FMCG News

Imperial combats credit crunch with new cigarette range

by Staff, Brand Republic 10-Oct-08, 14:00

LONDON - Imperial Tobacco is launching a new economy bracket cigarette brand to keep sales up during harder economic times.

Firefox adds location finding feature

by Dan Leahul, Brand Republic, 10-Oct-08, 12:25

LONDON - Mozilla, the developer of the Firefox web browser, has released geo-location technology that allows Firefox to detect the physical location of the computer it is running on.

Starbucks turns off water taps after Sun investigation

by Nikki Sandison, Brand Republic, 10-Oct-08, 10:35

LONDON - Starbucks is switching off its cold taps after an investigation by The Sun newspaper revealed that they were left running constantly, wasting 23m litres of water a day.

School bans Marmite over salt concerns

by Staff, Brand Republic, 10-Oct-08, 09:00

LONDON - A Welsh primary school has banned Marmite from its 'breakfast club' menu because it is deemed to be too salty.

Tesco copies Asda's cut-price beer move

by Jacquie Bowser, Brand Republic, 10-Oct-08, 08:55

LONDON - Tesco has been bombarded with shoppers snapping up £15 crates of Carlsberg lager for £5 each, just days after Asda was accused of encouraging binge drinking after selling four Skol cans for 90p.

Brand Republic Video: Public's mixed reaction to Pizza Hut rebrand

by Jacquie Bowser and Nikki Sandison, Brand Republic, 10-Oct-08, 08:00

LONDON - Pizza Hut's decision to rebrand as Pasta Hut has provoked a range of reactions from the public with some saying it's good to have a change while others think it could put people off, finds the latest Brand Republic Video -- watch it now.