All Ambient articles – Page 76
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NewsYork to leave Premier Foods for pastures new
Ian York, group sales director of Premier Foods, is leaving the group at the end of the year to pursue “exciting new opportunities”. After various jobs with Quaker Oats, Associated British Foods and Blue Crest, York, 52, has spent 17…
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NewsOcean Spray gives sauces easy-open lid
Consumers should have strength left to pull the Christmas crackers this year, as Ocean Spray has introduced an easy-open lid to its cranberry sauces. Following research that showed 40% of women aged 40-plus struggle to open glass jars,…
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NewsLorman tasked with driving growth of Mars ice cream lines
Tony Lorman has joined Mars Chocolate UK as general manager of the ice cream category. Lorman stepped into the newly created role last week, taking complete responsibility for the Mars ice cream category in the UK, reporting into the UK…
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NewsSymington’s: sky is the limit for Chicken Tonight and Ragu
Chicken Tonight may expand into fresh cooking sauces after new owner Symington’s declared “the sky was the limit” for the brand. Speaking this week after acquiring the Ragu and Chicken Tonight ambient sauces from Unilever, Symingtons CEO…
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Analysis & FeaturesChasing the Dragons
More and more food entrepreneurs are courting the Dragons in the hope of winning financial backing – and even those who leave the Den empty-handed can find it a life-changing experience. Samantha Lyster reports
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NewsCereal sales slump as only Tony is spared
Britain’s biggest cereal brands have fallen out of favour with shoppers, with eight of the top 10 products recording a year-on-year drop in value or volume sales - and often both.
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News"S Budget" lines replace Spar Extra Value range
UK Spar stores will start selling the company’s successful European value range, “S Budget”, from the end of the month. The 33-strong economy range of everyday essentials, which includes chicken fillets, baked beans, energy drinks, bleach…
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NewsFocus On Breakfast: Snap, crackle and flop
The weak economy has been good for breakfast consumption, but terrible for cereal sales. What’s gone wrong – and will the arrival of Post prompt a shake up? Nick Hughes reports
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Focus On Breakfast: Can NPD help keep the full English hot?
We've seen a raft of innovation in healthy breakfasts, but what of the traditional British fry-up?
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Focus On Breakfast: Innovations
Ireland's leading black pudding supplier has launched two new products in the UK. Clonakilty Black Pudding and White Pudding (rsp: £1.69) arrived in Budgens in July.
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Focus On Breakfast: Breakfast is Britain's biggest meal
Brits have eaten 16.6 billion breakfasts over the past year, making breakfast the largest meal occasion in the home.
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ProfilesThe Human Angle: Nigel Toon, HR Director, Allied Bakeries
What’s it like to work for your company? Bakery is a highly competitive, very fast-moving category you need to be on the ball. We are the people behind some of the biggest bread brands in the UK: Kingsmill, Burgen, Allinson and Sunblest.
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Analysis & FeaturesWill Post deliver after surprise push into UK cereals market?
A stalwart of US cereal bowls, Post’s Honey Bunches of Oats has just landed on UK shelves. What are its prospects this side of the pond, asks Vince Bamford
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Focus On Breakfast: Cereal suppliers up their ad spend
Cereal suppliers have upped their advertising spend by more than 10% in the past year, with Kellogg's in particular investing heavily in its Special K, Corn Flakes and Krave brands.
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NewsMastercard man Horgan ends Sainsbury’s hunt for marketing chief
Sainsbury’s has finally named its new marketing chief – a year after Gwyn Burr vacated the role. Mark Horgan joins from Mastercard and counts stints at Mars and Nestlé on his CV.
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Symington's new golden oldies
So that’s who feels like Chicken Tonight. There had to be someone.
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NewsSymington’s takes Chicken Tonight and Ragu off Unilever's hands
Unilever has finally offloaded Chicken Tonight and Ragu – almost a year after putting the unfashionable sauce brands up for sale. Symington’s acquires the UK rights for an undisclosed sum. Unilever retains the brands in all other markets.
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NewsTwirl gets into sharing packs
Cadbury is extending its Twirl brand with a new chocolate sharing product. Cadbury Twirl Bites (rsp: £2.03) bite-sized chunks of Cadbury Twirl launch this September in a resealable pack. They will be backed by a £2.8m marketing push…
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NewsFocus On Halloween: Making a killing
The Halloween trading period is worth more than 20 times what it was 10 years ago. For some it’s now bigger than Easter. What’s behind this impressive growth asks James Halliwell
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Focus On Halloween: Innovations
The goo's gone green! Last year Kraft trialled a Cadbury Screme Egg a standard Creme Egg but with themed packaging and green goo instead of yellow.