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Jean-Christophe Novelli ready for Findus meals
Findus has teamed up with Michelin-starred celebrity chef Jean-Christophe Novelli to launch a range of upmarket ready meals. The new collection features the famously temperamental kitchen maestro on packaging and is aimed at bringing back...
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UK range of frozen kebab ready meals
Kebab shops that rely on post-pub munchies to boost sales could be in for a shock, thanks to a new range of frozen microwaveable kebab-based meals from UKebab. The company is the recently opened UK arm of six-year-old France Kebab, which...
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Viennetta spawns two tasty variants
Ice cream dessert brand Viennetta is being given two new variants - the first major NPD for the product in more than three years - to warm up sales in the run-up to Christmas. A chocolate and orange version, comprising chocolate and...
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Glenn to head Iglo Birds Eye as CEO
Martin Glenn is set to take up the new role of chief executive officer of the Iglo Birds Eye Frozen Foods business once its sale to Permira is completed next month. Glenn has worked in the food industry for 25 years, the past 14 of which...
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Blind brilliance means sloppy and soggy's out
Schwan's is attempting to turn around the fortunes of the frozen quiche market with an extension to its Chicago Town brand that promises a ready-prepared product more akin to those made from scratch. Schwan's is launching a Chicago Town...
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Dr Oetker prescribes deep heat treatment
Dr Oetker is throwing down the gauntlet to frozen pizza competitors as it aims to reinvigorate the ailing deep-pan sector with a range positioned as "the holy grail of deep-pan bases". It is investing £6m to support its new The Deep Crisp...
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A chip on his shoulder?
McCain, the world's biggest chip maker, is obviously a follower of the philosophy that the best leaders lead from the front. Nick Vermont, regional CEO of McCain's operations in the UK, Ireland, South Africa and Eastern Europe, has spearheaded...
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McCain leads with big offers and fries to go
Frozen promotional space accounted for 8% of activity this week and of that space frozen potato products accounted for 18%. The three brands recording activity were McCain, Aunt Bessie's and Harry Ramsden's. McCain led the way with offers...
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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...