All Frozen articles – Page 63
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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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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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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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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.
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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.
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NewsBirds Eye’s bear builds shopper trust in frozen
Birds Eye claims its laconic polar bear has boosted consumer awareness of the quality of its frozen food and driven a sharp increase in sales. Before the Willem Dafoe-voiced polar bear hit our screens, only 48% of the 2,000 frozen...
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News‘Emotional’ appeal from McCain Foods
Frozen giant McCain Foods is investing £6m in a marketing push to reconnect with consumers on "an emotional level". The six-week TV and radio campaign runs from 15 September and will highlight the link between family pride and "the pride...
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Lovetub launch gives sofa surfers a hot alternative to ice cream
Farmhouse Fare is taking on Häagen-Dazs and Ben & Jerry's this winter with a cheeky new range of sponge desserts that come in ice-cream style tubs but are designed to be heated and eaten hot.Lovetub puddings, which come in two...
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Birds Eye adds herbs to Field Fresh frozen range
Birds Eye is expanding its Field Fresh range of frozen vegetables with the launch of frozen herbs.Field Fresh Herbs (rsp: £1.69 per pack) will be available in six variants garlic, parsley, coriander, basil, chilli and Italian mixed and...
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Patterson exits PepsiCo to join HR at Findus UK
Louise Patterson will be joining Findus Group's UK Frozen business as human resource director sitting on the UK Leadership team. From October, she will also take on a functional role, joining the group operations leadership team.
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NewsRival to Simply Bake raises cold war stakes
Findus has raised the stakes in the freezer aisle with a range that rivals and it believes betters Birds Eye's Simply Bake To Perfection. The Fresher Taste ready meals, which will hit shelves next week, are similar to the high-flying...
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NewsLondis launches frozen ready meals range
Londis has launched a range of own-label frozen ready meals.
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A new younger Aunt Bessie is unveiled in £6.5m brand facelift
Aunt Bessie has gone under the knife and ditched the specs in a bid to boost the frozen brand's appeal with younger consumers. Sales have risen just 1.7% over the past year to £151m [Nielsen 52w/e July 2010] and her facelift is part of a...
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NewsGrocer 33: Helpful staff secure win for Tesco
This week's winner is Tesco in Burnage, Manchester. One assistant showed our shopper to the avocados with a big smile while another left her home shopping trolley to take him to the Birds Eye curry. The only downside was the Tilda rice being out of...
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Findus nabs Nestlé man for new Nordic role
Findus Group has set up a dedicated Nordic business unit and hired a senior executive from Nestlé to head up the new division.
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Retail Prices: Major brands squeezed by own label in fight for space
Several major brands slashed promotional activity in the past month. The big exceptions were Birds Eye, Lindemans and Pampers. Alex Beckett reports
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AF Blakemore hires McCain’s Bromwich as its sales director
Tony Bromwich has been appointed sales director at the wholesale arm of AF Blakemore & Son. Bromwich is to join at the end of the month from frozen specialist McCain Foods (GB) where he was retail sales controller.