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Spam: bacon is in the can
Spam fans can bring home the bacon from this month in the form of a limited edition of the canned meat.Spam with Bacon follows a black pepper limited edition, launched last year, that has performed so well that general manager Swen...
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Hain buys Linda McCartney
US natural, specialty and snack food company Hain Celestial Group has acquired the meat-free frozen brand Linda McCartney from Heinz for an undisclosed sum.The deal includes the Linda McCartney manufacturing facility in...
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Colgate and Heinz pull out the ammo in-store
The alcohol and grocery categories have been trading the top two places over the last four Promotrack analyses of in-store promotional activity in the major supermarkets. However, health, beauty, baby has maintained a steady position in...
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Colgate and Heinz pull out the ammo in-store
The alcohol and grocery categories have been trading the top two places over the last four Promotrack analyses of in-store promotional activity in the major supermarkets. However, health, beauty, baby has maintained a steady position in...
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Colgate and Heinz pull out the ammo in-store
Oralcare and hygiene are refreshing in-store promotional activity in health, beauty and baby, while Heinz is full of BeanzThe alcohol and grocery categories have been trading the top two places over the last four Promotrack analyses...
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Colgate and Heinz pull out the ammo in-store
Oralcare and hygiene are refreshing in-store promotional activity in health, beauty and baby, while Heinz is full of BeanzThe alcohol and grocery categories have been trading the top two places over the last four Promotrack analyses...
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World News - 3rd June 2006
Online retailer Amazon has launched a dedicated grocery section on its US site Amazon.com. The section offers more than 10,000 non-perishable bulk grocery items and includes brands such as Kellogg, Campbell's, Del Monte and...
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Heinz changing canned spaghetti pasta recipes
Heinz is changing the recipe of its spaghetti canned pasta portfolio for the first time in its 80-year history, in a bid to turn around the flagging category&'s fortunes.From next month, the company is changing the recipe of...
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Spam has it in the can
Chopped pork and ham brand Spam has formed an unlikely link with the World Cup with the launch of a limited-edition commemorative football can. Owner Hormel Foods has developed the World Cup 2006 can to offer football mad consumers...
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P&G's Woodward takes on Heinz UK presidency
David Woodward has been appointed president of Heinz UK and Ireland, replacing Jane Miller, who last month said that she would be stepping down from the role at the end of this month for personal reasons (The Grocer, April 22,...
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In Brief: No HP Revolt; Success for Asda; Retailer in top 30; Mosquito signing; Tesco coffee deal
Heinz has said there has not been a downturn in HP Sauce sales following calls from Clare Short, a Birmingham MP and former secretary of state for international development, to boycott the product. Short called for the boycott...
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Heinz to close factory
Heinz has revealed that it is planning to close its manufacturing and bottling plant in Aston Cross, Birmingham.The site, which first opened in 1875, manufactures HP Sauces.Heinz added that the closure, which is currently out to...
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On the Campaign Trail: Ryvita Goodness Bars; Carlsberg; John West Light Lunch; Walkers Sensations
The triumph of goodness over evil... Carlsberg's legendary line-up... Fit as a fish for John west... Charlotte Church's new sensation... Budget £2m Manufacturer Ryvita. Ryvita's Goodness Bars are portrayed as the antidote...
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Heinz in talks to sell Linda McCartney brand
Heinz has revealed that it has entered advanced and exclusive negotiations with the Hain Celestial Group for the proposed sale of its UK frozen meat-free business.The group said that the sale would include the Linda McCartney brand and a...
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Passions run high
Del Monte UK will launch National Passion for Pineapple Week next month in a bid to increase take-up of its Del Monte Gold Extra Sweet Pineapple. Television chef Lesley Waters will front the campaign from May 8-14. She will be...
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Miller is stepping down from helm of Heinz UK
Jane Miller, president of Heinz UK and Ireland, is stepping down from her role next month. Heinz said that Miller was leaving at the end of May for personal reasons. She has been UK and Ireland president since May last year,...
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HP finally swallowed
Heinz is planning a host of NPD and marketing activity for HP Foods' brands after this week receiving full clearance from the Competition Commission for its £470m acquisition of HP Foods. Heinz said that following clearance for the...
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Hans to become Heinz vice president of sales
Heinz UK & Ireland has appointed John Hans as vice president of sales. Hans takes up his new role today (April 1), replacing David Huse, who is leaving the role after nearly three years to become vice president of sales for...
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The sauce is with you always
While ketchup and salad cream remain firm family favourites, more exotic sauces, from the Caribbean and Thailand, in particular, are making their mark during the barbecue seasonHeinz Tomato Ketchup and Salad Cream will always have a...
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Heinz/Birds Eye to link?
Private equity companies including Cinven, Lion Capital and Brightpoint are believed to be interested in uniting Heinz’s frozen food business with Unilever’s Birds Eye arm.Venture capitalist Capvest, which bought the European operations of...