All Frozen articles – Page 67
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NewsEditor's Comment: Is debt ever good? Birds Eye is more effective under private equity than in a huge multinational
Capitalism is back. After a credit crunch-induced hibernation, M&As are again in vogue whether in the classic form of the Cadbury takeover by Kraft, or highly leveraged private equity deals such as the secondary buyout of the Pets at Home retail business last week.
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NewsA Birds Eye view: a Q&A with chief executive Martin Glenn
In a rare interview, Guest Editor Martin Glenn speaks frankly to Alex Beckett about the challenges facing the frozen food industry
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NewsBirds Eye ploughs £5m into Field Fresh ad blitz
Frozen is better than fresh that's the key message in Birds Eye's new marketing push to champion Field Fresh, the recently launched sub-brand its owner claims will resurrect the "stagnant" frozen vegetables category.
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Focus On Meat-Free: Four to watch
Holland's Pies became an unlikely entrant into the meat-free sector last year, with the launch of the first vegetarian pie in its 157-year history.
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NewsFocus On Meat-Free: Meat-eaters try veggie
“Monday, Monday, no meat that day... ” With no little thanks to a certain Beatle, meat-free sales are looking rosy. But it’s not the vegetarian community that’s driving most of the growth. Beth Phillips reports
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Double the bubble as R&R unveils Aero ice cream in NPD drive
It may be cold outside, but R&R Ice Cream is gearing up for the heat with a raft of new products under Nestlé's Aero, Caramac, Nesquik and Kit Kat brands.
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McCain Foods pays tribute to MD Young
John Young, MD of McCain Foods GB, has died following an 18-month battle with bone cancer.Young, who was 47, was a well-known industry figure, having worked at McCain Foods GB since 1998 and as MD since 2005.He passed away...
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My Alternative CV: Angus Peterson, Birds Eye
Angus Peterson, general marketing manager at Birds Eye, on fish fingers, John Barnes and models
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Birds Eye: addition of cod line will Bake sales to Perfection
Birds Eye is aiming to further boost rocketing sales of its Bake to Perfection frozen fish range by adding its first cod variant and revamping packaging.Sales of Bake to Perfection have soared to £15.5m since the range was launched in...
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NewsAcid Test: Findus Frozen Pasta
Cooking up a load of pasta normally means lots of washing up and watching the pot boil so this new format is a good, convenient idea. The pasta shrunk a bit in the microwave but the texture wasn't...
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My Alternative CV: Arnold Carbone, flavour guru, Ben & Jerry's
Arnold Carbone, flavour guru at Ben & Jerry's, on PhDs, gnocchi and rats
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Dr Oetker revamps its baking lines
Dr Oetker is ditching the Supercook logo from its home-baking range as part of a design revamp of its 100-strong portfolio.
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Ben & Jerry’s goes nuts for new flavour
The winner of Do The World A Flavour, Ben & Jerry's search for a new ice cream, will go on sale next March. Created by American Toni Gunnison, competition winner Fairly Nuts is a caramel ice cream with a caramel swirl and praline...
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NewsAcid Test: Young's Micro Fish Fingers
Not 'micro' as in 'extra small' - it's the fish fingers that go in the microwave. Students rejoice!
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Picture This... Field marketing by Antonio Federici
Ice cream brand Antonio Federici is singing from the roof tops, or rather hay stacks, after scooping Best Ice Cream in the World gong at the International Ice Cream Consortium's 2009 Awards. Brothers Frank and Philip hit the headlines earlier this...
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Data reveals 30% fall in sales of Babylicious
Sales of Babylicious had slumped by almost 30% in the year leading up to the frozen babyfood company's fall into administration, The Grocer can reveal.Total sales of Babylicious and Kiddylicious frozen meals and baby snacks dropped 29.1%...
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Blind taste tests put frozen and fresh on a par
The frozen food industry has long said that frozen products taste as good as fresh – but now it claims to have scientific proof.
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NewsDavid Beckham to stand by calamity-hit GO3
GO3, the frozen food range fronted by David Beckham, recorded sales of just £600 in September, but the football superstar has promised to keep the faith as a series of disasters beset the brand.