip Off?
The Carbon Trust, Organic food is slipping
The Carbon Trust claims it's not ripping-off businesses but some medium-sized business the carbon label is a rip-off. SMEs can't afford the licence fees.
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Beverage Bulletin... United Spirits Tie Up
United Spirits, Anheuser-Busch InBev, Cobra Beer, Heineken, Pernod Ricard, PepsiCo, Diageo, Anheuser-Busch InBev, London Pride firm Fuller, Smith & Turner
Vijay Mallya, owner of India’s biggest alcoholic drinks company, United Spirits, called a potential tie-up with Diageo “a world-beating combination” as the companies seek foreign spirits sales in the world’s biggest whisky market.
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MARKETING
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Sales & Marketing... Fairy Helps Make Wishes Come True
Fairy, Sainsbury’s, Boots, Britvic, InBev UK, Competition between supermarkets, MillerCoors, Gatorade UK, J20
The nation’s leading dish brand from Procter & Gamble, Fairy, is supporting children’s charity Make-A-Wish for a fifth consecutive year to give Fairy consumers a chance to make a difference this Christmas.
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Movers & Groovers... Waitrose Appoints Sir Don Curry
Waitrose's, Morrisons, HSBC, Wal-Mart
Leading farming industry figure and frequent critic of the supermarkets Sir Don Curry has landed the role of non-executive chairman of Waitrose's Leckford Estate.
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Ikea CEO Anders Dahlvig On Surviving A Bad Economy
The company has a strong value message for consumers
In his decade-long tenure as CEO of IKEA, Anders Dahlvig has almost tripled the number of company stores and employees and has supported the incorporation of numerous eco-friendly policies.
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TRENDS
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Shoppers Leaving The Plastic In Their Wallets
Cash purchases are on the rise as consumers try to manage debt
Many U.S. consumers are switching from credit card spending to cash as credit card companies trim credit limits and raise fees. Retailers including Target and Wal-Mart have noted a significant shift away from credit card use.
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