All Crisps, nuts and snacks articles – Page 94
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PepsiCo reveals senior line up after integration
PepsiCo UK has unveiled its senior management changes following the integration of its four UK businesses, Walkers Snack Foods, Quaker Foods, Tropicana and Pepsi-Cola. Tom Kuzio, senior vice president – sales at Walkers, takes the same title...
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ABF buys G Costa
Associated British Foods, with brands Ryvita, Twinings and Ovaltine has bought speciality food company G Costa for an undisclosed sum.Blue Dragon brand owner G Costa, which reported annual sales in 2002 of £51.8 m, said the company would be...
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Lower fat at Walkers
Walkers is to launch a get active-style promotion and cut the saturated fat content of its core range in a bid to quell the public row over obesity.The announcement came after PepsiCo UK president Martin Glenn gave evidence to the Commons...
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Walkers to hit back over obesity
Walkers is to tackle the health lobby head on next year with a series of initiatives aimed at dampening the argument over child obesity.The snacking giant believes a lot of the criticism levelled at manufacturers so far has been unfair. And it...
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New lines for Fogg
KP is adding three new variants and a new look to its Phileas Fogg snacking range.The three newcomers – Nacho Cheese Tortillas, Cool Tortillas and Rosemary & Sea Salt Mignons Morceaux – hit shelves this month.The latter weighs in at...
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Campaign trail
doritosmanufacturer Doritosbrand Doritosbudget £1.5mTV and radio star Vernon Kay makes his debut as the Doritos brand ambassador in a new TV campaign to support the launch of Doritos Latinos, a new, lighter crunch tortilla...
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Storewatch
StorelocationRanked from cheapest full basket downwardsAsdaHyson Green, Nottingham£37.00Date of shopping trip: 16.04.04Time of trip: 09.23Time in store: 39 mins Time at checkout: 4 minspromotions: Walkers 4 for £3, Diet Coke 3 for £3.20,...
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StorelocationRanked from cheapest full basket downwardsSainsburyBury St Edmunds, Suffolk£39.53Date of shopping trip: 12.09.03Time of trip: 17.05Time in store: 50 mins Time at checkout: 7mins 10 secondspromotions: Walkers buy three...
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StorelocationRanked from cheapest full basket downwardsAsdaRobroyston, Glasgow£38.77Date of shopping trip: 19.09.03Time of trip: 15.31Time in store: 41 mins Time at checkout: 5 mins promotions: Potatoes reduced by 10p/kg, Walkers buy...
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Walkers movie promotion given the OK
A Walkers crisps promotion for free film rental and cinema tickets has been given the go-ahead, after complaints that larger packs had a greater chance of winning than smaller packs. Consumers guess the movie title from the clue on the card...
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KP unveils its own nut sensations
KP Snacks is fighting back in its perennial battle with rival Walkers.It is launching a new range of premium flavoured nuts aimed at adults – just as Walkers releases its first nuts under the successful Sensations brand (The Grocer, July 26...
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Drane MD at Monkhill
Martin Drane, sales director, impulse, at Cadbury Trebor Bassett, has moved to become MD of Monkhill Confectionery – a separate division within the business.The company supplies own label confectionery and popcorn to major retail customers...
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Watchdogs hand it to Ben & Jerry’s
Advertising watchdogs have quashed complaints against ads for Ben & Jerry’s ice cream which suggested that nuts were added to the product by hand. Ben & Jerry’s poster campaign on the London Underground stated: “We usually try to put a...
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Golden Wonder to shut factory
Golden Wonder has been forced to close one of its three UK production centres because of the decline in the own label crisps market caused, it said, by extensive price cutting and promotional activity on branded products.The company said...
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Young is Sundora chief exec
Dried fruit and nut supplier Sundora Foods has appointed Tryton Foods MD Brian Young to the new post of chief executive to help build brands such as Fruit Fantasy, Oatiz and Naturally Organic.Young heads a management team that includes...
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Walkers gets top spot back
Tesco comes out at the top of the chart this week with Sainsbury less than one percentage behind at number two.Activity in Tesco is focused upon gondola ends and is particularly strong in the alcoholic drinks and health and beauty...
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Walker rises up the ranks in the family toffee firm
Speciality toffee maker Walkers’ Nonsuch has promoted Emma Walker, daughter of MD Ian, to the post of marketing and export sales manager.She will be responsible for raising the profile of the brand with UK retailers and consumers through...
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kick to shoks
n KP has cut the size and the price of Hula Hoops sub-brand Shoks from 55g to 40g and from 47p down to 30p, in a bid to boost flagging sales. n The savoury snacks giant has also announced...
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Walkers still tops chart
Competition in the chart is extremely close this week with less than two percentage points separating the top five.Sainsbury moves up to the top of the chart just slightly ahead of Asda at number two. While Asda leans more towards price...
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Sensations go nutty
Walkers is adding peanuts to its Sensations portfolio as part of a long-term strategy for the brand.The three Nut Cluster varieties – Chilli Spice, Sour Cream and Onion and Cool Tomato Salsa – come in pots and will be on shelf from September...