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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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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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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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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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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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NewsJerky Group supplies own label for M&S
Beef snack company The Jerky Group, supplier of the Wild West Beef Jerky and Bundu Original Beef Biltong brands, has launched an own-label beef jerky range for M&S. Available in Classic and Peppered, the new range is made in the UK…
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NewsLineker low-profile as Walkers switches tack
Gary Lineker is to take a back seat in the latest ad for the Walkers range following a brand revamp. The former England striker has been associated with Walkers for almost 20 years.
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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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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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Comment & Opinion
Symington's new golden oldies
So that’s who feels like Chicken Tonight. There had to be someone.
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NewsSmall batch Indian sauces from Anand
TV chef and cookery writer Anjum Anand has launched seven premium home cooking sauces into Waitrose. The Spice Tailor range of ambient sauces (rsp: £2.89/255g) are hand-made in small batches in India. The line-up, inspired by regional...
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NewsHoney Bunches of Oats kicks off Post’s UK assault
US breakfast cereal giant Post has launched a major assault on the UK market pitting itself against the might of Nestlé and Kellogg’s.
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NewsEx-Green & Black’s chief Lowe hired as MD of Kettle Foods
Kettle Foods has appointed the former boss of Green & Black's chocolate as its new managing director. Dominic Lowe has picked up the reins of the premium crisps maker following its acquisition by US snack food giant Diamond Foods from...
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Mutton is new sales director at Storck UK
Werther's Original and Bendicks owner Storck UK has named Andy Mutton as sales director. Mutton has been working in an interim role at Storck for the past two years. He has also worked for Baxters Food Group as sales director, as well as...
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NewsSymington’s Naked line: for female noodle lovers
Symington's has unveiled Naked Noodle, a range of instant noodle soups designed to attract younger women to the soup and snack fixture. The three-strong range, which the company said had been inspired by the growing popularity of Asian...
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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.
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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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NewsKettle Chips in ‘plastic crisp’ recall
Four varieties of Kettle Chips carrying a best before date of 29 October 2011 have been recalled.
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NewsDel Monte UK profits slump to £117,000
Profits at Del Monte UK have crashed 96% after the company ditched imported fruit lines deemed not commercially viable. Pre-tax profits at Del Monte UK fell to £117,000 in the year to 31 December 2010, while turnover was down 21.6%, to...