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Del Monte brings in Jenks to grow sales
Del Monte plans to grow its £140m UK food sales by 10% in the next 12 months following a restructuring of its UK foods division and the transfer of all sales, marketing, logistics, administration and finance roles to food broker...
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Premier reveals its key products for Christmas
Bird's Custard, Branston pickle, Ambrosia and Cadbury's cakes are the main products Premier Foods is backing for Christmas, chief executive Robert Schofield revealed this week. Schofield told The Grocer that Premier was well placed for...
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WORLD NEWS - Heinz sells Olivine stake for £3.4m
Heinz sells Olivine stake for £3.4m HARARE, ZIMBABWE: The Zimbabwean government has taken control of food company Olivine Industries after buying HJ Heinz's 49% stake in the business. It has paid US$6.8m (£3.4m) for the stake in the company...
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HP Sauce hit by supply 'disaster'
A leading wholesaler has accused Heinz UK of favouring big supermarket chains by cutting off supplies of HP Sauce to independents to ensure stores owned by the multiples don’t run out. Parfetts Cash & Carry said it had not had proper access to…
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Heinz gets saucy with its beans for the boys
Heinz is launching a range of saucily named spicy bean meals aimed at young men. Beanz with Balls, Red Hot Balls and Big Saucy Bangers hit supermarket shelves in October and are being positioned as a premium option 'with a bite'. The cans of lamb...
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Princes revives TV ads to push ranges
The Princes brand returns to the small screen for the first time in a decade next months in a £4m marketing drive. The TV campaign will centre on a new strapline - 'Yours to enjoy' - and feature the brand's tuna range being enjoyed at different...
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Heinz Snap Pots in bid to liven up categories
Microwaveable single-serve pots are Heinz's latest weapon in the ongoing baked beans war. Heinz Snap Pots, which will be introduced across the company's canned Baked Beanz and Hoops pasta ranges next month, form part of a £6m investment to liven up...
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Heinz gets into chilled with new soup ranges
Heinz is about to stir up the soup category by introducing three new ranges, one of which will mark the brand's first major push into the chilled soup arena. Twenty seven new soups arrive in stores this month under the Farmers' Market, Taste of Home...
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our man from drip Don Pumsey - 28th July 2007
Oh, to be a fly upon on the gilded walls of the royal palace this week! Not since Machiavelli have we ministers enjoyed such scheming among the princes, double-dealing by the courtiers and backstabbing among the nobility. I'm referring, of course,...
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Premier Foods and Heinz put frozen food arms up for sale
Upheaval in frozen foods continued this week, with Premier putting its loss-making RHM frozen foods business up for sale and the Heinz frozen desserts business also on the block. The RHM frozen business is a £55m operation, comprising...
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Surviving the squeeze RULE no 3
Innovation and extension are the best way to reinvigorate brands in mature categories. Take Premier Foods. Its greatest success has come from stretching established brands into new areas. After redesigning the core Branston...
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Nestlé and Heinz fight for Polish consumers
Nestlé has gone head-to-head with Heinz in the fight for the hearts and stomachs of Polish immigrants.It has launched the most popular products from its home-grown Winiary range in the UK, including three instant soups - White Borsch,...
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The Mean Beanz stand accused
Can a tin of beans be racist? Evidently they think so in Australia, where Heinz is in the firing line for what objectors are dubbing "bigoted baked beans".They reckon the company's latest Mean Beanz range - which boasts flavours such as...
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Beans means brains for Branston launch
Omega-3 fever is about to sweep the baked beans category following the launch of Premier Foods' latest innovation for its Branston brand. 'Branstein' Baked Beans with added Omega-3 is due to hit shelves on 10 June, with listings...
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A brand first from Branston
Potato supplier Branston has launched the first potato brand in Tesco under The Real Potato Co banner.Branston will initially supply two exclusive new varieties - Bellini and Piccolo - to 250 Tesco stores, with hopes of a wider rollout...
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Warm weather hits Premier Foods
“Unusually warm weather” in April has impacted the sales of food manufacturer Premier Foods.In a trading update released this morning, Premier Foods, which makes Branston Pickle, Oxo stock cubes and Quorn vegetarian products, said although...
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Princes marketeer Patmore to leave
Princes soft drinks marketing director David Patmore has decided to leave the company after 10 years of service.Patmore, who leaves at the end of the month, has not secured another position as yet. He has been the marketing director of...
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Heinz Big Eat
Heinz is launching Big Eat, a new range of snack meals, into the instant pot snacks category. With an rsp of £1.39, Big Eat is Heinz's first venture into this category. The range of five varieties, inspired by modern British cuisine, will be...
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Princes makes a meal out of Quick Eat! pots
Princes is repositioning its Quick Eat! brand under the main Princes banner in a bid to strengthen its position in the competitive market for instant ambient meal options. The overhaul comes a few weeks after rival Heinz announced it was...