All Chilled foods articles – Page 73
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NewsAcid Test: Branston Pickle Pork Pie
“The pie tasted okay and the pickle was a welcome addition, but I was dubious of the quality of the meat contained within.”
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NewsSandwich body blames mults for bland products
The pre-packed sandwich market has grown by 3.6% in the last year to more than £6bn, with volume sales up 4%. But there are fears that cheaper, recession-inspired ranges could now stunt the growth of the industry.
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Ginsters targets the picnic season with a raft of NPD
Ginsters has set out its stall to reinvigorate the savoury pies and snacks fixture with a raft of NPD including its first foray into mini-pasties.The Cornish company revealed the seven new impulse lines this week and warned that...
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New Covent Garden launches quiches in another stab at food
New Covent Garden Food Co is adding a quiche range to its portfolio one year after its ill-fated Sprout venture. The deep-filled range, rolling into Asda and Waitrose now, comes in carrot & coriander, broccoli & stilton and...
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Holland’s to unveil Corrie pie selection
Pie maker Holland's is launching three Coronation Street-themed pies.The Northern Foods-owned company has joined forces with the soap to introduce limited-edition pies including a Steak & Coronation Street Ale variant (rsp: £2.49)...
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Gluten-free Cornish pasty goes into Asda
Free-from specialist Dietary Specials is introducing a Cornish pasty into Asda to capitalise on the gluten-free market. The pasties will arrive in stores later this month (rsp: £2.99 for two).
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Picture This... Gü velvet: the dark side of puds
Gü debuted on TV this week with a darkly sensuous ad straight from a David Lynch film. A woman out walking her dog follows some eerie music coming from a house.
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Tesco rolls out Rowe’s hot food counters
Tesco is rolling out hot food-to-go counters next to its sandwich chillers, following the success of Cornish pasty counters in its south west stores. Rowe's bakery in Cornwall said its range of pasties, steak slices and sausage rolls was...
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Focus On Microwaveable Foods: Four to watch
Last year, Young's set out to tackle the problem of soggy microwaved fish fingers. The brand launched Micro Fish Fingers, which have a special coating that prevents moisture from the fish entering the crumb and packaging that reduces the build-up of steam to ensure the fish fingers come out crispy.
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Quality Test: Steak & kidney pie
As a pie connoisseur, I'm looking for flaky pastry, generous filling and viscous gravy. Sadly, each of these pies failed on at least one count.
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Focus On Microwaveable Foods: Rise of the micro snack
Scratch cooking is cost-effective, but microwave meals are convenient. And shoppers aren’t about to give them up just because times are hard. Vince Bamford reports
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Focus On Microwaveable Foods: Pots stand out from crowd
One packaging format growing its presence on supermarket shelves is the microwaveable pot with big names such as Innocent adding critical mass to a format that a number of smaller players have been using for some time.
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Morrisons trials fresh cream cakes
Morrisons is trialling a premium fresh cream cake counter in Kirkstall in Yorkshire, as part of a wider revamp of Market Street.
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Quality Test: Fresh cream eclairs
There was a clear winner in this test, but there was little to differentiate the others.
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Campaign Trail: Ginsters scares up a new ad
A giant scarecrow is leading the charge in a £3.5m TV push designed to highlight Ginsters' local ingredients.
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Focus On Meat-Free: Four to watch
Holland's Pies became an unlikely entrant into the meat-free sector last year, with the launch of the first vegetarian pie in its 157-year history.
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NewsFocus On Meat-Free: Meat-eaters try veggie
“Monday, Monday, no meat that day... ” With no little thanks to a certain Beatle, meat-free sales are looking rosy. But it’s not the vegetarian community that’s driving most of the growth. Beth Phillips reports
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Cuisine Africana creator takes plunge into retail
The owner of a range of authentic African-style ready meals has come up with an innovative solution to flagging sales leasing vacant shop space in a London shopping centre.The five-strong range of Cuisine Africana-branded dishes was...
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Revamp for Budgens ready meals
Musgrave Retail Partners GB has relaunched its Italian and traditional ready meals for its Budgens fascia.
Six products from Budgens’ mid-tier range have been relaunched under a new ‘Italian’ sub-brand, including lasagne, spaghetti… -
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Double the bubble as R&R unveils Aero ice cream in NPD drive
It may be cold outside, but R&R Ice Cream is gearing up for the heat with a raft of new products under Nestlé's Aero, Caramac, Nesquik and Kit Kat brands.