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As with many food sectors, convenience drives the canned foo
Recent NPD reported by Mintel's GNPD in the baked beans sector illustrates the trend towards convenience with the introduction of microwaveable Heinz baked beans. The beans are available in snacking plastic pots that can be placed directly into...
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The frozen food market has been static this year, with stiff
Given their convenience factor, it is no surprise that ready meals have experienced the highest value growth 7% and this has been driven by launches in the form of both new flavours for existing products and completely new brands. Heinz Weight...
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A HIERARCHY WITH A REAL POINT OF DIFFERENCE
What do Nestlé Harvest Home cereals, Lyons coffee, Plumrose cooked meats and Princes Geebee drinks have in common? They are just some of the secondary brands now being sold exclusively by Kwik Save as part of the bottom up range reviews conducted by...
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stopping the thaw
Big changes could be on the way to warm up the frozen cakes market, currently declining 2%. Heinz, which now has the McVitie's frozen dessert business under its wing, is keeping quiet about any plans it may have for the brand but senior brand...
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Spam means two things to me the Second World War, a time o
Nevertheless, the people behind this much maligned product have tried really hard to jazz things up by adding a little spice and some major repackaging. Unfortunately they could not really do much about the taste or texture. The can sat on the...
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New MD for Princes Soft Drinks
Princes Soft Drinks has two new directors following the appointments of Trevor Millen as managing director and Stephen Brooke as production director. Millen moves from Prince's European development division where he was md for the company's foods...
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Princes was showing off a new range of Napolina pasta sauces
Israel's Sabra Salads plans to launch more houmous lines in the UK. On test in 60 Sainsburys is Houmous Extra, which contains pine nuts and olive oil, and comes in 250g tubs. Galtee Meats was showing its Ted's Kitchen brand of individually cut,...
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Heinz is continuing to count the calories by adding six new
Burton's Foods is revitalising its £8m Viscount biscuit brand with the launch of a new special edition, Viscount Dark. Danish gammon is to get a push in the run up to Christmas. The Danish Bacon & Meat Council plans to provide promotional...
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Heinz cans Premium Pasta
Heinz is launching two new canned pasta meals which it hopes will "reinvigorate" the category. Its Premium Pasta range consists of Rigatoni pasta with chicken in a creamy white wine and garlic sauce and Fusilli, pasta in an arrabbiata spicy...
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"When I agreed to this task, I had envisaged the Heinz Baked
Luckily, when the pizzas arrived, I was pleasantly surprised to find not a baked bean in sight. The striking packaging gave clear and concise cooking instructions as well as nutritional information so I knew what my family were having for dinner...
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Eden Vale points Ski to new heights
Eden Vale has lifted the lid on rejuvenation plans for Ski yogurt, including improved recipes, new packaging and £4m of marketing support. "We want Ski to be to yogurt what Heinz is to beans," said marketing manager Ian Mackenzie. A new recipe,...
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canned fish
Vertical integration of the process from sea to plate' at John West powerhouse in Victoria Minimum handling ethos key to Heinz Seychelles operation Kit Davies The Seychelles Heinz has now consolidated its ambitious growth programme for the...
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Canned fish
Takeover comes hot on heels of stake in Gruppo Russo Princes grows further with Oxbridge purchase Clive Beddall Princes Foods has consolidated its position as a force in retail and foodservice markets by buying one of its majorrivals, Oxbridge...
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Tesco closes in on Asda while Walkers gives snacks a leg up
Competition becomes more fierce in the fascia chart this week with only two percentage points separating the top three. Asda and Tesco retain first and second positions respectively with Safeway rising to third place. Heinz slips to fourth...
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The team and I are irregular soup eaters. This means we cons
The brands we favour are New Covent Garden Soup (undoubtedly the most available and tastiest fresh soup about) and Baxters because it's posher than Heinz. The Baxters packaging suggests an indulgent, single serve, ethnic soup. We're not sure...
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Steps up for Heinz
Pop band Steps is lining up with cartoon stars Butt Ugly Martians to join Heinz' range of character pasta shapes for kids. The new products also include licences for TV shows Sabrina the Teenage Witch and Fetch the Vet. All are aimed at three to...
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Snacking on Fruitini
Whitworths has teamed up with Del Monte to launch a dried fruit snack range under the Fruitini brand. It is the company's first branded launch since its management buyout in May, and the second range under Del Monte's Fruitini banner. The first ...
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Heinz devises Pizza-Pleasure to get more adults munching
Heinz is bringing out a Pizza-Pleasure range of "adult-focused" frozen pizzas, and backing it with £10m the biggest spend in the frozen and chilled arena this year. John Hendy, marketing manager, frozen and chilled, said most frozen pizzas were...
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John West - grizzly bear fights back
"In an advertising world dominated by celebrities, sex and high production values, it's refreshing to see an ad that is genuinely funny and conveys a core message true to the product. The ad's appeal lies in the humour of the grizzly bear fighting...