All Ambient articles – Page 10
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NewsValeo Foods eyes more deals as it brings in global head of M&A
Deal hungry ambient food group Valeo Foods has signalled its intent to continue a global acquisition spree with the appointment of a head of M&A
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NewsDel Monte challenges Heinz with move into ketchup and BBQ sauce
The brand has created a quartet of sauces
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NewsRyvita distances itself from dieting with new £3m campaign
The new positioning would encourage shoppers to ‘own being imperfect and live with balance’, said Ryvita
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NewsHorlicks unveils ‘Healthy’ quartet of powdered shakes
The Horlicks Healthy range comprises four flavours offering “a blend of carefully selected vitamins, minerals and functional ingredients”
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NewsOrganix adds baby meals and kids’ snacks in ‘biggest shake-up’ to date
The innovations set ‘new standards in the babyfood category, with flavours and textures designed to spark a love of great food’, claimed Organix
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Comment & OpinionA fair price for Italian tomato growers would curb exploitative labour conditions
Migrant workers in the country continue to face exploitation, says Jeremy Gibson, Napolina brand director
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NewsRapeseed oil prices surge by up to 100% amid ongoing Ukraine conflict
Ambient giant Princes confirmed it had faced ’significant inflationary pressures’ after products from two of its cooking oil brands doubled in price
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Comment & OpinionHeinz’s recent move into freezers makes more sense than its Houmouz
Heinz Beanz Houmouz is unusual for all sorts of reasons
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Analysis & FeaturesHow jam supplier Single Variety Co became a Farm Shop & Deli award winner
The jams and preserves brand is the brainchild of former supermarket buyer Nicola Simons
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NewsMars launches Snickers flavour dessert sauce
The NPD will join Mars and Bounty’s dessert sauces on shelves in Tesco from the end of May
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Promotional FeaturesMasterclass: why shoppers are falling back in love with tomatoes
Despite now commanding £211m in sales value in the UK, the ambient tomato category has suffered in the past from a lack of game-changing innovation and investment. However, Italian brand Mutti shows how the category’s resurgence since 2021, sparked by a shift in consumer behaviours, is seeing the market reinvigorated and causing UK consumers to fall in love with tomatoes once more.
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NewsTesco expands MSC-labelled tuna range with sourcing from Papua New Guinea
The supermarket is also now labelling its Stockwell & Co line as MSC-certified with another two products set to follow
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Category ReportMealtime lifeline: ambient & canned goods category report 2022
Canned food proved vital in lockdown. Now the category looks set to help rescue consumers from the choppy waters of inflation
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NewsBold Bean Co launches jarred beans range into Waitrose
‘We are delighted to be the first jarred beans to enter a major supermarket in the UK,’ said the brand
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NewsHartley’s adds Jelly Sours trio to appeal to ‘grown-up kids’
The brand “wanted to create a range that enables the brand to appeal to a wider audience”
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NewsSunflower oil supply crisis begins to hit supermarkets
The crisis has “disrupted supplies of sunflower oil to the UK,” affecting a wide range of products, said BRC deputy director of food Andrea Martinez-Inchausti.
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NewsFuel10K’s FareShare porridge donations hit 500k mark
FareShare this week revealed that 90% of its beneficiary organisations are affected by the cost of living crisis
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NewsPesto suppliers in hunt for sunflower oil alternatives as Ukraine war threatens supply
A large portion of the global supply of sunflower oil comes from Ukraine and Russia
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Analysis & FeaturesSix convenient yet sustainable cooking sauce innovations
These innovative cooking sauces deliver on nutrition and convenience as well as being sustainably packaged
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Category ReportAn Italian renaissance? Cooking sauces & meal kits category report 2022
Heinz has tapped its artistry in tomatoes in an effort to revive the flagging pasta sauce market. Can its new range inspire?