All articles by Alex Beckett – Page 17
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Cadbury makes its drinking chocolate a whole lot chunkier
Cadbury has swapped cocoa powder for blocks of Dairy Milk for the launch of an innovative new drinking chocolate. Hot Choc Chunks, launched this month, is the first mainstream drinking chocolate to use solid blocks of chocolate that are...
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Banana prices set to be driven even higher
The price of bananas has increased by more than a third over the past year – and further price rises look likely to be on the way as the impact of the weak pound hits home. A kilo of bananas has risen from an average 70p at the big ...
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UK drinks industry hit by first wave of job cuts
The drinks industry was reeling this week after three of its biggest hitters announced 100 job losses and a further 49 potential losses as a result of the economic downturn. Constellation Brands has cut 50 jobs across its UK operations,...
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Premier combines Hovis and Nimble in one loaf
Premier Foods has brought its struggling Nimble brand under the Hovis banner to form Hovis Nimble as it attempts to claw back share from Warburtons and Kingsmill.Sales of the 53-year-old Nimble brand slumped 5.5% to £14m in the year to...
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Arctic Roll returns to woo thrifty shoppers
Arctic Roll is making a comeback as Birds Eye revives its 1980s recession-busting Make Your Pound Go Further campaign.
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Heinz relaunches its pickles to capitalise on nation's leftovers
Heinz has responded to rising consumer enthusiasm for meals made from leftovers by relaunching its range of pickles as a recession-friendly meal accompaniment. The company has revamped the packaging of its standard range of pickles,...
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Unilever deodorant cures hairy armpits
Unilever has launched a deodorant that it claims is the first to reduce underarm hair growth.The Sure and Dove Hair Minimising deodorants will be available in both aerosol and roll-on formats and Unilever predicts it will be so popular with...
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Beer-style smoothie: the men's soft drink that's not for softies
A beer-style smoothie that aims to get men drinking healthy soft drinks is set to hit supermarket shelves next year. Newly created soft drinks company The Juice Brewery is declaring its new Hoppers range to be the first “soft brews” – an...
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Enco Products brings Caribbean cuisine to microwaveable rice
Caribbean specialist Enco Products is taking on Uncle Ben's and Tilda with what it claims is the first range of microwaveable Caribbean rice pouches.The Caribbean Traditions line, rsp £1.69, consists of Rice & Pigeon Peas Mix, Rice & Kidney...
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Wispa and Twirl join the Easter egg battle
Cadbury is reviving its Wispa and Twirl chocolate eggs for the first time in five years for next year's battle of the Easter eggs
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Sip boosts sales by aligning brand with fashion and beauty
Beauty water brand Sip has defied the credit crunch and recorded a sales turnover of £500,000 – smashing last year’s figure of £40,000.
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Bread sales to hit £3.5m, claims WeightWatchers
WeightWatchers is targeting new year dieters with new bread products and a £9m marketing campaign.
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Premier classic brands given festive variations
Britain's biggest food manufacturer Premier Foods has unveiled a raft of festive twists for its biggest brands in a bid to stop recession-hit consumers switching to cheaper own label equivalents.A new Winter Warmer selection consisting of...
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Away with the fairies?
Despite carrying a price tag of £34.99, luxury Croatian vodka Akvinta is aiming to secure listings in the major multiples. Alex Beckett reports
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Core strength
As if battling UK economic strife weren’t enough, grocery’s Clark Kent is taking on the US, too. Alex Beckett reports
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New sauce livens up weekend snacking, whether hot or cold
Heinz has brought out a range of bottled dipping sauces that consumers can heat up in a microwave before pouring on their food. The company claims that the Heinz Dipping Sauces are a market first, in that they can be served hot or cold as either a...
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Mars and Nestlé cut packaging on 2009 Easter egg ranges
The days of plastic wrappers for the chocolates and sweeties inside Easter eggs look numbered. Announcing plans to eliminate the use of plastic packaging in 80% of its Easter eggs for 2009, Nestlé said the new Smarties and Milkybar Shaker eggs will...
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Oliver launches Groovy and Twirly pasta range
After lending his name to pesto, sauces and herbs, Jamie Oliver is venturing into the pasta category for the first time. The Jamie’s Pasta range, which is made using free-range eggs, comes in spaghetti, penne and fusilli formats, described on-pack...
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Pocket Lynx to leave men no excuse for having body odour
Men will no longer have any excuse to pong after a hard day’s work thanks to the launch of Lynx Bullet – the first pocket-sized, portable deodorant. The range will hit shelves in January, supported by a £8m media spend to include a television...
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Beckham’s face fronts omega-3 food range
After endorsing sunglasses, aftershave and mobile phones, David Beckham has ventured into food for the first time, investing in a new range of vitamin and omega-3 enriched frozen food products. Beckham has teamed up with supplement brand GO3,...