All Crisps, nuts and snacks articles – Page 102
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Chip gets in kids' breakfast bowls
Cereal Partners is bringing a out a new chocolate chip cookie breakfast cereal under the Nestlé banner. Made from corn and wheat cookie pieces with chocolate flavour chips and fortified with eight vitamins, calcium and iron, Cookie Crisp hits...
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Wholesalers fear being undercut as Walkers gets Wotsits appr
Rod Addy Wholesalers are worried that Walkers' acquisition of Golden Wonder's Wotsits brand and van sales operation will pose a significant threat to their business. The deal was cleared by the Office of Fair Trading this week. But many...
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My circle of friends enjoy regular social gatherings and we
We know the Phileas Fogg range and already perceive it as something more tasty and exciting than your average salt and vinegar crisps. The new packaging added to the impression of authenticity, and the bright colours and pictures of local people...
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The Snack Factory is familiar to retailers as a leading sup
The company's owner Longulf is buying the Golden Wonder name and all of GW's brands except Wotsits, which is expected to go to Walkers. The deal awaits the Office of Fair Trading's approval and, if successful, the Snack Factory is expected to take...
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Nuts and dried fruit in snack packs offer huge growth poten
"Over 90% of bagged snack space is given to crisps and baked snacks which is holding back nut sales. This is in sharp contrast to mainland Europe where nuts average 25% of bagged snacks shelf space and consumption is at least twice as high as in the...
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Bob's a builder you can trust
Bob the Builder has been a firm favourite with the kids for a number of years now and his creator Hit Entertainment has capitalised on this popularity through licensing. A walk through any supermarket will find Bob the Builder yogurts, crisps,...
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The crisps, nuts and bagged snacks market is nothing if not
Market leader Walkers estimates the total market at around £2.1bn with negligible growth of 0.1% (52 w/e 21 April 2002), its figures based upon Information Resources, plus other sources. Golden Wonder endorses the flat growth rate, but puts the...
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Bites: Tango Talk; Walker's Nonsuch; Tobasco; Dailycer
Britvic Soft Drinks is to extend its Tango Talk campaign with more 500ml packs available from Monday.
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Bites: Whole Earth Foods; SmithKline Beecham; Budgens; Kettle Chips
EU regulations forbid Whole Earth Foods to call its new range of Organic Pure Fruit Spreads in six flavours jams' as they are sweetened with fruit juice rather than sugar. SmithKline Beecham is adding an Aquafresh Max Active chunky-handled...
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KP backs wholesalers over Wotsits
KP has backed wholesalers who have objected to the OFT over Walker's proposed purchase of Golden Wonder's Wotsits brand and van sales fleet (The Grocer, June 15, p5). MD Will Carter said: "We have made a submission to the OFT in writing. "We...
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Objections over Wotsits takeover
A number of wholesalers are believed to have lodged objections with the OFT to Walkers' purchase of Golden Wonder's Wotsits brand and van sales fleet. No one would go on the record this week, but wholesalers are believed to be concerned about...
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Food critic Michael Winner joins Kenco brand ambassador Derv
GlaxoSmithKline is re-running its Hedex stressed mum' ads for four months on Channel 4 and satellite channels from Monday (June 10). A £2.8m Don't forget the dip' campaign for Walkers Doritos Dippas is on air during the World Cup featuring...
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Major brands caught out by rise in Queen's popularity
Seven of Britain's top 10 fmcg brands are ignoring the Queen's Jubilee, a survey by The Grocer has revealed. Only three of Britain's best selling brands, Walkers, Kit Kat and Nescafé, have planned marketing activity. The results have shocked some...
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Melting moments with Skips
KP is backing the launch of two creatively named additions to its Skips children's bagged snack range with a £4m support package the brand's biggest yet. Retaining Skips' distinctive yellow packaging, the newcomers each get a signature...
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Ryvita enters Rice Cakes
Ryvita is aiming to increase its reputation for low fat healthy eating with its first range of rice cakes. Rolling out now, the brand, part of Associated British Foods, has secured listings in most major multiples. Available in two initial...
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I wouldn't normally thank you for biscuits, crisps or other
The two varieties Milk Chocolate Hobnobs and Milk Chocolate Digestive biscuits are bite-sized' versions of the standard biscuits and they come in appropriate snack-size packs. Packaging is not unattractive, although only the shiny silver...
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Baths, toilets and Shoks
KP Snacks is putting £3.5m behind recently launched Hula Hoops Shoks with the first TV ad for the brand hitting screens on Monday (May 6). Running for 10 weeks, two ads will be aired during the push to coincide with national roll out of the...
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Walkers: No more Mr Nice Guy' series
Created by: BMP Launched: January 1995 The choice of Gary Lineker football's goody two shoes as brand ambassador in the twilight of his playing career was risky, even though he shared a Leicester background with Walkers. However, focusing on...
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Posh Spice gives it the personal touch
Those attending the Federation of Wholesale Distributors' conference at the Celtic Manor in Newport were transported to Cannes at one point, courtesy of Walkers. For the wholesalers were treated to the world premier of the new Walkers' Sensations...
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McVitie's famous penguin gets into trouble seeking fish in s
A four-week burst of TV ads for Panadol Actifast pain reliever breaks today (April 20), as part of a £2m campaign that includes posters. Hula Hoops XL's poster campaign featuring people who are obsessed with flavours gets a four week re-run as...