All Chilled foods articles
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News
Most supermarket ready meals contain excessive salt, research finds
Out of 1,511 ready meals sold across 11 retailers, 56% were high in salt
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News
Franco Manca relaunches retail pizza range with ‘improved’ recipes
The new sourdough pizza bases are hand-stretched and baked in Italy
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Interviews
Freja bone broth founders: ‘the stock cube deserves to be killed’
The founders of Freja want to deliver the killer blow to stock cubes – by establishing their brand as front of mind in the ‘not full of shit’ world of bone broth
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News
White Rabbit adds ‘first’ gluten-free biscotti and gnocchi
The biscotti is made using a traditional method and recipe, according to White Rabbit
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KVI Tracker
Rustlers shrinks microwave burgers, citing inflationary pressures
‘Our core focus is to provide the best-value products,’ said Rustlers owner Kepak
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News
Wotsits adds Mac ‘n’ Cheese meals in partnership with Samworth Brothers
The range would ‘spark impulse purchases in a traditionally older-skewing market’ said Wotsits owner PepsiCo
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Range Preview
Sainsbury’s Taste the Difference new launches for summer 2025
Sainsbury’s is manifesting summer, with new collection from tapas and mezze to slow-cooked BBQ - and new cocktails to wash it all down
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News
Compleat Food Group rolls out bee listening tech to boost biodiversity
The company has partnered with Agrisound to roll out its ‘Polly’ listening devices to provide real-time data on pollinator activity
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Comment & Opinion
The Secret Genius of Modern Life: Hannah Fry peers into the fridge
It’s hard to overestimate just how significant the invention of refrigeration has been on the food supply chain, grocery shopping and our daily lives
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News
The Gym Kitchen adds hard-boiled eggs multipack in ‘all-day snacking’ push
Hard-boiled eggs were soaring in popularity thanks to their ‘super-convenient, naturally high-protein benefits’, said The Gym Kitchen
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News
Parfetts partners with Eden Farm to boost fresh and chilled offer
Parfetts said the extended offer has attracted 900 new customers
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News
Ginsters unveils Pockets range, inspired by street food flavours
The range was created specifically to ‘meet the needs of under 35s’, said Ginsters
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News
Greencore to buy rival food-to-go firm Bakkavor for £1.2bn
Bakkavor had previously rebuffed two offers from Greencore, including a £1.1bn approach last month.
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News
Gü adds trio of Cake Pots to chilled desserts lineup
The desserts combine sponge with crème, mousse and crunch for an ‘elevated’ experience
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News
Yo launches Japanese-inspired slow-cooked meat kits into Asda
The dishes were inspired by ‘restaurant favourite flavours’ from Yo
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Analysis & Features
What a mega-merger would do for Bakkavor, Greencore and own label
Will Bakkavor founders sell to Greencore, what are the benefits of the proposed mega-merger - and would the CMA clear it?
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News
Bakkavor rejects Greencore merger approach to create a £4bn food giant
Shares in Bakkavor have rocketed by 16.6% as the markets digested the news
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News
Compleat Food Group buys The Real Yorkshire Pudding Company
It is the latest milestone in the company’s ongoing spending spree
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News
Crosta Mollica turnover soars following private equity buyout
Crosta Mollica launched its first pizzas in 2009 and these continue to be its biggest strength
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News
ChicP launches houmous and tortilla chip snack pots into Ocado
Founded by former chef Hannah McCollum in 2015, ChicP offers a range of houmous dips