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NewsMastercard man Horgan ends Sainsbury’s hunt for marketing chief
Sainsbury’s has finally named its new marketing chief – a year after Gwyn Burr vacated the role. Mark Horgan joins from Mastercard and counts stints at Mars and Nestlé on his CV.
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NewsSymington’s takes Chicken Tonight and Ragu off Unilever's hands
Unilever has finally offloaded Chicken Tonight and Ragu – almost a year after putting the unfashionable sauce brands up for sale. Symington’s acquires the UK rights for an undisclosed sum. Unilever retains the brands in all other markets.
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NewsTwirl gets into sharing packs
Cadbury is extending its Twirl brand with a new chocolate sharing product. Cadbury Twirl Bites (rsp: £2.03) bite-sized chunks of Cadbury Twirl launch this September in a resealable pack. They will be backed by a £2.8m marketing push…
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NewsFocus On Halloween: Making a killing
The Halloween trading period is worth more than 20 times what it was 10 years ago. For some it’s now bigger than Easter. What’s behind this impressive growth asks James Halliwell
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Focus On Halloween: Innovations
The goo's gone green! Last year Kraft trialled a Cadbury Screme Egg a standard Creme Egg but with themed packaging and green goo instead of yellow.
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NewsSymington’s Naked line: for female noodle lovers
Symington's has unveiled Naked Noodle, a range of instant noodle soups designed to attract younger women to the soup and snack fixture. The three-strong range, which the company said had been inspired by the growing popularity of Asian...
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Mutton is new sales director at Storck UK
Werther's Original and Bendicks owner Storck UK has named Andy Mutton as sales director. Mutton has been working in an interim role at Storck for the past two years. He has also worked for Baxters Food Group as sales director, as well as...
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NewsSmall batch Indian sauces from Anand
TV chef and cookery writer Anjum Anand has launched seven premium home cooking sauces into Waitrose. The Spice Tailor range of ambient sauces (rsp: £2.89/255g) are hand-made in small batches in India. The line-up, inspired by regional...
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NewsUK sweetener market set for stevia invasion
Soft drinks and sweetener producers are expected to launch a raft of products if herbal extract stevia is given the green light by EU chiefs later this year. The sweetener, already used by drinks giants including Coca-Cola and PepsiCo in...
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NewsFocus On Canned Goods: in the firing line
An economic downturn is, on paper, the ideal environment for canned goods. Thrift-friendly and with a long shelf life, they should be thriving – but they’re not. Why, asks Guy Sheppard
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Focus On Canned Goods: Innovations
The new Stay Full range (rsp: £1.69 for 400g), which includes beetroot, tomato & buckwheat and spiced butternut squash & edamame bean flavours, will make its debut in Morrisons before hitting Tesco shelves.
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NewsRolo throws its hat into biscuit ring
Nestlé is extending its Rolo brand with the launch of a Rolo biscuit next month. Available in a pack of six caramel and chocolate biscuit pieces (rsp: £1.55), each 95-calorie biscuit will be individually wrapped.
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NewsBaxters launches a feel-full soup range
Baxters is launching a range of soups designed to satisfy hunger for longer. The five-strong Stay Full range (rsp: £1.69/400g) is high in protein, vegetables, meat and pulses. Baxters said the soups give shoppers at least two of their...
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NewsDel Monte UK profits slump to £117,000
Profits at Del Monte UK have crashed 96% after the company ditched imported fruit lines deemed not commercially viable. Pre-tax profits at Del Monte UK fell to £117,000 in the year to 31 December 2010, while turnover was down 21.6%, to...
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NewsCampbell’s Condensed Soups return to shelves
Campbell’s Condensed canned soups will be back on shelf in the UK next week for the first time in more than three years. The range, which rolls out to Tesco from 1 August and other retailers later in the summer, will feature flavours from…
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NewsPremier Foods sells canned grocery operations to Princes for £182m cash
Premier Foods has completed the disposal of its canned grocery operations to Princes in a cash deal worth £182m.
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NewsFocus On Lunchbox: The lunchbox grows up
The lunchbox category used to be all about the kids. This year, adults are driving sales and their agenda includes health and premium quality as well as convenience, says Nick Hughes
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Hot dogs with twist of honey from Wikinger
A hot dog producer has added honey to its sausages in a bid to appeal to kids. The Wikle range, launched by Wikinger Hot Dogs, comprises: Wikle Mini Sausages, rsp: £1.49 for 36 small sausages; Wikle Sausages, rsp: £1.49 for six big...
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NewsKerry Foods ditches its Cheestrings Shots
Kerry Foods has withdrawn its Cheestrings Shots kids cheese to focus on its newer Spaghetti format following disappointing sales, it has emerged. Cheestrings Shots sachets of small cheese pieces were launched in August 2009 but were...
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NewsYou’re talking Bolognese
The Pope may still be Catholic, but expect Italians to start deserting the faith in droves now that pasta has been declared an official religion. Nothing as impious as that could really happen in a country run by Silvio Berlusconi, of...