All Crisps, nuts and snacks articles – Page 77
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NewsCritical Eye... on freaky french fries and pixie nutritionists
It's hard to know what's more insidious - documentaries that exploit people just about weird enough to be interesting , or those shows' attempts to position themselves as anything more constructive than a chance to point and laugh. Despite...
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Ad of the Week: Oops. Walkers does it again
A few weeks ago this column noted Walkers' use of men dressed as chillis to promote its Do Us A Flavour campaign - and the crisp king is at it again in the ad for its revamped Sensations Thai Sweet Chilli crisps. Nothing screams premium as...
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NewsYorkshire Crisps gets Sainsbury's listing
Yorkshire Crisps has won a deal to supply 17 Sainsbury's stores across the region. Bags of its newest variant, Henderson’s Yorkshire Sauce, and its Natural Sea Salt flavour, are now available (rsp: 80p per 50g bag). The...
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NewsPicture This...Mr T goes nuts on promo tour for Snickers
His A-Team alter ego BA Baracus may have had a fear of flying, but Mr T obviously has no such foible and will soon be jetting to these shores as part of his latest tie-up with Snickers. Mr T will be arriving in the UK on Wednesday to front the ...
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NewsWalkers' poshest ever crisps take on Kettle
Walkers is taking on Kettle and Burts Chips - and defying the recession - with a new range of super-premium crisps.
In an effort to create a standalone brand, Walkers has omitted its name and logo from Red Sky Potato Chips. On pack, it… -
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Is Walkers' Red Sky brand set for delight or warning?
Walkers is taking on the likes of Kettle and Tyrrells with its new premium brand Red Sky. But is it a smart move or a brand too far? Nick Hughes reports
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NewsWalkers earns right to keep carbon label
Walkers has become the first company to have its right to use the Carbon Trust's Carbon Reduction Label on crisp packs renewed, after smashing its carbon footprint target. The PepsiCo company has reduced carbon emissions 7% since 2007,...
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Tague chosen as MD for Seabrook Crisps
Premium crisps manufacturer Seabrook Crisps has named John Tague as its new managing director.Tague moves up from the role of commercial director. He joined the company in May last year from Dextra Solutions, Europe’s largest distributor of...
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Acid Test: Walkers' Do Us A Flavour
The panel get their laughing gear round Walkers' six new consumer-inspired flavours
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Walkers Sensations turns to the dark side to revive sales
PepsiCo is relaunching Walkers Sensations with dramatic new black packaging and an elaborate logo in a bid to rejuvenate flagging sales.The new-look packs, which are being rolled out now, have a black background and an s-shaped logo with...
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NI's Tayto snaps up premium crisp maker
Northern Ireland snack group Tayto has snapped up struggling crisp maker Jonathan Crisp for an undisclosed sum.
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Princes relaunches its tinned pie range
Princes is hoping to take on tinned meat market leader Fray Bentos with a re-launch of its major pie range.The company said there was a gap in the £25m market for a trusted brand to take market share from Fray Bentos as tough times turned...
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Anyone for a packet of Walkers Cajun Squirrel?
Cajun Squirrel, Chilli & Chocolate, Crispy Duck & Hoi Sin and Onion Bhaji are some of the more unusual crisp flavours to be shortlisted in the Walkers Do Us A Flavour competition, which was announced this week.Six flavours in total have been...
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Sun Ripened Sweet Chilli joins SunBites
Walkers has added a Sun Ripened Sweet Chilli flavour to its healthy SunBites range to tap into growing consumer enthusiasm for healthy crisps.The company said the new flavour, out shortly, scored higher than other flavours in consumer trials...
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Tesco acts on impulse to up discount range
Tesco is widening its discounter range into impulse products such as waters, smoothies and crisps in the new year, in the first major extension of the tertiary branded range. The 200 new products will hit shelves in January, five months...
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Entrepreneur plans to do a LoveFilm on delivered snacking
The entrepreneur behind DVD rental business LoveFilm is launching an online food delivery service next month that could revolutionise office workers' eating habits.
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United Biscuits tries to revive fortunes of Phileas Fogg snacks
United Biscuits has launched an audacious bid to restore its neglected Phileas Fogg exotic snack brand to its former glory.Yesterday, the company unveiled a new look and a raft of new variants for the brand, which though never officially...
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Crackling arrives at the supermarket
Staffordshire-based RayGray Snacks is expanding its business and taking on extra staff at its Rugeley HQ after winning a Tesco listing for its pork crackling and dip snack.The company has been making pork crackling for pubs and bars for...
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Acid Test: Nando's Peri-Peri Chips
The panel get their laughing-gear round the fiery new snack that's taking on Kettle Chips