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NewsPremier Foods sells canned grocery operations to Princes for £182m cash
Premier Foods has completed the disposal of its canned grocery operations to Princes in a cash deal worth £182m.
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NewsFocus On Lunchbox: The lunchbox grows up
The lunchbox category used to be all about the kids. This year, adults are driving sales and their agenda includes health and premium quality as well as convenience, says Nick Hughes
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Hot dogs with twist of honey from Wikinger
A hot dog producer has added honey to its sausages in a bid to appeal to kids. The Wikle range, launched by Wikinger Hot Dogs, comprises: Wikle Mini Sausages, rsp: £1.49 for 36 small sausages; Wikle Sausages, rsp: £1.49 for six big...
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NewsFrom farm shop to discount grocery website
A new discount grocery website called Rosspa was launched this week, selling branded and fresh lines under the strapline 'cheaper online groceries'. Deals at Rosspa include £2.89 price-marked packs of Jordans Country Crisp for £1.25, and...
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NewsKerry Foods ditches its Cheestrings Shots
Kerry Foods has withdrawn its Cheestrings Shots kids cheese to focus on its newer Spaghetti format following disappointing sales, it has emerged. Cheestrings Shots sachets of small cheese pieces were launched in August 2009 but were...
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NewsYou’re talking Bolognese
The Pope may still be Catholic, but expect Italians to start deserting the faith in droves now that pasta has been declared an official religion. Nothing as impious as that could really happen in a country run by Silvio Berlusconi, of...
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NewsCan veg reverse sales slide for Batchelors?
Premier Foods is revamping number-one instant soup Batchelors and adding a veg-packed sub-range as part of a complete brand overhaul designed to reverse falling sales. The news of the revamp comes just weeks after Heinz exclusively told...
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NewsHula Hoops offers up sharing bags of its ‘hole new’ range
If you pine for the days when you were small enough to fit a Hula Hoop on your finger, then United Biscuits may have the product for you. The company has extended the bagged snack brand with the launch of Big Hoops, which it described as…
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ProfilesThe Human Angle: Sole Nasi, marketing manager, The Fresh Pasta Company
What's it like to work for your company? Fun, exciting and exhausting! We move fast and are always planning the next project.
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NewsKellogg’s targets an all-new All-Bran audience
Kellogg's is hoping to revitalise its 90-year-old All-Bran brand by targeting younger women rather than elderly people with digestive problems. Sales of All-Bran, the second-oldest Kellogg's brand after Corn Flakes, have...
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Analysis & FeaturesAcid Test: McVitie's Quirks Double Choc
Quirks has been designed to attract younger consumers to the biscuit aisle
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NewsMovie tie-up for Nation’s Noodle lines
Golden Wonder: The Nation's Noodle is the latest food and drink brand to sign up as an official sponsor of the film version of TV series The Inbetweeners. Limited-edition Nation's Noodle and Normous Noodle pots offering consumers the...
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NewsWeetabix focuses on slow energy release
Weetabix has unveiled a new pack design and £7m marketing push for the cereal in a bid to reposition it as a 'slow-release energy' food. TV ads that broke today (16 July) feature the strap 'Fuel for Big Days' and pitch the brand as the...
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NewsMars offers quirky new dog treats
Mars Petcare has unveiled a new dog treat brand offering quirky shapes and flavours. Available to retailers from this week, the five-strong Misfits line-up is designed to give dogs a range of tastes, texture and smells and includes…
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Diet crisps fly off shelves at Poundland
Poundland has shifted £1.5m worth of WeightWatchers-branded crisps in less than two months. The round-pound discounter relaunched an exclusive range of the brand earlier this year and ran a golden ticket promotion on multipacks of the...
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NewsPop Choc goes into impulse
Nestlé is expanding its Kit Kat Pop Choc brand which it launched in sharing bags in March into the impulse market. The company says retail sales of Pop Choc have hit £3m since launch, prompting the roll-out of the bitesized pieces of...
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ProfilesMy Alternative CV: Mark Garcia-Oliver MD of The Fresh Pasta Company
Mark Garcia-Oliver MD of The Fresh Pasta Company, on Saturday Night Fever, spiders and being Pastaman
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Admirable new Thorntons tactics
Sir, It was refreshing to read your recent Thorntons article ('Can Thorntons perk itself up with a shot of Caffé culture?, 2 July, p14). Jonathan Hart's strategy to move the business from an inflexible, out-of-date model to a flexible,...
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Analysis & FeaturesAcid Test: Guzzle Puzzle
Cadbury says the new format will extend the brand’s reach to young families and adults
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NewsWorld Flowers closure followed a £4.4m loss
Retailer price pressure, cold weather in Kenya and disruption caused by last year’s ash cloud culminated in World Flowers posting a £4.4m loss before it ceased trading on 2 May 2011, The Grocer can reveal. World Flowers was a major…