All Chilled foods articles – Page 74
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‘Wall’s will be bigger in pastries than bangers’
Wall's is branching into hot pies and owner Kerry Foods predicts the 200-year old brand will be bigger in savoury pastry products than in sausages next year. Hitting the chilled fixture this week, Wall's Fully Loaded Hot Pies (rsp:...
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NewsCovent Garden soups turn extra chunky in pot format
New Covent Garden is beefing up for winter with what it claims are the first "extra chunky" soups to hit the chilled fixture. The Big & Bold range of single-serve pots (rsp: £1.89), the brand's first non-carton soups, come in chunky...
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NewsTabasco range turns up heat in branded chilled pizza sector
Tabasco has unveiled its new chilled pizza line-up, its first range of branded products outside the hot sauce category. The three-strong Tabasco Spicy Pizza range is in Tesco now with an rsp of £3.99 the same price as the Pizza...
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Pukka targeting lads with only pies tailor-made for microwave
Pukka-Pies is about to make the nation's lads very happy it is launching what it claims is the market's only frozen pie range tailor-made for the microwave.
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Peperami reveals Animal's family of cannibals
Unilever is revealing the offspring of its deranged Peperami brand character Animal to TV viewers, in what is the first crowd-sourced advert for the meat snack. The FMCG giant used crowd-sourcing to create the ad, and settled on two...
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Ginsters Balti chicken spices up pasty range
Ginsters is replacing its Ham, Leek & Cheese Cornish pasty with a Chicken Balti variant, and is pledging to keep the nation's love of spicy food in mind for future launches. The Chicken Balti Pasty (rsp: £1.99), which hits shelves...
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Peperami extended into microwaveable chilled pizzas range
Unilever is rolling Peperami beyond the meat snack market for the first time with a chilled pizza range that it predicts will make £30m in three years. The three-strong Peperami Pizzas range is rolling into Tesco now, followed by other...
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Focus On Lunchbox: Hand-held pastry products
Not so long ago, the pastries market was looking limp and tired, with little to offer shoppers besides the same old traditional sausage rolls or pork pies.
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NewsFocus On Lunchbox: Losing the lunchbox
The downturn boosted the lunchbox sector, but the uplift proved short-lived and adults are already returning to their old ways. What can tempt them back? Nic Paton reports
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NewsFocus On Chilled Ready Meals: Meals on deals
Meal deals and extensive NPD ensure shoppers keep coming back to the ready meals aisle – but there are still gaps in the market to be exploited, reports Gordon Carson
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Focus On Chilled Ready Meals: Four to watch
The City Kitchen quickly gained plaudits for its style and the quality of ingredients following its launch last June.
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Dinner Made Easy: Morrisons launches chilled meal packs
It’s not a ready meal and it’s not a dinner kit - or not as we know it. The Dinner Made Easy range differs from regular meal kits by containing all the ready-prepared ingredients needed to create a dinner, rather than just specific parts…
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NewsAcid Test: The Saucy Fish Co Ovenable Bag range
The fish tastes really fresh. I have tried bagged fish before but this was 10 times better! It breaks up nicely and was soft and lovely.
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NewsMarco Pierre White goes in a revamp for Glorious!
Glorious! has cut the apron strings with brand ambassador and television chef Marco Pierre White in a major relaunch for the brand.
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Natty hits Tesco with her rarebit
An innovative Welsh rarebit spreads range has won its first multiple listing.
Natty’s Welsh Rarebit makes its major retail debut in 45 Tescos in Wales this month. It comes in four flavours original, leek, chilli and bacon and is… -
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)...