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NewsJobs threat at Findus Grimsby fish factory
As many as 84 jobs are under threat at Findus Group’s Humberstone Road frozen fish facility in Grimsby, after Sainsbury’s confirmed it had ditched Young’s as the supplier of some of its lines.
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NewsFocus On Meat Free: Veggie brands feel the pinch
Long-term discounts on own-label meat-free products and the continuing struggle for retail shelf space have dented sales of many branded vegetarian products. Beth Phillips reports
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Focus On Meat Free: Innovations
Garden Gourmet is a four-strong range from frozen meat-free specialists Tivall that was launched into 150 Sainsbury's stores in October.
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Ex-Findus boss takes up top position at Gü puds
Just weeks after his exit from Findus Group, Mark Escolme is back in business as the new MD of Gü. Escolme was confirmed this week as the replacement for Gü's current MD Mike Hodgson, who has been with the company since 2006.
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Analysis and FeaturesAcid Test: Findus Fresher Taste
Findus is positioning the range as “fresh food, frozen” and said the NPD would create an entirely new sub-category of premium, frozen ready meals.
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Analysis and FeaturesAcid Test: Rolo Potz
R&R is expecting Potz to plug a gap for a more everyday ice cream treat that can also rival premium tubs from the likes of Ben & Jerry’s through to Häagen-Dazs.
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NewsNorthern Foods and Greencore to merge
Northern Foods, the maker of Goodfella's pizza and Fox's biscuits, is to merge with convenience group Greencore.
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NewsOnken sold to Swiss group Emmi
Dr Oetker has sold its Onken yoghurt brand to Swiss dairy group Emmi. The deal, for an undisclosed sum, is subject to regulatory approval.
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NewsBirds Eye adds zip locks to Field Fresh pea lines
Birds Eye hopes to stop frozen peas spilling out from split bags by introducing zip locks to some of its bigger packs. The frozen giant is adding zip locks to its 1.52kg pack of Field Fresh Garden Peas (rsp: £2.99) and 1.2kg pack of Field...
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NewsFindus hires Bell as commercial director
Findus has made yet another hire at its UK frozen business, poaching Mars' David Bell as its new commercial director. Bell worked at Mars for more than 20 years in sales and marketing positions, most recently as the senior sales director...
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NewsGRAMIA 2010: Stars of the show
The Oscars of fmcg marketing – The Grocer’s Gramia Awards – drew the creative cream of the crop to London’s swanky Savoy Hotel this week. Alex Beckett reports on who stole this year’s show. Flummery and puffery. There’s no stomach for it, says Charity Charity, global creative director for Saatchi & Saatchi and chairwoman of this year’s Gramia Awards judging panel. “The biggest change as austerity looms is the shift towards no-bullshit advertising. People have just lost patience with flummery and puffery and by and large we’ve stopped offering it.”
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NewsAunt Bessie’s debuts gravy granules and stuffing mixes
Aunt Bessie's has teamed up with Nation's Noodle maker Symington's for its debut in gravy and stuffing. The four-strong range of Aunt Bessie's granulated gravies (rsp: 95p) and three stuffing mixes launch later this month and are expected...
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Courvoisier in Loseley festive line
Courvoisier Cognac is among the boozy flavours in a new range of festive ice creams from Loseley.The company launched limited-edition whisky, Irish cream, mince pie and Courvoisier Cognac-flavoured ice creams (rsp: £2.99 per 500ml tub)...
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Hallowe’en home baking for Dr Oetker
Dr Oetker is responding to the growing home-baking trend with Hallowe'en-themed treat-making kits. The new range, available now, comprises a Bat Cookie Mix, a Cupcake Mix and an Apple Decorating kit, all of which contain the key...
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NewsNew Findus boss vows to reignite frozen food
The newly appointed Findus UK MD Leendert den Hollander has set out his stall to turn Findus into the nation's number one frozen brand within five years and to "reignite growth" in the sector. The group's former chief marketing officer...
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NewsFrozen pasta: Birds Eye dumps it while Findus finds success
Birds Eye is preparing to pull its year-old range of frozen Italian pasta meals, but rival Findus has secured new listings for its own frozen pasta. The three-strong range from Birds Eye, which hit shelves in September 2009, will be...
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Picture This... Finding Freedom on Sainsbury’s shelves
Here's Dragons' Den star Peter Jones shopping for £60,000 worth of ice cream. He invested the sum in frozen dessert brand Worthenshaws Freedom, invented by single mum Kirsty Henshaw who made a plea for backing on the BBC show after creating the...
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Cook tempts time-starved gourmands
Upmarket retailer Cook has gone even posher with a gourmet ready meal range For Special Nights In.
Cook said the six-strong range (rsp: £6.99 to £12.99 for a two-portion meal) would let customers entertain at home without spending hours… -
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Francis set to ‘lead UK frozen category agenda’ at Findus
Findus Group has poached Heinz's Leala Francis as director of UK category management. Francis joins the frozen giant's UK leadership team on 4 October after five years with Heinz UK, most recently as national account controller for...
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NewsIceland unveils pub grub and gastro ranges
Iceland has launched new ranges of pub- and restaurant-style ready meals to bolster its takeaway offer.