All Crisps, nuts and snacks articles – Page 94
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Galaxy promises choc delight
Galaxy is promising to open up a new sector in the everyday block chocolate category with the launch of Promises, an everyday luxury chocolate.Promises – which comes in four flavours: Roast Hazelnut, Caramel Crunch, Cocoa Crisp and Rich Coffee...
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Crisp sales in decline
Crisp sales are in decline, new research from market research company, Mintel, has revealed.The research found that sales across the sector have fallen by 12% in the last three years – a £200m decline in the value of the market to...
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Research Notes
>>take-home crisps, nuts and snacks a hitWith an annual value of £1.3bn, the take-home crisps, snacks and nuts market represents a leading category for UK shoppers. Ninety-seven percent of UK households buy into this category...
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Setting a premium on indulgence
The premium snacking sector has benefited from a number of innovations as consumers look for better-tasting, higher-quality premium products that offer a healthier view on indulgenceAlthough the premium sector of crisps, nuts and...
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Going nutty over nuts
Growing consumer awareness of the health credentials of nuts has boosted sales and resulted in speedy growth of the sectorNuts, the smallest sector of the total category, is also the fastest growing. Sales have been boosted, as per...
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Snack makers step up their game
Consumers are being bombarded with ‘better-for-you’ snack options as manufacturers seek to provide healthier products. Lisa Riley reportsCrisps, nuts and bagged snacks manufacturers have had to step up their game in recent years as a...
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Health trend favours fruit nibbles
Hunger for healthy nibbles has favoured the fruit snack market in both at-home and on-the-go formatsConsumer hunger for healthy nibbles has had a negative impact on the crisps, nuts and bagged snacks category overall, but the trend...
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Consumer Feedback
>>adults focus more on premium products, while family offerings focus on healthOriginally there was one database of crisp and snack products within Fast Foodfax, dominated by standard crisps and kids potato/maize-based...
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Crisp tactics when it comes to the crunch
This month The Grocer asked suppliers to nominate the very best buyers in crisps, nuts & snacks. Fiona McLelland reportsThe Grocer polled suppliers of crisps, nuts and snacks to discover which buyers they thought were doing a...
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Sensations crisps now come in olive oil varieties
Walkers is building on the success of its Sensations brand by adding Olive Oil crisps to the range. The crisps come in Lightly Salted, Sun Ripened Tomato & Basil and Mozzarella & Oregano flavours and are cooked in a blend of oil containing...
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Big boys dig deep to unearth better options
Manufacturers are reducing the salt and fat content of their products in a bid to make them more health-friendlyWith such a furore over salt levels and the government continuously banging the health drum, crisps, nuts and bagged...
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Kids crisps need twin appeal
Children want crisps and snacks to taste good, but mums want to know they’re healthy tooCrisps and bagged snacks have always been a popular choice with children of all ages, but parents are less keen to feed their offspring these...
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Planters gets posh on nuts
Planters is hitting the market with a posh range of nuts in an attempt to challenge the dominance of multiples’ own-label products in the premium sector.Trigon Snacks is introducing Planters Premium Nut Range to tap into what it says is a...
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The Acid Test
>>consumers and buyers give their views on the latest product launchesDormen’s Mixed Nuts selection is a mix of the world’s finest nuts, including katjang nuts, smoked almonds, cashew nuts, macadamias and caramelised almonds...
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Sinless snacks for weight watchers
Dieters have a good excuse to snack on Weight Watchers’ new Savoury Biscuits.Following the success of its Weight Watchers’ Cookie range, Walkers Shortbread is launching savoury biscuits in three varieties: Rosemary and Thyme, Sun Dried Tomato...
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New face for ‘Royal’ line
First it was Princess Anne, then Camilla. Now Jonathan Crisp is courting further controversy by featuring a cartoon look-alike of former Royal butler Paul Burrell on its new Apple Nibbles.The air-dried, 1% fat apple crisps (rsp: 99p for 40g and...
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Breezer takes half sugar route
The industry-wide focus on health has spilled into the ready-to-drink category, inspiring the launch of Bacardi Breezer Half Sugar.The Half Sugar variants, which come in Zesty Lemon, Refreshing Raspberry and Crisp Apple flavours, have been...
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Crisp case for defence
Golden Wonder has hit back at complaints over its poster campaign for its Golden Skins.The Advertising Standards Authority is investigating the adverts after receiving 12 complaints about the posters.One depicts a young boy, naked from the...
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How to annoy Charles, part two
Jonathan Crisp is bracing itself for another showdown with Prince Charles, after featuring a drawing that looks suspiciously like his new wife on one of its Crisps for Snobs lines.MD Paul Saxby told The Grocer that Clarence House was “aware” of...
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Undressed Kettle Chips
Kettle Chips is doing its bit to help consumers reduce their salt intake by baring all.Its new Kettle Chips Undressed are natural, unsalted crisps made from sliced potato fried in sunflower oil (rsp: £1.45 for a 150g bag).MD Jeremy Bradley...