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Kettle Chips in ‘plastic crisp’ recall
Four varieties of Kettle Chips carrying a best before date of 29 October 2011 have been recalled.
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UK sweetener market set for stevia invasion
Soft drinks and sweetener producers are expected to launch a raft of products if herbal extract stevia is given the green light by EU chiefs later this year. The sweetener, already used by drinks giants including Coca-Cola and PepsiCo in...
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Micozzi replaces Lyons as Walkers marketing head
Walkers Crisps has appointed Sebastian Micozzi as its new head of marketing, following the departure of Greg Lyons last month. Lyons has been promoted to vice president, marketing of PepsiCo Beverages Canada, where he will report...
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Focus On Canned Goods: in the firing line
An economic downturn is, on paper, the ideal environment for canned goods. Thrift-friendly and with a long shelf life, they should be thriving – but they’re not. Why, asks Guy Sheppard
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Focus On Canned Goods: Innovations
The new Stay Full range (rsp: £1.69 for 400g), which includes beetroot, tomato & buckwheat and spiced butternut squash & edamame bean flavours, will make its debut in Morrisons before hitting Tesco shelves.
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Rolo throws its hat into biscuit ring
Nestlé is extending its Rolo brand with the launch of a Rolo biscuit next month. Available in a pack of six caramel and chocolate biscuit pieces (rsp: £1.55), each 95-calorie biscuit will be individually wrapped.
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Baxters launches a feel-full soup range
Baxters is launching a range of soups designed to satisfy hunger for longer. The five-strong Stay Full range (rsp: £1.69/400g) is high in protein, vegetables, meat and pulses. Baxters said the soups give shoppers at least two of their...
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Analysis & Features
Acid Test: Uncle Ben's Rice Time (Sweet & Sour)
Rice Time will satisfy consumers looking for a quick and easy meal. It is made with simple, quality ingredients and is full of flavour
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Del Monte UK profits slump to £117,000
Profits at Del Monte UK have crashed 96% after the company ditched imported fruit lines deemed not commercially viable. Pre-tax profits at Del Monte UK fell to £117,000 in the year to 31 December 2010, while turnover was down 21.6%, to...
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Campbell’s Condensed Soups return to shelves
Campbell’s Condensed canned soups will be back on shelf in the UK next week for the first time in more than three years. The range, which rolls out to Tesco from 1 August and other retailers later in the summer, will feature flavours from…
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US favourite Honey Bunches of Oats crosses Atlantic
Top US cereal brand Honey Bunches of Oats has rolled out to UK supermarkets this week.
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Premier Foods sells canned grocery operations to Princes for £182m cash
Premier Foods has completed the disposal of its canned grocery operations to Princes in a cash deal worth £182m.
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Focus On Lunchbox: The lunchbox grows up
The lunchbox category used to be all about the kids. This year, adults are driving sales and their agenda includes health and premium quality as well as convenience, says Nick Hughes
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Hot dogs with twist of honey from Wikinger
A hot dog producer has added honey to its sausages in a bid to appeal to kids. The Wikle range, launched by Wikinger Hot Dogs, comprises: Wikle Mini Sausages, rsp: £1.49 for 36 small sausages; Wikle Sausages, rsp: £1.49 for six big...
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From farm shop to discount grocery website
A new discount grocery website called Rosspa was launched this week, selling branded and fresh lines under the strapline 'cheaper online groceries'. Deals at Rosspa include £2.89 price-marked packs of Jordans Country Crisp for £1.25, and...
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Kerry Foods ditches its Cheestrings Shots
Kerry Foods has withdrawn its Cheestrings Shots kids cheese to focus on its newer Spaghetti format following disappointing sales, it has emerged. Cheestrings Shots sachets of small cheese pieces were launched in August 2009 but were...
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You’re talking Bolognese
The Pope may still be Catholic, but expect Italians to start deserting the faith in droves now that pasta has been declared an official religion. Nothing as impious as that could really happen in a country run by Silvio Berlusconi, of...
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Can veg reverse sales slide for Batchelors?
Premier Foods is revamping number-one instant soup Batchelors and adding a veg-packed sub-range as part of a complete brand overhaul designed to reverse falling sales. The news of the revamp comes just weeks after Heinz exclusively told...
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Hula Hoops offers up sharing bags of its ‘hole new’ range
If you pine for the days when you were small enough to fit a Hula Hoop on your finger, then United Biscuits may have the product for you. The company has extended the bagged snack brand with the launch of Big Hoops, which it described as…
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Profiles
The Human Angle: Sole Nasi, marketing manager, The Fresh Pasta Company
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