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  • News

    Higgidy turns to turkey for celebration pie

    2011-11-05T00:00:00Z

    Higgidy is offering shoppers 'Christmas dinner in a limited-edition pie'. The handmade Christmasy Turkey Pie with Bacon Stuffing (rsp: £3.49/250g) is the first of a range of celebration pies to be launched by the company.

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    Easter chocolate plans reveal novelty growth

    2011-11-05T00:00:00Z

    Novelties and sharing bags play major roles in the big three confectioners’ plans for next Easter.

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    News

    Can cash-strapped Britons no longer afford a pet dog?

    2011-10-29T00:00:00Z

    Man's best friend may be falling out of favour with cash-strapped Brits. Two retail analysts have suggested some consumers can no longer afford to keep a dog, and claim this has contributed to the 4.1% decline

  • News

    Budgens trials top-tier bakery range

    2011-10-29T00:00:00Z

    Eight Budgens stores have started selling premium loaves of bread as the symbol group continues to improve its top-end range.

  • News

    US mustard brand Beaver eyes UK mults

    2011-10-29T00:00:00Z

    US supplier Beaverton Foods is seeking listings for its mustard range. Beaver mustards have gone on sale in Harvey Nichols and independents following their debut at the Speciality & Fine Food Fair last month.

  • News

    Peter’s Pies pipes up for children’s charity

    2011-10-29T00:00:00Z

    Dame Shirley Bassey has sung the praises of Peter's Pies for launching a pie range to help raise funds for sick children. At 225g, the pies are 25% larger than Peter's previous offerings, but will be priced the same (rsp: £1.39). They...

  • KELLOGGS CORN FLAKES
    News

    Kellogg’s cereals get vitamin D top-up to fight against rickets

    2011-10-28T00:00:00Z

    Kellogg's is adding vitamin D to its kids' cereals to tackle an increase in the number of children suffering from rickets. The disease causes bones to weaken and can lead to deformities such as bowed legs. It had virtually disappeared by...

  • News

    Focus On Soup: The age of the liquid lunch

    2011-10-22T00:00:00Z

    Bad weather last winter had soup makers rubbing their hands in glee, but they didn’t take their foot off the NPD gas. Hannah Stodell looks at a category brimming with innovation

  • News

    Premium gift NPD by Green & Black’s

    2011-10-22T00:00:00Z

    Green & Black’s products have broken through the £10 price point for the first time in five years with a new gift range.

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    News

    Get some nuts! Easier said than done with price hikes

    2011-10-22T00:00:00Z

    Peanut suppliers are facing soaring prices and a supply crunch just ahead of the busy Christmas season as a result of bad weather and poor harvests in key growing regions. The wholesale price of peanuts from the US has almost doubled...

  • SEABROOK-CRISPS
    News

    Seabrook hunts for MD with ‘fresh perspective’

    2011-10-22T00:00:00Z

    Braford-based Seabrook Crisps is searching for a new managing director with a "fresh perspective" to take the business into its next phase of growth. The hunt follows the departure of Seabrook Crisps MD John Tague who left unexpectedly at...

  • GOLDEN WONDER XMAS NOODLE
    News

    Golden Wonder puts Christmas dinner in a pot noodle format

    2011-10-21T00:00:00Z

    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...

  • JELLY-BEANS-CART
    News

    Holland & Barrett adds sweet sense of theatre to new store

    2011-10-15T00:00:00Z

    Holland & Barrett is pushing further into traditional grocery categories with a trial of pick’n’mix and novel food dispensers at its largest-ever new store in Richmond. The 2,600 sq ft shop, which opened this week, features peanut…

  • SAKATA
    News

    Sakata aims to repeat Oz success story in UK

    2011-10-15T00:00:00Z

    PepsiCo is bringing a taste of the Orient to the UK with a new range of Japanese rice crackers. The Sakata Rice Crackers brand, worth almost £33m in Australia, has hit UK shelves for the first time in a trial at Waitrose. The four-strong...

  • NICOLA-HAINIE
    Profiles

    My Alternative CV: Nicola Hainie, technical manager at Border Biscuits

    2011-10-15T00:00:00Z

    Nicola Hainie, technical manager at Border Biscuits, on in-store sampling, deep fried Mars bars and  Ace of Base

  • News

    Irwin’s Irish Batch Bread rolls into Asda

    2011-10-15T00:00:00Z

    Northern Irish bakery Irwin's has won its first listing in England for its Irish Batch bread. The bread, rolling into 150 Asda stores across England now, is made using traditional recipes and is not baked in individual tins but at the...

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    News

    Focus On Cakes & Biscuits: Let them eat biscuits

    2011-10-15T00:00:00Z

    Own label is having its cake and eating it, but in the biscuit barrel brands are on top – with the upshot that biscuit sales are outgrowing those of cake. Samantha Lyster reports

  • News

    Focus On Cakes & Biscuits: McVitie's signs up to the cult of Jaffa

    2011-10-15T00:00:00Z

    This July, Jaffa Cakes launched its biggest digital effort yet. Activity centred on two microsites, 'Cult of Jaffa' and 'The Jaffa Cake Broadcasting Corporation' - one inviting fans to help protect Jaffa Cakes from the likes of the House of Garibaldi, the other a spoof news site, and both fully ...

  • News

    Focus On Cakes & Biscuits: Innovations

    2011-10-15T00:00:00Z

    These brightly-decorated balls of cake made their debut at the Speciality & Fine Food Fair this year. PopKakery co-founder Melissa Damjanovic developed the idea in America before importing it to the UK.

  • WONDERFUL-PISTACHIOS
    News

    Wonderful to ‘wake sleeping giant’ with listings and TV push

    2011-10-15T00:00:00Z

    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,...