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NewsCan veg reverse sales slide for Batchelors?
Premier Foods is revamping number-one instant soup Batchelors and adding a veg-packed sub-range as part of a complete brand overhaul designed to reverse falling sales. The news of the revamp comes just weeks after Heinz exclusively told...
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Profiles and QandAsThe Human Angle: Sole Nasi, marketing manager, The Fresh Pasta Company
What's it like to work for your company? Fun, exciting and exhausting! We move fast and are always planning the next project.
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NewsMovie tie-up for Nation’s Noodle lines
Golden Wonder: The Nation's Noodle is the latest food and drink brand to sign up as an official sponsor of the film version of TV series The Inbetweeners. Limited-edition Nation's Noodle and Normous Noodle pots offering consumers the...
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NewsMars offers quirky new dog treats
Mars Petcare has unveiled a new dog treat brand offering quirky shapes and flavours. Available to retailers from this week, the five-strong Misfits line-up is designed to give dogs a range of tastes, texture and smells and includes…
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NewsPop Choc goes into impulse
Nestlé is expanding its Kit Kat Pop Choc brand which it launched in sharing bags in March into the impulse market. The company says retail sales of Pop Choc have hit £3m since launch, prompting the roll-out of the bitesized pieces of...
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Profiles and QandAsMy Alternative CV: Mark Garcia-Oliver MD of The Fresh Pasta Company
Mark Garcia-Oliver MD of The Fresh Pasta Company, on Saturday Night Fever, spiders and being Pastaman
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Admirable new Thorntons tactics
Sir, It was refreshing to read your recent Thorntons article ('Can Thorntons perk itself up with a shot of Caffé culture?, 2 July, p14). Jonathan Hart's strategy to move the business from an inflexible, out-of-date model to a flexible,...
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NewsWorld Flowers closure followed a £4.4m loss
Retailer price pressure, cold weather in Kenya and disruption caused by last year’s ash cloud culminated in World Flowers posting a £4.4m loss before it ceased trading on 2 May 2011, The Grocer can reveal. World Flowers was a major…
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NewsShift in focus for McCain toastie offer
McCain has revamped its frozen toasted sandwich offer to focus on health and taste rather than speed. The company has scrapped its Micro Toastie product, which was aimed primarily at a teenage market, and replaced it with the McCain...
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NewsTesco’s latest venture delivers a taste of Italy
Tesco has ramped up its branded activity this week with the launch of a range of Italian products. The Parioli line-up, rolling out to stores now, includes pasta, cooking sauces, olive oil and tinned tomatoes, but industry insiders have…
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NewsHeinz purée range to stir cup soup market
Heinz is hoping to revolutionise the cup soup market with a range of soups made from a purée rather than a powder. Squeeze & Stir soups are packed in individual sachets (rsp: 59p) containing the concentrated purée, which is designed...
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NewsEx Mars president to be the new MD of Birds Eye
A former Mars president will join Birds Eye UK & Ireland as managing director in September following the departure of Anne Murphy, The Grocer can exclusively reveal. Andy Weston-Webb, who has worked on brands such as Colgate, Mars,...
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All-day bara breakfast from Ginsters
Ginsters is extending its Cornish Bara range with an all-day breakfast version. The original three-strong line-up of baras was launched in March, when Ginsters described the product which is made with soft bread dough as "the love child...
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NewsMcNab on a mission to help forces with the Bravo2Burger
Bravo Two Zero author and former SAS man Andy McNab has unveiled the Bravo2Burger the first product in a new lads’ snack range. Developed by McNab and Red Lion Foods, the pack of two chilled burgers in buns (rsp: £2.99) will roll out to…
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NewsWaitrose unveils mini Heston pudding for Christmas
Waitrose is hoping to replicate the massive success of last year’s Christmas pudding by Heston Blumenthal by launching a miniature version for the 2011 festive period.
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Marketing chief Wright in exit from Thorntons
Thorntons marketing director Peter Wright has left the chocolate retailer following the completion of its strategic review this week, which will result in the closure of at least 120 stores.Wright, who joined in August 2007, left on...
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NewsThorntons to slash high street store numbers
Thorntons could close as many as 180 stores over the next three years as part of its turnaround plan. Announcing the findings of a wide-ranging strategic review, the chocolatier today said it would close at least 120 stores as leases expired, with a further 60 in doubt.
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Royal Green creams look for listings
Royal Green's coconut creams for cooking - pitched as a healthier alternative to oil - are seeking supermarket listings. Available in Garlic, Herbes de Provence and Spices (rsp: £5.99/250ml), the creams contain 100% organic odourless...
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Guzzle Puzzle offers new flavour combos
Cadbury's natural sweets brand The Natural Confectionery Company is launching a new jelly sweet product to tap into the growing popularity of bagged confectionery. Guzzle Puzzle (rsp: 50p) allows consumers to combine different shaped...
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Spam launch gives chilled meat snack sector a bit of stick
Monty Python's favourite food is making its first foray into the chilled meat snacking category with a fish finger-like range that can be eaten hot or cold.Spam Sticks, rolling out next month, are made from strips of chopped pork and ham...