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NewsSkips and Nik Naks get a flavour update
Skips and Nik Naks are being relaunched in a bid to revive declining sales. The brands are being given new pack designs that includes a range of 46p price-marked handy packs and a flash to highlight the 82-calories content of Skips….
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NewsJohn West campaign to play up provenance
After coming seventh out of eight in Greenpeace’s 2011 tinned tuna league table, John West is boosting its tuna sourcing credentials with a new online feature that allows shoppers to trace each can back to the boat it came from.
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NewsTasty Little Numbers calorie count
First it was the round pound. Now retailers have the option to stock the round-calorie. The new Tasty Little Numbers brand which comprises bagged snacks, chocolate bars and snack pots that contain exactly 100 or 200 calories is taking…
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NewsBoom for Burton’s: profits triple despite commodity crunch
Burton’s Foods shrugged off rising cocoa and dairy prices in 2010 to more than triple its profits. The maker of Cadbury Fingers, Jammie Dodgers and Maryland Cookies reported profits of £13.1m for the year to 1 January 2011 compared with…
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NewsChocolate countdown to birthdays
A British company has developed what it claims is the first seven-day chocolate calendar for counting down kids’ birthdays. Supermarket listings are being sought for The 7 Days To Go! calendar (rsp: £2.99), which contains seven pieces of…
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NewsSeeWoo woos Asda with sauce - and oil
The wholesaler SeeWoo has gained its first supermarket listing with Asda, as it strives to become a “category champion” for oriental foods. Three SeeWoo products have made it on to Asda shelves: a chilli oil from its Way-On brand and…
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Lidl set to roll out bakeries to all stores
Lidl shoppers could soon be snapping up bargains amid the heady aroma of freshly baked bread. The German discounter is poised to begin rolling out in-store bakeries across all of its 580 UK stores after successful trials in Newcastle. A…
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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… -
NewsAlpen adds ‘bits’ to porridge with its muesli-inspired range
Muesli and snack bar brand Alpen is expanding into the burgeoning porridge category. Alpen Porridge, which contains rolled oats, Alpen wheat flakes, raisins, nuts and fruit pieces, is pitched at adults and will be available in three…
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Comment & Opinion
The G33 is hardly a typical basket
I’d like to point out my distaste with the propaganda you are sprouting with your Grocer 33 figures. This survey is hardly a typical basket.
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Weetabix woos kids with sci-fi adventure app
Weetabix has launched a new app to encourage kids to interact with their cereal packs at breakfast. Weetakid takes youngsters on a journey to another galaxy to help the Weetakid character rebuild his world.
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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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NewsM&S fills out its sandwiches
Marks & Spencer is bucking the trend for smaller pack sizes by adding extra filling to its sandwiches without increasing the price. Its prawn mayo sandwich has been bulked up the most and now contains 40% more prawns, followed by the…
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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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NewsCakes and Mr Kipling key as Premier dreams of an ambient Christmas
Premier Foods has unveiled its Christmas line-up with a move to boost festive sales within its ambient portfolio. The manufacturing giant has launched a number of new seasonal lines under its Mr Kipling brand, including iced-top mince pies and mince pies with custard.
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NewsMaltesers to go Fairtrade next year
Mars is switching its Maltesers brand to Fairtrade chocolate from next year. The move will boost total sales of Fairtrade in the UK by around 10%, with Mars expecting to pay cocoa farmers another £900,000 a year on top of current prices.
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NewsThorntons’ chairman von Spreckelsen to step down
Thorntons is on the hunt for a new chairman. John von Spreckelsen has announced plans to leave the embattled confectioner at some point in the next 12 months.
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NewsSpam, lovely Spam - now with garlic
And now for something completely different Spam and garlic. Five years since it launched Spam With Stinky French Garlic to tie in with the opening of Monty Python-inspired musical Spamalot, brand owner Hormel Foods has announced the…
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Analysis & FeaturesFox’s Christmas Pudding
The newcomer, which is lighter than a traditional pud, would help to reinvigorate the own label-driven £35m Christmas pudding category