All Chilled foods articles – Page 71

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    Focus On Pies & Meat Snacks: Shoppers go pie-eyed

    2009-11-28T00:00:00Z

    Pies are enjoying a second year of growth, driven by recession-induced nostalgia, clear ingredients labelling and heavy promotional activity. But is it sustainable in the long term? Nick Hughes and Alex Beckett report

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    Focus On Pies & Meat Snacks: Four to watch

    2009-11-28T00:00:00Z

    Tempted by the burgeoning on-the-go snacking market, Wall's broke with 200-year-old tradition and ventured beyond sausages for the first time in February, launching a range of sausage rolls, pasties and pies.

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    Acid Test: Loyd Grossman Classic Margherita pizza

    2009-11-28T00:00:00Z

    I would normally buy Pizza Express-branded chilled pizzas as they are of a decent quality, but after trying Loyd Grossman's Margherita my loyalty has switched despite the fact that they are about...

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    Curry king spices up Indian meals with first branded range

    2009-11-21T00:00:00Z

    Sir Gulam Noon is hoping to shake up the own-label dominated Indian ready meal market with his first branded range in partnership with Kerry Foods.

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    Dickinson & Morris offers festive pies

    2009-11-14T00:00:00Z

    Pork pie specialist Dickinson & Morris is launching a limited-edition Ultimate range to Tesco and Waitrose in time for Christmas. The Game Pie, an extra large authentic Melton Mowbray pork pie, and a cranberry-topped pork pie are...

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    Quality test: Own-label macaroni cheese

    2009-11-14T00:00:00Z

    Anyone looking for a classic comfort eat as winter draws in knows the value of a good macaroni cheese. Unfortunately, the Asda meal wasn't good.

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    Loyd Grossman eyes a piece of the action with new pizza offer

    2009-11-14T00:00:00Z

    Premier Foods’ Loyd Grossman brand has made its chilled food debut with a new range of pizzas.

    The range launched into Sainsbury’s this week in three flavours: Napoli salami, classic margherita and chicken arrabiata. Each pizza is priced…

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    Focus On Pasta & Pasta Sauces: Watching the pennes

    2009-11-07T00:00:00Z

    Pasta is one of the great recession success stories. Volume sales have risen 5% year-on-year despite price rises driving the category's value up 16.1% [TNS 52w/e 9 August 2009]. And although there seems to have been some trading down a...

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    Focus On Pasta & Pasta Sauces: Four to watch

    2009-11-07T00:00:00Z

    Ex-England rugby skipper Lawrence Dallaglio teamed up with Sacla' in September to release a range of pasta sauces.

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    Focus On Pasta & Pasta Sauces: Character pastas feel the pinch

    2009-11-07T00:00:00Z

    Unless you are a three-year-old, you probably don't think about the Teletubbies too often. The psychedelic quartet have been a big name in the kids' pasta market, along with the likes of Scooby-Doo, Winnie the Pooh and SpongeBob SquarePants.

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    Focus On Pasta & Pasta Sauces: Shoppers switching to ambient

    2009-11-07T00:00:00Z

    The pasta market is worth £297.1m and has shot up 16.1% in value and 5% in volume. Much of the value growth has been driven by consumers paying more for their pasta, particularly dry pasta, which is up 23.8% in value and 5.5% in volume.

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    Focus On Pasta & Pasta Sauces: Dolmio leads in the advertising stakes

    2009-11-07T00:00:00Z

    Sales of pasta and pasta sauces have thrived despite a significant dip in advertising spend. Mars cut its advertising budget for Dolmio almost in half, from £8.29m last year to £4.33m this year. However, Dolmio was still the most heavily advertised...

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    Peter’s targets kids by spicing up slices

    2009-10-24T00:00:00Z

    Peter's Foods has set its sights on the younger market with the launch of a new line of slices.The 185g slices, being launched into the Premier range, come in eight flavours including Spicy Chicken Fajita with Discovery seasoning, Ham...

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    Focus On Soup: Take-home Snapshot: Promos encourage switch to fresh

    2009-10-24T00:00:00Z

    The total soup market is valued at £491.2m, an increase of £36.7m on 2008. This growth is largely down to price rises, with the average unit price increasing from 65p to 71p.

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    Focus On Soup: Pots, not pouches, the packaging of choice

    2009-10-24T00:00:00Z

    Pouches have enjoyed success in categories such as fish and petfood but so far they have failed to win over soup shoppers. They seem ideal with a long shelf life, protection from fluctuating tin plate costs and can be microwaved yet...

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    Focus On Soup: Chilled soup steams ahead

    2009-10-24T00:00:00Z

    Cheap, comforting, and with a hint of retro chic, 2009 should have been a bumper year for canned soup. And if not canned, then pouches, which are working well in other categories thanks to a modern, microwaveable and lightweight profile.

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    Amy’s Kitchen adds touch of India to soups

    2009-10-24T00:00:00Z

    California-based convenience brand Amy's Kitchen is adding an Indian Dal soup to its Waitrose range.Indian Dal Curried Lentil soup is made from a mixture of organic lentils and beans flavoured with a mild blend of spices and herbs (rsp:...

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    Veg Pots inspire new premium stew range

    2009-10-17T00:00:00Z

    The success of Innocent's Veg Pots is catching. Alan Rosenthal, former buyer for Spanish food supplier Brindisa, has created Stewed! a range of chilled exotic premium stews.The four-strong range of Stewed! products (rsp:...

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    Pukka Pies upgrades to family size

    2009-10-17T00:00:00Z

    Pukka Pies has launched its first family-size pies with the aim of becoming market leader in the family-size hot pie market.The 700g pies come in chicken and steak varieties (rsp: £3.89) and will be in Asda, Sainsbury's and Tesco from...

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    Tesco swaps Chinese range to Hom lines

    2009-10-17T00:00:00Z

    Tesco has replaced its chilled own-label Chinese ready meals and side dishes with a new range, after securing an exclusive marketing agreement with TV chef Ken Hom.

    The retailer is switching all 27 of its current SKUs for the 32-product…