All Crisps, nuts and snacks articles – Page 9
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Category ReportHow snack bars are becoming gold bars: snack bar mergers category report 2023
Healthier snack bar brands have become a key target for M&A. How can investors be sure to back a golden opportunity?
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Promotional VideosHow Grenade continues to take the healthy snacking category by storm
Grenade is known for its highly effective, disruptive tactics. Here, head of grocery Luke Morgan reveals how the brand continues to keep itself on the upward trajectory.
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NewsNakd adds duo of functional snackbar ranges
‘The functional health market is booming and it’s a sector that’s becoming increasingly important to shoppers,’ said Nakd
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NewsMedia Bites 9 March: Morrisons, Hotel Chocolat, The Restaurant Group
Morrisons racked up £1.5bn of losses in the year after being bought by US firm Clayton, Dubilier and Rice.
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NewsDoritos and Burger King team up for Whopper tortilla chips
The new tortilla chips tasted ‘deliciously close’ to BK’s flagship burger, said PepsiCo
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Comment & OpinionDoritos heads to the sofa for animalistic snacking session
Doritos has joined Pringles in rolling out a sofa-based animal ad
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Comment & OpinionPringles’ hamster distracts us from healthier snacking
Pringles is plugging its non-HFSS multigrain variant, but keeping quiet about how better-for-you it is
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Analysis & FeaturesWhy From Our Farm chose biltong to build its brand
In its couple of years of trading, From Our Farm sold biltong at food festivals while approaching local farm shops, delicatessens, pubs and other hospitality venues. Today, the bulk of sales is through wholesalers and DTC
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NewsCadbury unveils first non-HFSS range Fruitier & Nuttier
Called Fruitier & Nuttier, the four-strong lineup comprises Bars and Trail Mix share bags in Milk and Orange
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NewsBurts Snacks set to unlock growth with backing from new owner Europe Snacks
MD Dave McNulty, who will continue to run Burts as a standalone business, told The Grocer the acquisition would help unlock further potential in the snacking category.
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NewsBurts Snacks acquired by Kolak owner Europe Snacks
Premium snacks brand Burts has been snapped up by French own label manufacturer Europe Snacks for an undisclosed sum
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NewsPladis adds Wholistic snack bar duo under Go Ahead brand
The bars would ‘boost relevancy of the healthier snacking category among younger consumers’, said Pladis
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NewsMcCoy’s launches Mexican-inspired Epic Eats crisps duo
It comes after McCoy’s axed its Mexican-style Muchos lineup last summer
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Analysis & FeaturesHow is Valeo Foods performing for Bain after £1.5bn buyout?
Acquisitions are now more complex and the debt mountain is €1.6bn
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NewsForest Feast adds vegan chocolate-coated nuts and raisins
The HFSS-compliant treats are coated in Forest Feast’s own in-house almond milk chocolate
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NewsThe Curators buys rival snacking disruptor Cheesies in Yeo Valley-backed deal
The deal sees The Curators grow its portfolio of high-protein, low-carb and keto-friendly snacks
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NewsSainsbury’s adds new 65-strong healthy food range Flourish
The new Flourish range is intended to ‘save the nation from boring meal prep’ and make ‘sticking to healthy habits easier’
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Analysis & FeaturesBagged snacks 2022: Crisps hit by rising costs before HFSS
For bagged snack brands, this year was supposed to hold one big challenge: the ban on HFSS goods in prominent store locations
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RankingsThe top 10 biggest growing categories of 2022 by value
The craze for disposable vapes was led by the seemingly ubiquitous Elfbar whose £318.4m gain accounts for 73% of the uplift
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NewsNurture Brands buys seaweed crisp maker Abakus Foods
Plant-based group Nurture Brands has continued to build its portfolio of brands with the acquisition of seaweed crisps producer Abakus Foods.