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the tub thumper
I recognise Jerry Greenfield, better known as the Jerry half of Ben & Jerry's ice cream company, as soon as I meet him, although I can't recall ever seeing him before. Casually dressed in a polo shirt and combat trousers (already sporting a...
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Manufacturers braced for clampdown on school food
Big brand food manufacturers are gearing up for major changes to school food criteria this month. Potato products supplier McCain Foods said it was expecting its canteen sales to be hit, while rumours emerged that Nestlé was to withdraw...
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Permira Funds set to acquire Birds Eye
Unilever has made no secret about its desire to sell Birds Eye to concentrate on the faster-growing vitality and personal care sides of its business. Last week it did the deed, selling the Birds Eye and Iglo portfolios in Austria, Belgium,...
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Maverick McCain revs up for lights
McCain Foods is the first manufacturer to break ranks with other suppliers and opt to put traffic lights on its front-of-pack labelling. The new packaging for its 30-strong portfolio, which will start hitting shelves in the next two...
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Soya bean rival for frozen peas' crown
Birds Eye is hoping to do for the soya bean what it did for the garden pea more than 60 years ago by making it a regular feature of the dinner plate. The company is introducing the vegetable into the freezer aisles this month in a...
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McCain chips take the healthy option
McCain is to flag up the health and provenance credentials of its chips on the small screen later this month as part of a £15m investment in the brand. The advertising, which will also feature in cinemas, online and on radio, is a musical...
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Six of the Best Frozen foods
Despite the rigours of survival in a category that is in cut-throat competition with chilled and fresh options, frozen food suppliers are full of praise for many of the supermarket buyers they encounter. Besides the usual straight...
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It's Simply the breast
Birds Eye says it is meeting consumer needs by adding 100% chicken breast options to its Simply frozen range. A Rosemary and Sage line is rolling out now, while a Lightly Seasoned version will be available next month. Support comes from a...
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Picking up the pieces
Grocery brand manufacturing is a sector rife with acquisitions and consolidation. Former PepsiCo UK president Martin Glenn is leading the consortium widely tipped as the favourite to buy the Birds Eye brand from Unilever, while Premier Foods...
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Quality favourites get makeover for freezer
Christmas confectionery favourite Quality Street is making a move into the freezer cabinets as part of a range of new products from Richmond Ice Cream. The three most popular Quality Street lines - the purple one, the green one and the...
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Ben & Jerry's ups the ethical stakes
Given Ben & Jerry's vocal ethical standpoint since its humble beginnings in 1978 consumers would be excused for thinking that the ice cream supplier had been making Fairtrade products for years. Yet the company's Fairtrade vanilla ice...
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Ben & Jerry's gives ice cream Fairtrade twist
Ben & Jerry's has developed what it claims is the first Fairtrade ice cream to hit the UK and has pledged a long-term commitment to introduce more ethically-sourced ingredients across its entire range. In a move that reinforces the...
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Birds Eye Mediterraneo company: Unilever UK price: Vegetables £1.99 for 350g; fish £2.99 for 400g
Expert's verdict...5/25?This range consists of oven-baked vegetables and stir-fry fish and vegetable dishes. The instructions suggested using a tablespoon of olive oil to cook the Sicilian Fish Fillets with Roasted Vegetables....
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Aunt Bessie's cakes are ready to bake
Aunt Bessie is dipping into her purse for £2m to support the range of frozen ready-to-bake cakes, scones and cookies sporting her name. A four-week burst of TV advertising breaks on Monday (3 July), with owner Tryton Foods predicting that...
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Wall's keeps it in the family
Sharing, sociability and family are the themes of new TV advertising for Wall's Soft Scoop vanilla ice cream, set to break this month. The commercial shows two young boys who are unresponsive to their father's attempts at conversation...
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Birds Eye weds fish to UK's Med veg passion
Unilever UK is bringing a taste of the Med to the freezer aisles with premium fish and vegetable dishes under the Birds Eye banner. Mediterraneo taps into the growing consumer taste for roasted vegetables and comprises two main...
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'Drumsters will boost coated turkey sector'
Unilever has thrown down the gauntlet to Bernard Matthews with what it claims is a healthier alternative to the latter company's Golden Drummers turkey drumsticks. Turkey Drumsters, which comes under the Captain Birds Eye brand, is being...
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A Dr who travels in retail space
Peter Franks wants to run a £200m business by 2011. Siân Harrington hears about his plan to make it big in frozen, ambient and chilled. There's not much to connect Peter Franks and David Tennant - no sidekick in the form of...
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Northern Foods results expected
Food manufacturer Northern Foods is expected to release its full-year results tomorrow, following two profit warnings earlier this year.Analysts are expecting the group, which makes Fox's Biscuits and Goodfella's pizza, to announce a pre-tax...
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Dr Oetker tops up its chilled division
Dr Oetker UK has strengthened its chilled division with three new appointments.Neil Brealey has been appointed commercial manager for chilled, joining from Arla Foods where he was business unit controller. He has also worked for...