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Meet the New Mr Bean
Heinz is still big into beans. That much is clear when you visit its head office in Hayes and are confronted by two startlingly life-sized - as in human-sized - beans flanking a giant tin of the tea-time favourite . But times are...
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My Favourite Things Caroline Clarke, marketing manager, Heinz Tomato Ketchup
What's your favourite restaurant and why? Rosa's in Westbourne Park, London. It can be relied on for classic dishes. Its fish pie is great. Do you prefer healthy food or junk food? Healthy food but I don't always have the will- power to...
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HP sauce goes top-down
Heinz HP Sauce is following ketchup's lead by turning upside down. The new top-down bottle format aims to capitalise on consumers' willingness to pay a premium for a more convenient format. "HP is responding to consumer needs," said Paul...
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Supermarkets
Many suppliers think retailers could be doing more in-store to drive sales in the infant care aisle.Research by Heinz found that mothers spend on average slightly more than three minutes shopping the baby aisle - longer than most...
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Heinz reports mixed results
Heinz has reported a 6% decrease in second-quarter net profit to $191.6m (£97.1m) on sales up 3.5% at $2.23bn.Net profit was hit by higher tax rates and discontinued operations, while sales were boosted by higher prices and a weaker...
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Iconic brand bows to state health pressure
Heinz is responding to calls for healthier product formulations with a reduced salt and sugar variant of its iconic tomato ketchup. Due to hit shelves at the beginning of the new year and timed to coincide with healthy eating resolutions,...
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Festive fare offers get into the swing of things
Grocery and alcohol were among the most promoted categories in the major supermarkets in the week ending 6 November in both branded and own label products. Kellogg's, Nestlé and Princes continued to be the most active in the branded...
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Tastes to shout about in low-cal innovations
WeightWatchers from Heinz is returning to the small screen after a three-year absence as part of a £5m investment in the brand, which will also include six new frozen lines. Three new desserts and three ready meals are joining the range...
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Heinz enters mustard with everyday variety
Heinz is taking on Colman's in the £25m mustard category with the launch of a milder variety that it believes will have wider consumer appeal.The launch of Heinz English Mustard, which hits shelves at the end of the month."We...
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Retailers reap rewards of featured promotions
Princes red salmon, Tilda rice and the ubiquitous Stella Artois all featured off-shelf as well as in their categories in the week ending 30 October, thanks to a number of high profile promotions. This week the x for y promotional mechanic...
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Fritters... now Spam is getting really cool
Spam fritters, a school dinner staple of the 1970s, are being launched as a branded product. The new arrival, which hits chillers this month, also marks the first move of Monty Python's favourite meat into the chiller. Owner...
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Heinz recalls toast toppers
Heinz has recalled a batch of its own brand chicken and mushroom toast toppers due to incorrect allergen labelling.The affected product is Heinz Chicken & Mushroom Toast Toppers, 128g, with a best before date of 01 2009.Meanwhile,...
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Cereal promotions take centre stage in stores
Of the top five brands in the grocery category chart for the week ending 23 October, two were cereal brands - Kellogg's and Weetabix - with the third, Heinz, also having cereals on promotion.Activity across these three brands for...
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Dunn rises for Fray Bentos
Premier Foods has promoted Julian Dunn to the position of commercial director for convenience and spreads. Dunn joined Premier Foods in 2004 as general manager for its convenience foods business. Prior to this he held a number of...
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Premier takes on Heinz with Batchelors soups
Premier Foods is launching yet another attack on Heinz, this time pitching its recently acquired Batchelors brand against its rival in the canned soups category. A range of four canned soups is being developed under the Batchelors name to...
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Hand in our bean rivals says Heinz
Heinz has fired the latest salvo in its baked beans war with Branston by encouraging consumers to hand in rival products in exchange for its own brand. The company has launched a baked bean amnesty, headed up by society girl Tara...
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In Brief: Defra orders vaccine; Easy lid for Spam; Boxing sponsorship
Defra orders vaccine Defra has ordered 10 million doses of bird flu vaccine from a Spanish company. But it insists its vaccination policy is unchanged, and the drugs would not be used before or immediately after an...