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    Colgate and Heinz pull out the ammo in-store

    2006-06-10T00:00:00Z

    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

    2006-06-10T00:00:00Z

    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

    2006-06-10T00:00:00Z

    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

    2006-06-10T00:00:00Z

    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

    2006-06-03T00:00:00Z

    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

    2006-05-27T00:00:00Z

    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

    2006-05-13T00:00:00Z

    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

    2006-05-13T00:00:00Z

    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

    2006-05-13T00:00:00Z

    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

    2006-05-10T08:20:00Z

    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

    2006-05-06T00:00:00Z

    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

    2006-05-04T08:19:00Z

    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

    2006-04-22T00:00:00Z

    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

    2006-04-22T00:00:00Z

    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

    2006-04-01T00:00:00Z

    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

    2006-04-01T00:00:00Z

    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

    2006-03-25T00:00:00Z

    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?

    2006-03-04T00:00:00Z

    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...

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    Beanz press ‘half-baked’

    2006-03-04T00:00:00Z

    Sales of Heinz Beanz have been unaffected by the high profile launch of rival lines from Branston, according to Heinz.While Branston baked beans has a 9.4% share of the baked beans market [IRI January 31, 2006], Heinz insisted its...

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    Let there be Extra Light

    2006-02-25T00:00:00Z

    Heinz is putting its salad cream into a top-down format for the first time and is introducing an Extra Light variant ahead of the barbecue season. Extra Light salad cream swells the company’s range to three and contains 70% less fat than the...