SABMiller, owner of such premium beers as Pilsner Urquell, Peroni Nastro Azzurro, Miller Genuine Draft and Castle Lager, is ringing the changes. Its purchase last week of a controlling stake in South American brewer Bavaria for $7.8bn (&£4.5bn) has turned SABMiller into the second-largest brewer by volume in the world, behind InBev. It inherits a […]
Asda is facing a three-day strike by workers at its Washington distribution depot after ACAS failed to start talks between the retailer and the general workers’ union, the GMB, over a pay dispute.
MXR, the regional DAB digital radio consortium, has promoted marketing director Diane Wray to managing director. Wray, who has been with the consortium for four years, will be responsible for driving awareness of the group.
McCann Erickson Communications House, formerly McCann Erickson Manchester, has created a campaign for Aldi that will run in July and August.
Sir Alan Sugar stars in Premium Bonds ads
Cadbury Schweppes has promoted Rémy Amérique president Jim Chalmers to president for Americas confectionery. He replaces Matt Shattock, who became president for Europe, Middle East and Africa confectionery earlier this year (MW February
The Guardian Media Group has been forced to design a range of bespoke equipment for retailers to stack the Guardian and Observer newspapers in their new Berliner formats, in an attempt to allay concerns about distribution.
Leith London has won the £2m Silentnight creative account following a three-way competitive pitch.
AOL UK director of strategy Greg Paine has left the company after only 18 months. Industry sources suggest he is joining a rival internet company, probably MSN or Yahoo!.
With Heinz axing its above-the-line spend ahead of an expected economic downturn, and other companies preparing similar cuts, the advertising industry must take decisive action to persuade such businesses that marketing need not be the first c
Hypertag, the UK mobile marketing technology company, is launching a mobile commerce application. The application, called Hyperstore, will make it easier for consumers to buy content, products or services over their mobile phones.
Newcastle United FC has confirmed that it has received an offer for president John Hall’s 28.5 per cent stake in the club.
Hyundai Car UK (HCUK) has appointed Ray Pope as its new managing director. Pope, who has been promoted from his position of finance director at HCUK, replaces David Walker, who was recently appointed managing director of BSM, the world’s largest driving school (MW last week). Walker left HCUK after 21 years following the company’s takeover […]
Cadbury Schweppes has reported a ten per cent increase in pre-tax profits to £344m for the first six months of 2005. Like-for-like sales increased by seven per cent in the confectionery division and four per cent in the beverages arm over the period.
The sacking of a Guardian journalist thanks largely to the investigative skill of a blogger marks a huge transition in the media as the old-style news organisations begin to cede their dominance