Archive of all KP Snacks articles – Page 9
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RankingsBritain's Biggest Grocery Brands: 91-100
Names anchoring the bottom of the list include Hula Hoops and Pizza Express.
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NewsEx-Intersnack MD Calum Ryder launches premium tortilla chips
A former managing director of bagged snacks giant Intersnack is targeting high-end retailers with a new range…
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Category Report
Bagged snacks: Premium crisps work for Walkers
Bagged snacks have lost none of their crunch in 2012 on paper…
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NewsUnited Biscuits sells KP Snacks to Intersnack
German snacks group Intersnack has snapped up Hula Hoops maker KP Snacks from United Biscuits to form a £1.7bn turnover business.
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NewsIt's All Good: ex-Intersnack MD offers new tortilla chips brandIt's
A new tortilla chips brand has been launched by the former managing director of Intersnack….
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NewsPom-Bear and Penn State owner Intersnack hires Nick Ripley
Pom-Bear and Penn State owner Intersnack has named Nick Ripley as its new head of sales.
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Analysis & FeaturesWho has the will and the cash to buy KP Snacks?
Its brands - including McCoy’s, Hula Hoops, KP Nuts, Twiglets and Skips - are household names.
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NewsAfter 22 years, Pom-Bear to branch out from teddies to snowmen
Pom-Bear is launching its first snack that isn’t shaped like a teddy bear…
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New-look Penn State cashes in on chips
Pretzel brand Penn State has been relaunched and repositioned as a range of classic American snacks.
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NewsLeading US pretzel brand Snyder’s pushes into UK
The biggest pretzel brand in the US is making a push into supermarkets later this year. Snyder's of Hanover currently has limited UK distribution and will make its mass-market debut with the rollout of Pretzel Pieces, made from large...
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Profiles
Intersnack UK appoints new MD Robinson
Richard Robinson is the new MD for bagged snack producer Intersnack UK. He takes over from Calum Ryder, who is leaving later this month to "pursue new interests". Robinson was most recently commercial director and business...
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Focus On Crisps, Nuts & Snacks: Innovations
Upmarket snacks specialist Filbert's Fine Foods has launched Mr Filbert's Impeccable peanuts to meet consumer demand for healthy snack products in a smaller, lunchbox-friendly format.
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NewsMovie Marketing: Why brands are going movie mad
Clipper Tea went to Wonderland, Pom-Bear got cosy with Shrek and Müller dived into Sex and the City 2. The number of movie tie-ups has soared, but who’s chasing them, the brands... or the studios, asks Stuart Smith. When Shrek Forever racked up a cool $70m in its first weekend ...
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Businesswomen vie for IGD Leading Light award
Two female entrepreneurs who were driven to start their own food and drink companies when they reached watershed moments in their lives are among the finalists in the IGD's Leading Light award. They will line up alongside a farmer's...
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NewsEven if the cookie crumbles, United could be a hard sell
Blackstone and PAI Partners are hoping to offload United Biscuits for £2bn, but even if they do split it up will they find buyers, asks Hannah Stodell
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Campaign Trail: Pom-bear’s 3D Blockbuster
Pom-Bear has trumped Walkers, Pringles and UB by being the first savoury snack brand to release a 3D cinema ad a technological first for a savoury snack, it claims. The Intersnack brand is appearing now in 30-second ads prior to screenings of Shrek...
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Interstate buys pretzel maker Union
Union Snack - one of the UK's few pretzel makers - has been sold to a German snack company for an undisclosed sum. The County Durham-based company, which makes Penn State Pretzels, has been acquired by Intersnack of Cologne. Set up...
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Simply sensational tastes?
Competition among premium products is rising as consumers choose healthier brands - so what are the chances of success for new and relaunching variants?Last year&'s Grocer Top Products Survey caused quite a stir in the premium...
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Brandwatch profile: crisps and snacks
Top 15 brands advertised (by media) £k Jan '00 - Dec '00 Total Press Cinema Radio Outdoor TV Direct Mail Total 27,138 ...
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International: breaking news about international product dev
Cholesterol-lowering products are continuing to mushroom on Australian retailers' shelves. After the launch of Logicol Spread in 1999, Praise has introduced Logicol Mayonnaise and Logicol Coleslaw dressing, which contain plant sterols from soya...