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Heinz gets into chilled with new soup ranges
Heinz is about to stir up the soup category by introducing three new ranges, one of which will mark the brand's first major push into the chilled soup arena. Twenty seven new soups arrive in stores this month under the Farmers' Market, Taste of Home...
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our man from drip Don Pumsey - 28th July 2007
Oh, to be a fly upon on the gilded walls of the royal palace this week! Not since Machiavelli have we ministers enjoyed such scheming among the princes, double-dealing by the courtiers and backstabbing among the nobility. I'm referring, of course,...
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Premier Foods and Heinz put frozen food arms up for sale
Upheaval in frozen foods continued this week, with Premier putting its loss-making RHM frozen foods business up for sale and the Heinz frozen desserts business also on the block. The RHM frozen business is a £55m operation, comprising...
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Surviving the squeeze RULE no 3
Innovation and extension are the best way to reinvigorate brands in mature categories. Take Premier Foods. Its greatest success has come from stretching established brands into new areas. After redesigning the core Branston...
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Nestlé and Heinz fight for Polish consumers
Nestlé has gone head-to-head with Heinz in the fight for the hearts and stomachs of Polish immigrants.It has launched the most popular products from its home-grown Winiary range in the UK, including three instant soups - White Borsch,...
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The Mean Beanz stand accused
Can a tin of beans be racist? Evidently they think so in Australia, where Heinz is in the firing line for what objectors are dubbing "bigoted baked beans".They reckon the company's latest Mean Beanz range - which boasts flavours such as...
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Beans means brains for Branston launch
Omega-3 fever is about to sweep the baked beans category following the launch of Premier Foods' latest innovation for its Branston brand. 'Branstein' Baked Beans with added Omega-3 is due to hit shelves on 10 June, with listings...
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A brand first from Branston
Potato supplier Branston has launched the first potato brand in Tesco under The Real Potato Co banner.Branston will initially supply two exclusive new varieties - Bellini and Piccolo - to 250 Tesco stores, with hopes of a wider rollout...
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Warm weather hits Premier Foods
“Unusually warm weather” in April has impacted the sales of food manufacturer Premier Foods.In a trading update released this morning, Premier Foods, which makes Branston Pickle, Oxo stock cubes and Quorn vegetarian products, said although...
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Princes marketeer Patmore to leave
Princes soft drinks marketing director David Patmore has decided to leave the company after 10 years of service.Patmore, who leaves at the end of the month, has not secured another position as yet. He has been the marketing director of...
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Heinz Big Eat
Heinz is launching Big Eat, a new range of snack meals, into the instant pot snacks category. With an rsp of £1.39, Big Eat is Heinz's first venture into this category. The range of five varieties, inspired by modern British cuisine, will be...
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Princes makes a meal out of Quick Eat! pots
Princes is repositioning its Quick Eat! brand under the main Princes banner in a bid to strengthen its position in the competitive market for instant ambient meal options. The overhaul comes a few weeks after rival Heinz announced it was...
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Five big British brands in new foreign hands
United Biscuits bought by US private equity companies Blackstone Group and PAI for £1.6bn in 2006HP Sauce bought from French company Danone in 1998 by US-based Heinz for £470m in 2005Weetabix bought by US private equity firm Lion...
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Bloomin Big Beans to boost Branston range
Premier Foods has launched yet another attack on Heinz with the introduction of Branston Bloomin Big Baked Beans, a limited edition using beans that are 50% bigger than regular haricot beans. The giant beans will be available at the end...
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A distinctive separation
Del Monte is relaunching its entire ambient juice and juice drinks range. The revamped long-life range, the result of extensive consumer and shopper research, will now be clearly divided into two segments: Original and...
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Bigger dollops of Pudliszki for Poles
Heinz is rolling out the Pudliszki brand in the UK to give Polish consumers a taste of home. A limited number of Pudliszki products have been available at some Tesco, Asda and Sainsbury's stores, but the range has now been extended to...
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Heinz rivals Pot Noodle with a Big Eat for teens
Heinz is heating up the competition in instant pot snacks with a range of microwaveable snack meals, the food giant's first venture into this arena. Big Eat, which will be launched next month, will come in five varieties including spicy...
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Heinz gives ketchup gourmet dimension
The sauces and condiments aisle is about to be shaken up by Heinz with the introduction of its gourmet ketchup range. Heinz Tomato Ketchup With a Twist, which will appear on shelves this April, has been created to appeal to a growing...
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Premier relishes a top-down format
Premier Foods is relaunching its Branston Relish range in a chunkier, top-down format that is easier to handle and dispense.The clear squeezy bottle is being introduced for informal eating occasions, and has a curvier design with clear...