26 Apr 2005
| by MediaWeek
For a profession that
sits at the heart ofall
good media planning
and buying, research
specialists could be
forgiven for feeling a
little unloved at times,
as Caitlin Fitzsimmons
found out at Media
Week’s latest industry
round table
23 Nov 2005
WINNER: GLAXOSMITHKLINE, WILLIAMS MURRAY HAMM
COMMENDED: SAINSBURY'S, WILLIAMS MURRAY HAMM
Launched in 1873, Horlicks is one of the UK's best-known brands. But by 2004 it was viewed as outdated and associated with an older
generation and cold, dark nights. Owner GlaxoSmithKline wanted to shift
the...
01 Dec 2005
The United Nations' World Food Programme is using a TV campaign to expose the fact that more than 850m people go hungry in the world, even though we produce more than we can eat. Leagas Delaney has produced three commercials. The first, entitled "no food diet", features a woman collecting stones that she ...
13 Apr 2005
The Conservative Party plans to impose strict legislation on food manufacturers over food labelling...The party's election manifesto, launched on Monday, pledges to 'reform food labelling, so ...
the country of origin, the major ingredients, how far the food has been transported and whether it meets ...
government's plans, which are being spearheaded by the Food Standards Agency and would involve a voluntary ...
08 Mar 2005
| by MediaWeek
Global food giant McDonalds has proclaimed itself as a self-appointed, self-regulated champion...in the fight to promote healthy food. Speaking today at a conference organised by the Incorporated Society ...
for McDonalds, said the corporation would overhaul its healthy food charter and introduce a raft of new product ...
books – such as Fast Food nation – and the recent Supersize Me movie. McDonalds would be “focussing ...
04 Oct 2005
| by Media Week
BLM has won the £11m media planning and buying account for Swiss food company Hero Foods...'s other food clients include Domino's Pizza, Tryton Foods, who produce the Aunt Bessie's line and Young ...
06 Oct 2005
| by Hannah Marriott
Britain’s major food manufacturers have issued a report showcasing their collective efforts to tone...food on school premises. FDF spokeswoman Kate Snowden said the report allowed manufacturers 'to stand ...
'. The report, by trade body the Food and Drink Federation (FDF), aims to appease the Government and those who ...
. It comes a year after FDF members agreed on a food and health manifesto. It sets guidelines ...
25 Jan 2005
| by MediaWeek
European Union commissioner
Markos Kyprianou has threatened
a ban on advertising of junk
food...He said the move towards legislation would only come if the food industry did
not tackle ...
and needed to be addressed in food promotion
to vulnerable groups.
Kyprianou, who was speaking to the Financial Times, is also calling for food
product labelling indicating the level of fat and sugar content ...
04 Mar 2005
| by Donna Werbner
as upmarket places to eat ahead of the smoking ban for pubs that serve food.
23 Nov 2005
| by David Tiltman
The government is to scrutinise non-broadcast advertising and the promotion of food to children...whether the industry is making good on its promise to introduce
voluntary curbs on food and drink ...
, the
government told the food industry to act by early-2007 or face
regulation. The DoH project will track ...
Ofcom, which is expected to unveil proposals to track broadcast food ads
in the new year. The DoH ...