All Ambient articles
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Category ReportTinned turnaround: the brands sprucing up canned food
The canned aisle hasn’t traditionally bothered about appearances
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Category ReportPotts’ puts sauce in aluminium cans
Potts’ Partnership transitioned its range of stocks and gravies to aluminium cans in 2020
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Category ReportAmbient suppliers experiment with new formats and global flavours
Canned isn’t typically prolific when it comes to NPD, but that’s beginning to change
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Category ReportBranded tomato lines outperform own label following BBC investigation
Canned and puréed tomatoes were mired in controversy in late 2024
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Category ReportCanned own label goes posh in response to shoppers trading up
Retailers are challenging brands with new and improved ambient ranges
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Category ReportAesthetic tins and culinary cues: canned food gets a glow-up
Rio Mare’s Tuna Fillets hit shelves last month, offering a reprieve from the bland, functional seafood cans UK shoppers have grown used to
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Category ReportValue versus health in canned
Canned’s role as a long-lasting, value-for-money addition to consumer cupboards is as important as it ever was
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NewsAsda hires new head of ambient to bolster leadership team
Asda has appointed a new head of ambient to replace outgoing boss Duncan Cross as part of the latest shake-up of its senior commercial team
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NewsCrosta Mollica adds first white pizza base to tap growing UK demand
The brand has also added a quartet of new pizzas, and a new Garlic & Rosemary Pinsa Bread, inspired by traditional Roman pinsa
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NewsFiid relaunch positions ready meal brand for growth
The Irish business will roll out its ‘vibrant, bold, new visual identity’ across Ireland and the UK, alongside improved recipes across its full range of microwavable pouches
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NewsAsda head of ambient Duncan Cross leaves after 30 years
He is the latest of a number of experienced buyers to leave the supermarket following a major restructure of Asda’s commercial team
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NewsBold Bean Co upsizes baked bean jars by almost 20% without price rise
Bold Bean Co has upped the size of its baked bean jars in response to shopper feedback
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NewsPrinces prepares for first acquisitions after London IPO
Princes Group is getting ready to pull the trigger on its maiden deals as a public company, with three potential purchases lined up
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NewsUnilever €13bn food division deal with McCormick ‘could close today’
The majority of the deal’s value would be given to Unilever as McCormick equity, Unilever said in a statement issued to the London Stock Exchange this morning
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NewsPrinces profits leap in first public results
Princes has built a significant cash position through the year, thanks to its IPO and higher cash generation
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NewsUK sees record export growth, but US sales slump after Trump’s tariffs
While total global exports topped £25bn for the first time, growth slumped in H2 in the US, while sales to the EU still fell far short of pre-Brexit levels
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NewsPrinces pushes through price hikes in response to Iran war
Princes has imposed a minimum 5% price rise across all its branded and own-label products on the back of “unprecedented cost pressures” stemming from the Iran war
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NewsMoma Foods recalls porridge pots and sachets over mice contamination risk
The brand issued a product recall warning for seven versions of its pots and two of its sachets
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NewsDoritos expands Flamin’ Hot range with Nacho Cheese chips
Flamin’ Hot Nacho Cheese made its debut in the US in 2019