All articles by Vince Bamford – Page 104
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NewsCopella and Bottle Green warm to the idea of winter juice
Juice drink suppliers are hoping to turn the heat up this winter with products designed to be served hot. PepsiCo apple juice brand Copella and cordials producer Bottle Green are both aiming to bring incremental growth to the market by...
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NewsGolden Wonder puts Christmas dinner in a pot noodle format
Even kitchen-shy students can get an early taste of Christmas this year from a limited-edition Christmas dinner-flavoured pot noodle snack. The festive version of Golden Wonder: The Nation's Noodle which even comes with a sachet of...
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NewsUS stevia suppliers set to turn up heat in sweetener sector
More American suppliers of stevia-based products have set their sights firmly on the UK market. Sweetener brand Stevia in the Raw and soft drink Zevia, two of a host of businesses showing stevia-based lines at the Anuga food and drink...
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NewsWonderful to ‘wake sleeping giant’ with listings and TV push
Wonderful Pistachios is aiming to boost the size of the nuts market with its first UK TV push and second listing at a big four supermarket. The brand which is owned by US company Roll Global has been selling 150g bags of unsalted,...
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NewsUnilever to buy stake in Russia's Concern Kalina
Unilever is to buy an 82% stake in £500m Russian beauty business Concern Kalina. The company is the biggest player in Russia’s personal care market.
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NewsBlumenthal’s pine mince pies hit eBay
It’s only been on Waitrose shelves for a few hours, but Heston Blumenthal’s latest festive creation has already hit eBay. The follow-up to his Hidden Orange Christmas Pudding - which was reportedly selling for more than £100 a...
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NewsBrewDog’s Sunk Punk comes up for air
It takes some effort to beat serving a 55% abv beer encased a dead squirrel, but BrewDog may have topped its previous endeavours by brewing a beer on the ocean floor.
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News
Warburtons takes first steps outside UK with Euro-friendly loves
Warburtons has expanded outside the UK for the first time by launching into Tesco stores in four central European countries. The baker has worked with Tesco’s group food sourcing team – which sources products that could work across the retailer’s global business – to tailor seven Warburtons-branded lines for the European market. They include a white Toastie loaf, fruit bread, brown bread, crumpets and English muffins.
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Comment & Opinion
Anuga! Anuga!
Every couple of years the world comes to Cologne in the shape of the Anuga food and drink show.
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NewsLucozade takes Energy range into cola market
Lucozade is making its first move into the cola market with a new addition to its Lucozade Energy range. Lucozade Energy Cola, which features a black label designed to set it apart from other Lucozade drinks, will be rolling out this…
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Analysis & Features
Cadbury promotional push doubles deals
Many major food and drink brands reduced promotional activity in September, but Heinz and Cadbury still pushed hard, reports Vince Bamford
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NewsLads’ breakfast Fuel listed in Tesco after speedy development
A lads’ breakfast cereal that was developed in just six weeks is going on shelf in Tesco on Monday.
Granola brand Fuel, which is aimed at active young men, is rolling out to 459 Tesco stores in two varieties Fruit Loaded and 70% Cocoa… -
NewsPeroni winter ad takes movie lovers to Italy
Cinemagoers will see how young Italians spend the winter in the latest push for Peroni Nastro Azzurro.
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News‘Mindless munching’ sees sweet sales soar
Brits have munched their way through 120 million more boxes, bags and bars of sweets and chocolates in the past year. Supermarket sales of sweets soared almost 5% year-on-year to a whopping 2.9 billion packs, while the value of the market…
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NewsInnocent embarks on innovative Tweet & Eat push for Veg Pots
Innocent is offering shoppers discounts on its Veg Pots based on how often they tweet about the brand. The four-week Tweet & Eat campaign asks consumers to tweet using the hash-tag #tweetandeat. As the number of people using the tag…
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NewsAllinson makes Facebook debut
Allied Bakeries is making its first foray into social media with the launch of a Facebook page for its 120-year-old Allinson brand. The online push follows a re-launch of the brand last month that included new packaging based on Victorian designs and the roll-out of new loaf Brown Batch With ...
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NewsMagners cider goes on sale through Facebook
Magners cider is to go on sale through Facebook next week days after fellow drinks producer Diageo came under fire for strengthening its links with the social network. The C&C Group cider claimed it would become the first alcoholic...
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NewsFormer Diageo GB boss Litherland to join Britvic
Britvic Soft Drinks has appointed Simon Litherland, former head of Diageo’s British business, to the newly-created role of GB managing director.
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NewsInnocent helps kids to make smoothies from unwanted fruit
Innocent has come up with an ingenious scheme to turn unsold fruit into smoothies for schoolchildren. Under an eight-week trial launched last Friday, unwanted fruit collected by one of Innocent's partners in the scheme, food donation...
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NewsHeinz learns messing with a classic brand can leave a bitter aftertaste
Does the public furore aroused by Heinz and Twinings mean brands will always generate bad PR when they reformulate, asks Vince Bamford