All Crisps, nuts and snacks articles – Page 81
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Company Profile Chokolit
The main concerns for most 15-year-old boys tends to be how their favourite football team is getting on or what video game to buy next, but Louis Barnett has more serious things on his mind, such as profit and loss accounts, ingredients sourcing...
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The Challenge - Carving out a niche in a crowded market
Chokolit may be a tiny company, but its move on to supermarket shelves across the UK this Christmas will see it pit itself against large producers such as Cadbury Trebor Bassett, Nestlé and Mars, as well as smaller niche players. Cadbury's Green...
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Walkers finds way to boost healthy profile
Walkers is making its first foray into the wholegrain arena with the launch of Sunbites crisps.Made with 67% wholegrains - which, at 16g, is more than a third of the suggested daily intake in every bag - the newcomer marks another move...
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Kellogg's leads pack in cereal/health bar offers
Weetabix's Alpen Groove Bars shared fourth place last weekend in the combined top five chart for cereals and cereal/health bars with 5% of activity. The only other cereal bar on featured space offer last weekend was McVitie's Go Ahead! Yoghurt...
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acid test - Uncle Ben's Risotto and Pringles Gourmet
Expert's verdict: 4/10 ?The packaging is up to the usual Uncle Ben's standard and the product looks interesting. The flavours also sounded OK. However, I followed the instructions and found that the product itself did not live up to my expectations....
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acid test - Argento Rose and Blue Nun Pinot Grigio
Expert's verdict: 7/10 ?I like the clean, crisp and stylish bottle design and label presentation. Malbec is in vogue currently and this particular rosé delivers a well-balanced wine for all occasions. The underlying dryness and cherry notes offer an...
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Kellogg recalls Crunchy Nut cereal
Kellogg has recalled boxes of Crunchy Nut cereal following a small number of complaints from customers of an unusual taste from some packs.There is no risk to health and the tainted taste was a quality issue and not a food safety issue, the...
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PepsiCo pulls Walkers rain campaign
PepsiCo has postponed its latest ad campaign for Walkers Crisps because it fears its lighthearted take on the miserable English weather could offend people affected by the UK's floods. The TV ad, which features Gary Lineker covered in...
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Walkers offers continue to dominate the aisles
Walkers' relentless promotional activity has allowed to pull away from the rest of its rivals in the crisps and snacks category. However, Pringles has consolidated its second place with 23% of activity in our latest Promotrack survey....
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BMAC Food Processing recalls crisps
BMAC Food Processing has recalled packets of Plantain Crisps because of possible contamination with rat droppings.The affected product is Plantain Crisps, 60g and 120g packets, all best before dates up to 10 February, 2008.Point of...
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Pringles Rice Infusions
This Summer, Pringles, the UK's No. 1 social snacking brand , is launching the most revolutionary product extension to the Pringles range yet. Pringles Rice Infusions are being supported by an £11m brand support campaign....
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KP Big Nuts
United Biscuits UK, a leading manufacturer of biscuits and snacks, is offering five readers the chance to each win three cases of KP Big Nuts, the biggest-ever flavoured peanut. Each case contains 18 packs of the 60g bag, which has an rrp of...
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Sun Valley's going nuts for Grossman
Loyd Grossman is set to enter the premium end of the burgeoning nuts category through a joint venture with dried fruit producer Sun Valley.Loyd Grossman Nut Mixes, produced under licence by Sun Valley, go in to Waitrose and Booths next...
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Walkers recalls ready salted crisps
Walkers has recalled a batch of ready salted crisps because of a packaging error.A limited number of Walkers 6-pack ready salted crisps had been packed with smoky bacon flavour crisps, making them unsuitable for people with a soya or lactose...
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PepsiCo signs Panesar for Asian-inspired line
PepsiCo is teaming up with England cricketer Monty Panesar to launch its first bespoke flavour of Walkers crisps targeting the UK's growing south Asian communities.Walkers Chilli & Lemon flavour has been developed specifically to appeal...
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Walkers goes back to basics with retro image
PepsiCo is reverting to its traditional-look logo for Walkers Crisps and reinstating a favourite flavour as part of plans to create a more natural image for the brand.The relaunch, supported by a £7.5m marketing campaign, is the biggest...
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Raisin producers offer alternatives to sweets
Suppliers of dried fruit and nuts are developing healthy confectionery alternatives in an attempt to grab a bigger share of the school lunchbox market.Sun-Maid has launched vanilla yoghurt raisins and milk chocolate raisins. The lines,...
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Tangerine set to buy Cadbury's Butterkist
Tangerine Confectionery, the UK's largest independent confectionery manufacturer, is poised to swoop on Monkhill Confectionery business, a Cadbury-Schweppes subsidiary which makes Butterkist popcorn and own-label products for supermarkets....