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Private Brand Manufacturer Acquisition Spree
Over the last year a curious reaction to or perhaps result of our economic woes and the accompanying Private Brand growth has been a mergers and acquisitions spree by major Private Brand manufacturers. The
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Private Brand Soda Drives Value at Cott
This piece from the Toronto, Canada daily the Globe and Mail paints an optimistic picture for the mega Private Brand soda manufacturer Cott Beverage. With the recent news that Costco would delist Coke it
Read More »Private Brand Impact Conference – Day One
The first day of the Private Label Impact Conference has come and gone, and I am happy to say it has been a rousing success. A attentive crowd of decision makers from OfficeMax, Supervalu,
Read More »Cott Announces First Quarter Profit
Cott Corp the worlds largest Private Brand soft drink maker announced this past week that it has made a first-quarter profit. As reported in my post “Walmart Forces the Fizz!” Cott took a hit earlier
Read More »Branded Water, Who Cares?
According to a Reuters article posted Friday April 17 titled “Wal-Mart seen cutting bottled water brand space” Walmart may have decreased the shelf space dedicated to national brand bottled water, distributed Coke and Pepsi.
Read More »Walmart Forces the Fizz!
So it seems almost impossible to write a blog and avoid writing about Walmart on a daily basis, but this story is all over the net. Walmart has ended its exclusive relationship with Cott
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