All Crisps, nuts and snacks articles – Page 87

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    Holland's are ready to eat

    2006-08-05T00:00:00Z

    Pie specialist Holland's is launching a ready-to-eat range, which it claims will create a new sub-category of cold eat pastry products. The nine-strong range of pies, pasties, slices and a sausage roll, which can also be heated in a...

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    Kellogg's cereal aims to lower cholesterol

    2006-08-05T00:00:00Z

    Cholesterol-lowering claims are making a debut in the breakfast cereals aisle, thanks to Kellogg's launch of oat bran-based Optivita.The Berry Oat Crisp and Raisin Oat Crisp boxed lines consist of oats, brown rice, wholewheat, fruit and...

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    acid test

    2006-08-05T00:00:00Z

    company: Dormen Foods price: £1.49 per 100g bagExpert's verdict...5/25?The packaging is clearly aiming for a premium look but is, in fact, rather dull and unappealing. The nuts are soft and bland, contaminated by...

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    Pudz places indulgence back on desserts menu

    2006-07-29T00:00:00Z

    Greencore is pushing health concerns to one side to focus on indulgence, with its first branded range of frozen puddings. Pudz, which is positioned solidly at the premium end of the puddings market, comprises eight recipes - four cold and...

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    Six of the Best Crisps, nuts and snacks

    2006-07-22T00:00:00Z

    Crisps, nuts and snacks is dynamic and driven by innovation, with players continually striving to satisfy demand for variety, quality and taste, as well as healthier products.It is little surprise therefore, that communication and speed...

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    Star Buyer Adrian Gash

    2006-07-22T00:00:00Z

    Gash has been with Waitrose for two years, joining from Safeway, where he spent six years, covering pharmaceuticals and healthcare, bread and then crisps. His earlier career included three years with Unichem and spells with ­Peter Black...

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    Six of the Best - Crisps, nuts and snacks

    2006-07-21T10:54:00Z

    Crisps, nuts and snacks suppliers is dynamic and driven by innovation, with players continually striving to satisfy demand for variety, quality and taste, as well as healthier products.It is little surprise therefore, that communication...

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    Pringles cuts fat, adds taste

    2006-07-08T00:00:00Z

    Procter & Gamble is slashing the saturated fat content of its Pringles by a third to capitalise on the growing 'better for you' category. Launching next week, the new recipe Pringles uses a different vegetable oil blend, claimed to make...

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    Dodgers has a cheeky side

    2006-07-01T00:00:00Z

    Jammie Dodgers is showing its cheeky side with its latest limited edition flavour. Cheeky Mango was launched into Asda stores this month and is the prize-winning flavour from brand owner Burton's Foods' ­Design a Dodger competition, which...

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    It's In The Bag

    2006-07-01T00:00:00Z

    When we set about deciding late last year which products were likely to ­become world beaters, some were easier to pick than others. Walkers' Potato Heads, for example, was a ­pretty safe bet, considering that the kid-friendly brand was,...

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    Health: no laughing matter

    2006-06-03T00:00:00Z

    How has the current relentless obsession with healthy eating affected the huge crisps and snacks sector? Is it crunch time for easy pickings? Jaq Bayles reportsThe nation&'s favourite bagged snack has had a rocky ride media-wise...

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    Tests start on new crisp oil

    2006-06-03T00:00:00Z

    Walkers may have bagged the world&'s supply of Sunseed oil for its new-look crisps (The Grocer, 18 February, p40), but there could still be another option for rivals keen to find their own healthy oil. United Oilseeds has been...

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    P&G pushes Gourmet credentials of Pringles

    2006-06-03T00:00:00Z

    Procter & Gamble is responding to the recent relaunch of Walkers' Sensations by further pushing the premium credentials of its Pringles brand.  The company is developing a Pringles Gourmet range, with the flavours expec­ted...

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    Premium injection for meat snack category

    2006-06-03T00:00:00Z

    The Black Farmer is diversifying into the savoury snacking category with the launch of a high meat-content sausage roll.  The company, which is best known for its sausages as well as a range of sauces, is making its first entry into...

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    Nut-free cereal for allergy sufferers

    2006-06-03T00:00:00Z

    Nut allergy sufferers can now sit down to breakfast without worrying about the content of their muesli.It&'s Nut Free has launched four new cereal varieties in 700g plastic tubs that are completely free of nuts and nut traces:...

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    Walkers rushes to pull animal rennet from new snacks line

    2006-05-27T00:00:00Z

    In what could be the quickest product reformulation in history, crisps giant Walkers has pledged to change one of the recipes for its new wholegrain SunBites snacks range before it has even hit the shelves.Although two flavours are...

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    Carter goes nuts for Whitworths growth

    2006-05-20T00:00:00Z

    Private equity business European Capital has appointed Will Carter as chief executive of Whitworths, the supplier of fruits, nuts, and seeds.Until 2004 Carter worked on the executive board of United Biscuits, both as MD of its KP Snacks...

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    Asda crisps take on a football flavour

    2006-05-20T00:00:00Z

    Football fever is making its way down the crisp aisles at Asda this month with a range of crisps under its own label brand that celebrates World Cup-winning countries of the past.Six variants are being launched, with packaging specially...

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    Mini Pringles

    2006-05-13T00:00:00Z

    The original introduction of Pringles in the UK took the social snacking market by storm. Now the UK's No 1 social snacking brand is climbing to new heights in the UK and Ireland with its biggest-ever product launch.Mini...

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    Going beyond the crisp

    2006-05-13T00:00:00Z

    Ever more health-conscious and adventurous consumers are getting a taste for snacks that have more to offerRelying on convenience simply won& 't cut the mustard in the impulse sector in 2006. Consumers are now more experimental and...