All Crisps, nuts and snacks articles – Page 104
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Walkers turns rather Square
Smiths Square Crisps are being reincarnated as Walkers Square in a £4m national comeback of the brand. Walkers aims to double Square's volume sales and attract five million new consumers during 2001. Smiths Square Crisps (launched in 1976) have...
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Nestlé's win-win'
Nestlé is running a 10% extra free promotion across key impulse countlines from February 12 while stocks last. Promotional packs of Kit Kat Chunky, Aero Chunky, Rolo, Toffee Crisp, Giant Smarties and Rowntree's Bursting Bugs carry a 10% Extra...
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Profile: Malcolm Walker, Iceland
The ice man goeth Opinion is divided over Malcolm Walker's controversial shares sale, but he really shouldn't grumble at the furore says Julian Hunt Malcolm Walker has never made any secret of his dislike for those who work in the City. When we...
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Funyuns run ahead of the pack
Walkers has promised a raft of new product launches for 2001 in the wake of its newest arrival, Funyuns. These are onion flavoured rings which have been established in the US for some time and which Walkers has just brought to the UK. This has...
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Christmas indulgence Ltd
Nestlé has launched five Christmas limited edition variants on key brands. Kit Kat Mint (rsp 27p), Aero Chunk Mint (rsp 29p), Rolo Coconut (rsp 29p), Orange Toffee Crisp (rsp 28p) and Banoffee Munchies (rsp 43p) will be available from next week....
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Retail spotlight: Spirit of St Louis
On the banks of the Mississippi, Schnucks Markets is showing how to mix homeliness with hi-tech convenience. Clive Beddall dropped by Mom's filling her trolley with bagels at the bakery counter, while pop and the three kids popcorn bags...
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Turkey crisps for Christmas
Golden Wonder has launched a Golden Gobble Christmas limited edition turkey and stuffing flavour crisps. The 27p Golden Gobble single packs feature a colourful cartoon turkey with a Christmas party hat on a seasonal background. Golden Wonder's...
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Wholesale: Ann Street joins Sterling group
Sterling Supergroup has recruited a new member to its wholesaler buying group. Ann Street Group operates four wholesale companies in the Channel Islands and deals in licensed products soft drinks, crisps and snacks. Sterling chief executive Anne...
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Fogg travels on from pyramids
KP Snacks is abandoning is pyramid Phileas Fogg Tortilla Chip packaging to make it easier to merchandise. A 33% extra free promotion will run on the new rectangular packs until December in a bid to maximise Christmas sales. Available in Nacho...
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Sara Lee in festive style
Sara Lee Bakery has launched four frozen desserts for the festive season. Festive Fruit Punch is brandy mousse on a spiced fruit and nut base, topped with fruit and a mulled wine glaze. Marbleous Choc 'n' Orange Cheesecake is a deep filled...
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Nuts: Cobnuts make a comeback
Traditional Kentish cobnuts are making a comeback on retail shelves. Their growing popularity was highlighted by Waitrose's sponsorship of the growers' association exhibition class held at the National Fruit Show. The crop can be eaten from...
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SIAL show review: Children's snacks: Wacko races to surprise
A new pan-European snacks brand for kids was unveiled at the show by Unichips. The Wacko's Surprise range comprises four flavours of crisps and two snack products with the taste of each one specially adapted to suit younger palates. The neat twist...
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SIAL show review: Breads and sandwiches: Baguettes boxed
Baguette in a box is the latest food to go development from Delifrance (UK). The frozen baguettes are supplied in a box that is heat resistant to 260degC, and take just two minutes to crisp up in an oven. Initially designed for in-flight catering,...
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Retail spotlight: Tesco in Budapest
Eastward Ho! East meets West in the brands that can be found on Tesco shelves in Budapest, and the locals love it. Clive Beddall reports from the Hungarian capital The scene's familiar, but the location is not. It's 11am on a crisp autumn...
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Drums are banged
KP Snacks has given its Mini Cheddars and Mini Garlic Baguettes drums a facelift to promote consumer trial. It plans to maximise sales over the Christmas peak with the second redesign of the packs this year. The new look Cheddars and Baguettes...
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NET SWAPPING WITH WOTSITS
Golden Wonder is hooking up with kids' web site SwapitShop.com in a new promotion for Wotsits. SwapitShop has been set up to allow children to swap their unwanted toys and games over the internet. The promotion will run for six weeks, supported by...
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The Grocer focus on confectionery
Popcorn: hoping for an explosion Ideas are emerging to take consumption of one of America's favourite snacks from the silver screen to the small screen. Sheila Eggleston reports Unlike the US where the popcorn market is enormous, the jury is...
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The Grocer Guide to Snacks (an advertising supplement)
KP Snacks: Social snacking drives the vision KP Foods Waterman's Business Park The Causeway Staines Middlesex TW18 3BA Tel: 01784 447744 Web site: www.unitedbiscuits.co.uk Key contactS Managing director Will Carter Sales director ...
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The Grocer Guide to Snacks (an advertising supplement)
KP Nuts: Just nuts about Christmas time KP Nuts Chesterton Road Eastwood Trading Estate Rotherham South Yorkshire S65 1TD Tel: 01709 828101 Fax: 01709 828508 Key contactS General manager Andy Rush Sales controller Duncan Hill...
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Wotsits turn into potato
Golden Wonder’s Wotsits Mealtime Potato Shapes its first non-bagged snack launch for 30 years brings the kids’ brand head to head with KP Hula Hoops in the frozen potato products market. The cheese flavoured, foil packed, mainmeal…