All Ambient articles – Page 14
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News
Mars Food launches recyclable microwave rice pouches
They are made from mono-polypropylene, which is not suitable for standard at-home recycling but can be recycled through flexible plastic collection schemes
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Merchant Gourmet launches recycling scheme for its plastic pouches
Appetite for Change Recycle Scheme is run in partnership with plastic waste recycler Enval
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Interviews
Sebastian Munden interview: the Unilever ‘mini CEO’
Sebastian Munden talks vegan Baconnaise, smelly teens and green ads – and how all this work is connected by purpose
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Interviews
Heinz bigwig Jojo de Noronha on making Beanz the new avocados
Kraft Heinz’s Northern European president wants to ’liberate’ Beanz – and it’s part of a bold new strategy for the company
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News
Merchant Gourmet readies swathe of NPD ahead of plant-based push
Merchant Gourmet is setting out to make plant-based ingredients such as lentils the main item in meals
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My Alternative CV
Ernesto Coppola, Coppola Foods, on Rick Astley, coffee and vintage Italian comedies
‘My motto in life? Be passionate about what you do and don’t give up in the face of challenges’
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News
Heinz plans swathe of new Beanz launches - including frozen debut
The FMCG giant has mounted what it calls the “Beanz liberation exercise”
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Comment & Opinion
Tilda’s ‘Elevate Your Plate’ ad is a cut above
Tilda’s impressive ‘Elevate Your Plate’ campaign appropriately manages to elevate a couple of established food ad tropes, too
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Category Report
Has Covid finished off ready meals? Ready meals & soups category report 2021
Ready meals were in trouble even before the pandemic hit. So how can they reassert their convenience and health credentials?
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Heinz unveils paperboard ‘eco-sleeves’ for tinned multipacks
The fmcg giant’s new ‘eco-sleeves’ are made from fully recyclable paperboard from sustainably-managed forests
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Princes profits more than doubled in lead up to first lockdown, results show
It comes three years after Princes kicked off a major revitalisation plan to bring the business into the 21st century
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Analysis & Features
Soup: Top Products 2020
Having been in the doldrums last year, the category is in value growth again
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Analysis & Features
Canned goods: Top Products 2020
Panicked shoppers swept up so much canned food pre-lockdown that availability stood at just 19% by 15 March
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Analysis & Features
Sauces: cooking: Top Products 2020
The change in power dynamic comes after an extra £158.8m poured into cooking sauces
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News
Symington’s returns to profit as pandemic boosts demand
Symington’s has bounced back into the black as a strategic plan led by the new CEO and demand driven by the coronavirus pandemic helped sales at the Chicken Tonight owner climb higher.
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City snapshot: Premier Foods upgrades profits outlook after ‘exceptional’ half
Premier Foods has raised its profit expectations for the year after “exceptionally” strong first-half results as consumers flocked back to its stable of household brands during the coronavirus pandemic. Plus, the latest Kantar and Nielsen supermarket data shows no sign of rampant panic buying after the new lockdown was announced. And the latest BRC-KPMG retail sales report. Finally, a host of food and drink stocks rallied yesterday after the hopeful vaccine announcement by Pfizer.
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Kraft Heinz reports Q3 coronavirus pandemic sales boost
Sales at Kraft Heinz have experienced a boost in the third quarter as consumers continue to drive growth at global food groups during the coronavirus pandemic.
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Tate & Lyle acquires Thai tapioca producer Chaodee Modified Starch
Ingredients supplier Tate & Lyle has snapped up a tapioca producer in Thailand to broaden the range of goods it can offer customers.
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News
Knorr launches trio of vegan-friendly liquid seasonings
They were designed to “bring full-on flavour to meat-free meals”, said the brand
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News
Canned fish and meat sales get huge boost during lockdown
Sales of canned goods have surged since the spring’s national lockdown, rising 13.7% to £1,163.4m