All Crisps, nuts and snacks articles – Page 93
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Interstate buys pretzel maker Union
Union Snack - one of the UK's few pretzel makers - has been sold to a German snack company for an undisclosed sum. The County Durham-based company, which makes Penn State Pretzels, has been acquired by Intersnack of Cologne. Set up...
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First crisps, now snacks slash the saturated fat
PepsiCo is reducing the saturated fat content of its Walkers bagged snack brands by 80% and cutting their salt content by a quarter, as part of its strategy to boost the health credentials of the Walkers portfolio. From next month its...
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Pick a flavour any flavour
When Procter & Gamble launched a variant of Pringles for Morrisons late last year it was apparently attempting to tap into the tastes of the northern retailer's consumers. Packs depicted a rural scene of a farmer tilling the land against a...
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Aussies bounce in in with real balls
A new spherical snack is planning to do for cereal bars what the Aussie cricket team has done to the Poms. Bounce Balls, which are already a bestseller in Australian health stores, are sugar-free, don't contain artificial additives or...
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Profile Revisited
If 2005 was a year of controversy for Jonathan Crisp, with its outrageous on-pack caricatures upsetting the Church of England and Buckingham Palace, then last year was one of growth and profitability. The company has spent the past 12...
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Co-op withdraws crisps
The Co-op has withdrawn all batches of its own-label multi-pack crisps because the ready salted flavour contains casein which is not declared on the label.Casein is unsafe for people with a milk allergy or milk intolerance.The...
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Star Product: walkers baked will make the men happy
How could PepsiCo top last year's star product Walkers Potato Heads? By taking the principle of the healthier crisps and creating a brand that targets men, that's how. Walkers Baked lines, launched in the summer, demonstrate the...
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Snacks will get better for you
Bagged snacks have bounced back and once again experienced growth, helped considerably by the variety of better-for-you options now available.Growth at the premium end has also boosted sales. The total market for crisps, savoury snacks...
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Brand giants are listening
Coke, Walkers, Birds Eye, Magners and Pringles are among the major brands that have grown in value - in some cases spectacularly - this year, as the industry shows it can respond to consumer needs without government intervention. The...
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'Tesco was very naughty. So it needed a smack'
Who's afraid of the big bad Tesco? Not Will Chase, owner of snack foods company Tyrrells Potato Chips. He became the little pig who took on Tesco's wolf when he threatened the retailer with legal action for stocking his crisps without...
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Fairtrade fans boosting nuts
Tesco is extending its Fairtrade nut offer. It claims more than 13,000 farmers in Malawi, Mozambique and India will benefit from the decision to launch a 200g Fairtrade peanut and raisin mix and Fairtrade natural cashews in 150g...
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Fairtrade fans boosting nuts
Tesco is extending its Fairtrade nut offer.It claims more than 13,000 farmers in Malawi, Mozambique and India will benefit from the decision to launch a 200g Fairtrade peanut and raisin mix and Fairtrade natural cashews in 150g...
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UBUK goes nuts with brands for New Year
UBUK is welcoming in the New Year with a range of snacking launches as well as slashing the saturated fat content across its crisps portfolio. New for 2007 is limited edition McCoy's Jackets, available from March. The crisps are made...
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UBUK goes nuts with brands for New Year
UBUK is welcoming in the New Year with a range of snacking launches as well as slashing the saturated fat content across its crisps portfolio. New for 2007 is limited edition McCoy's Jackets, available from March. The crisps are made...
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Walkers challenged over 'wet' potatoes
Potato growers are angry about a Carbon Trust report that says they add water to their spuds. The trust's Carbon Footprints in the Supply Chain looked at how PepsiCo sources and processes potatoes for Walkers crisps. It concluded the...
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Seabrook claims it can relate to Blah!
Seabrook Crisps is hosting an unusual on-pack recruitment drive - for the UK's newest political party. Packs of the brand's natural sea salt line will carry a strip featuring key messages from the Blah! Party, along with details of how...
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A farewell to creativity?
Under the Ofcom ruling it's unlikely these classic family ads would get off the ground today: Tango - Orange Man R-Whites - Secret Lemonade Drinker Walkers - Gary Lineker Coca-Cola - Teach the World to Sing...
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Asda recalls porridge
Asda has recalled an own-label porridge due to possible cross-contamination with nuts. The retailer said that some of its packs of Simply Porridge could contain nuts, making it unsafe to eat for people with a nut allergy.The affected...