All Crisps, nuts and snacks articles – Page 71
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Wood to drive push by Seabrook Crisps into impulse market
Seabrook Crisps has appointed a new impulse trading controller as it prepares for a major push into convenience.Jon Wood has been brought on board to grow distribution of the brand outside the multiples. Seabrook Crisps plans to treble...
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NewsChase sell his final stake as Tyrrells exports boom
Tyrrells founder William Chase has sold his remaining stake and interests in the business to private equity firm Langholm Capital for an undisclosed sum. Chase said his new potato vodka business Chase Distillery was the deal driver and...
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NewsTyrrells joins ranks of ridged posh crisps
Tyrrells is the latest posh crisp maker to launch a range of ridged potato chips, following the roll-out of Kettle Ridge Chips in July. The Furrows range from Tyrrells is available in Waitrose and Booths stores now in sea salted, sea...
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Tyrrells founder to revive Malvern
William Chase, the founder of Tyrrells and Chase Distillery potato vodka, is looking to put in a bid to restart the production of Malvern Water.
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NewsScooby snacks all round thanks to licensing deal
Swizzels Matlow has signed a licensing deal with Warner Bros Consumer Products [WBCP] to create Scooby-Doo treats the 80-year-old confectionery company's first product as well as packaging-based licensing deal. The first Scooby-Doo...
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NewsWilkinson launches 54-strong range of own-label food lines
High street chain Wilkinson has launched its first own-label food range under the Wilko brand following an internal review. An initial 54 lines across the crisps, confectionery and biscuit categories have been introduced in all its 346…
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NewsUnilever breaks ‘psychological’ £4 mark for tubs
Ice cream manufacturers have hailed a price hike on Ben & Jerry's for smashing the £3.99 "price ceiling" on premium tubs. The average base price of a 500g tub of Ben & Jerry's ice cream has risen from £3.99 to £4.18 over the past...
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NewsFeasters gets fancy and flags low-fat content
Microwaveable burger specialist Feasters has retired its laddish image through a range relaunch. The Eatwell UK-owned business has given the packaging of its microwave-friendly products a new "gourmet menu-style" retro design with 'good...
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NewsGü targets grown-ups with in-store cookies
Gü is bringing some upmarket chocoholic flair to in-store bakery fixtures with its debut in cookies. The chocolate dessert specialist introduced Gü Cookies (rsp: £1.09 per two-pack) to Asda stores this week to add some adult appeal to a...
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News‘No more skiving’: Walker poised for buyback of Iceland
Iceland boss Malcolm Walker joked this week he had been guilty of "skiving" after four years of stellar growth, but declared his eyes were firmly back on the prize with plans to buy back his business. Walker's admission came at the...
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Focus On Cakes & Biscuits: Four to watch
Baker and former Mars marketing executive Denise Stevenson won a Great Taste Gold Award last month for her traditional almond amaretti, but the new citrus-flavoured Limonetti won the most plaudits at the Speciality & Fine Food Fair.
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NewsFocus On Cakes & Biscuits: Health takes the biscuit
Healthy biscuits, which took a back seat last year, have risen to the top of the barrel in 2010. But when it comes to cakes, own-label NPD is putting indulgence first, reports Sue Scott
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NewsSpace Raiders turns up appeal with new look and 5p price cut
United Biscuits has given its cult crisp range Space Raiders fancier packaging and a lower price to boost its appeal among younger crisp munchers.
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NewsWalkers plots packets made from potato peelings
PepsiCo is looking at making Walkers crisp packets from potato skins, the company's UK boss has revealed.
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NewsPicture This... Tillman’s to the rescue
The first UK TV ad for Toast Me!, the meat-filled 'pop tart' snack from German meat giant Tillman's, will go live during ITV's The X Factor today.
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NewsBrand extensions: stretch or snap?
From clothing to crisps, brand extensions are getting ever more weird and wonderful. But do they have the legs to stay the course, asks Simon Creasey
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NewsMultipacks of veg crisps by Glennans
Glennans has launched what it claims is the first vegetable crisp multipack at Waitrose. They contain three packets of mixed vegetable crisps, two packets of parsnip crisps seasoned with sea salt and cracked black pepper, and a packet of...
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NewsCampaign Trail: Walkers dances in the rain
Walkers' new Rainy Days TV ad hit the small screen this week. Gary Lineker pulls off a dance choreographed by Strictly Come Dancing judge Bruno Tonioli, set to the tune of 'It's Raining Men' and the lyrics 'It's Raining Ten' in reference to...
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NewsHiggidy quiches join the Boots Meal Deal
Upmarket pie maker Higgidy has joined forces with Boots to launch a range of smaller quiches to capture a share of the lunchtime market. Higgidy's Little Quiches, rolling into Boots this month, will be sold as part of the retailer's Meal...