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NewsPrinces’ sales and profits benefit from Covid demand spike
Tinned food giant Princes has benefited from a spike in demand during the Covid period to grow profits and sales in its 2020/21 financial year
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Category ReportSimmering down: ready meals & soups category report 2022
Having boiled over early in the pandemic, soups have lost heat – and canned formats are the main casualty. What’s going on?
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NewsPremier Foods takes Ambrosia into breakfast category with porridge pot trio
The ambient pots were ideal for shoppers seeking a convenient breakfast option, said Premier Foods
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Analysis & FeaturesSauces – cooking 2021: home cooks keep sauces in good shape
Cooking sauces were always going to struggle against the tough comparables of last year
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Analysis & FeaturesSauces – table 2021: spicy sauces give category some heat
Spicy sauces are cashing in as shoppers recreate restaurant experiences at home
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Analysis & FeaturesCanned 2021: sales fall short of last year’s boom
The six sectors across canned food shed a total of £91.8m in 2021. But suppliers remain optimistic.
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Analysis & FeaturesSoup 2021: brands hit by end of stockpiling
When compared with pre-pandemic sales, the picture is positive
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NewsReady Brek launches Roald Dahl promotion to ‘ignite love’ for the brand
Families will be offered the chance to win Roald Dahl merchandise, with 7,500 prizes up for grabs
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NewsMerchant Gourmet launches DTC channel to make plant-based eating ‘accessible’
The platform offers exclusive bundles and meal boxes – and all products can be purchased on a ‘subscribe and save’ plan, offering customers a 10% discount
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NewsRowse launches ‘Fusion’ honey duo infused with savoury ingredients
The brand has unveiled a duo of ‘Fusion’ honeys, with which it hopes to tap the boom in home cooking
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NewsPrinces launches platform to collaborate with retailers on NPD
The platform will provide access to a 3,000-strong consumer panel, which will be used to trial products and provide feedback
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NewsThe Spice Tailor hires Pete Johnson as marketing director
Johnson formerly worked for Nomad Foods and Coca-Cola
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NewsPremier Foods unveils meat-free pot trio for Batchelors
The launch is a bid to boost the brand’s appeal with vegans and flexitarians and fill meat-free ‘white space’ in ambient aisles
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Category ReportSpaghetti in a spin: pasta category report 2021
The return to pre-pandemic demand is combining with a supply crisis to create stormy conditions for pasta. What’s the impact?
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NewsJucee rebrands to widen appeal and lure in health-conscious consumers
The drinks’ nutritional benefits were now clearly labelled on pack, ‘making it easier for shoppers to make the right choice’, said Jucee
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Analysis & FeaturesWhich food and drink brands came out top with consumers in 2021?
It’s not been an easy year for British food and drink brands. But some have still managed to impress consumers, according to YouGov’s 2021 UK Fmcg Rankings
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NewsThe Black Farmer partners with M&S on co-branded jerk paste NPD
“To work together with one of the most established and respected British brands on a jointly branded Caribbean product range is beyond extraordinary,” said Emmanuel-Jones.
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NewsMerchant Gourmet unveils trio of microwavable Plant Jars
Its new Plant Jars range consists of three ‘centre of plate’ options
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NewsSupermarkets set to face pasta shortages as sector declares 'emergency'
The Grocer previously reported that pasta prices were set to surge amid dwindling global supply of durum wheat in Europe and North America, and surging costs in the supply chain.
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NewsJohn West unveils fortified canned fish trio in bid to build health credentials
The ambient tuna steak NPD launched into Asda, Morrisons, Sainsbury’s, Waitrose and Ocado on 8 September