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Baked Bean for a laugh
Walkers has confirmed it is to add a limited edition Baked Bean flavour to both its crisps and Monster Munch ranges to help raise funds for Comic Relief. It plans to back the newcomers with a burst of TV ads starring brand ambassador Gary...
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Heinz sales squeeze ahead
HJ Heinz said its ketchup shipments were ahead 17% Stateside boosted by the success of its new upside down Easy Squeeze bottles for the sauce.Group sales for the second quarter rose rose 6.4% to $2.6bn from $2.4bn a year ago, while Heinz's...
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Chilled in the frame
Plenty of familiar brands have changed hands in the past six months as the larger groups continue to focus on their strengths and sell off non-core divisions.Nestlé's ambient business (including Crosse & Blackwell, Branston and Sarson's) has...
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Salad Days
Crosse & Blackwell claims to be master of the reduced fat salad cream sector with its Waistline range holding a 33% share outselling Heinz Weightwatchers almost two to one. Sales of reduced fat salad cream are up 13% in the year to date following...
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A lighter touch with alternative offerings
Health is one of the most important drivers of consumer behaviour in the 21st century, says Matthew Cullum, senior brand manager at WeightWatchers for Heinz. "Up to 15% of the population is trying to lose weight at any one time and 75% of consumers...
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Don't lump us in with the temps!
from John West, director, Red Retail Interim Sir; re Simon Howard's Careers File article (The Grocer, November 2, p60). I wonder if he really understands what makes an independent professional? He wrongly groups all those who work as...
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Cans take five
New Zealand canned fruit and veg supplier Heinz Wattie's is pushing the five-a-day message on canned products. The company is using a new symbol to prompt customers who were unaware that canned fruit and veg count towards the recommended amount....
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Bon Bon Buddies is confident about its launch of a Princes
n St Ivel claims to have one of strongest girl properties with Bang on the Door. Its choice was to appeal to girls aged six to 10 and drive its yogurts and drinking yogurts with an on-pack design. n Cereal Partners' and Kinnerton's...
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Bottling up fun for kids
Heinz and Daddies add cheer to children's food in a versatile sector, reports Tracy Kelly The leading product in the bottled sauces market is Heinz tomato ketchup but, although a stalwart in the stable, Heinz does not rely on its traditional red...
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Fyffes gains German distributor
Fresh food group Fyffes is to buy an 80% stake in Internationale Fruchtimport Gesellschaft Weichert & Co for $30m in cash from US-based Del Monte Fresh Produce.The Weichert family will own the remaining 20% of Hamburg-based Inter, which has...
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The Acid Test
>>consumers and buyers give their views on the latest launchesSalad shakersFrom: HeinzSalad Shakers from Heinz is primarily targeted at 16 to 45-year-old women. But the snack brand is also positioned as a healthy...
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The Acid Test
>>consumers and buyers give their views on the latest launchesdel monte ice lolliesFrom: Del MonteA four-strong range made by Frederick’s Dairies has taken the Del Monte brand into the freezer. The collection...
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Heinz falls
Heinz said first-quarter profit fell 11% due to higher marketing spend and costs from spinning-off its Starkist tuna and 9-Lives petfood brands to shareholders and Del Monte. Net profit at the food and ketchup maker fell to $177.8m from...
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Fruit boost for lemonade
Princes Soft Drinks is bidding to put the sparkle back into lemonade with a new twist on the old favourite. Twistade, from Princes' new Sunsip brand, is a mixture of lemonade with fruit flavours. Billed as "no ordinary lemonade", Princes...
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John West sets Shark on Bear's track
Simon Mowbray John West has given The Grocer a sneak preview of the long-awaited sequel to its award-winning Bear' television advertising campaign. A new ad, Shark', hits screens next week, aiming to build on the success of its...
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Profile-hungry Heinz steps up hunt for European acquisitions
Siân Harrington Heinz Europe is aggressively seeking acquisitions as it embarks on a strategy to position itself as more innovative with a stable of pan European products. It also plans a double-digit year-on-year increase in marketing investment. ...
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A character called Steve Threlfall is the unlikely star of H
Good food, made simply great' is the strapline of a new press campaign for Heinz sauces, which runs in women's titles throughout the summer Panadol Actifast is back on TV screens with a second burst of ads showing a busy young woman who...
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Spam's got balls
Monty Python's favourite canned meat, Spam, is limbering up for the new football season with an instant win, spot-the-ball promotion. Winning cans will carry one, two or three footballs on the underside of lids to win either a branded football,...
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Ariel 1.1kg 3 for 2 Gondola end Morrisons
Ariel Tablets 32 Price promotion £2.41 Gondola end Sainsbury Carlsberg 4 x 500ml 2 for £5 Floor stack Morrisons Coca-Cola 2l 2 for £2.09 ...