All Chilled foods articles – Page 78
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Rustlers appeals to credit-crunched lads
Kepak has launched a new cut-price range of its Rustlers branded fast food to appeal to credit-crunched shoppers. Two products, The Bacon Roll and The Hotdog, have been added to the microwave snacking brand's offerings in convenience and...
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English Provender's lunchbox dressings
The English Provender Company is extending its salad dressings portfolio with sachets to tap the growing lunchbox trend and the introduction of its first full-fat dressings.Singles - packs of six single-serve sachets priced £1.45 - marks the...
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Now Branston gives mayonnaise a twist
Branston is attempting to reinvigorate the mayonnaise category with its most high-profile launch in four years.The Premier Foods brand is launching Mayo with a Twist, its first mayonnaise product. It features a combination of mayo and fresh...
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Quality Test: Sausage rolls, own-label, five or six-pack
Which own-brand sausage roll packs the most punch?
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Birds Eye ready meal launch targets dieters
Birds Eye is ditching its Eat Positive brand of health-focused frozen ready meals less than a year after launch and replacing it with Healthy Options, a new range that targets dieters.In a move that could signal a wider renaissance of diet...
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Belazu gets into chillers with olives
Mediterranean food specialist Belazu is moving into chillers for the first time with a fresh olive mix. The move "signifies a step in a new direction" for the formerly ambient brand, said marketing manager Alyson Walsh. "The chilled...
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Comment & Opinion
Acid Test: World Foods
The Acid Test panel - including a new junior member - road-test the World Foods range of grown-up nosh that's really for kids
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Ready meal premium for Mey Selections farmers
Farmers producing meat for Sainsbury’s ready meals in the Mey Selections range will receive a guaranteed premium under the terms of a new supply agreement. In a deal believed to be a first for ready meals, Sainsbury’s will be paying a higher price...
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Falafel in the line-up as Linda McCartney gets into snacking
Hain Celestial is taking its Linda McCartney brand into the snacking arena with a range of falafel and is adding new dishes to its traditional meal menu as part of a rejuvenation plan for the brand. The falafel balls, which will be available from...
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Gü launches family-sized desserts
Chilled desserts specialist Gü has launched two family-sized desserts to tap growing demand for sharing puds. The 450g offerings, Gü Chocolate & Vanilla Cheesecake and Frü Zesty Lemon Cheesecake (rsp £3.99), provide ‘8 cautious slices’ or ‘6...
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Ginsters sizes up its pies to fit appetites
Ginsters has overhauled its pie range, reducing the size of its individual pies from 250g to 180g and introducing a range of 550g family-sized pies. The move was prompted by research that suggested many pies on the market were the wrong size, said...
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Discovery’s revolution in dipping
Mexican food specialist Discovery Foods has introduced a range of dips on the back of its £2m La Revolucion ad campaign. The Salsa, Guacamole and Nacho Cheese dips (rsp £1.29-£1.59) are the latest in a string of launches from the brand since...
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Food expert tries to broaden kids’ tastes with ethnic range
Children’s food expert Annabel Karmel has launched World Foods multi-ethnic ready meals in an attempt to encourage children aged four and up to eat more exotic dishes. The new range, which includes chicken tikka masala & rice and salmon...
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Peter’s eyes slice of Pukka-Pies’ market with Premier range
Welsh pie specialist Peter’s is hoping to grab a slice of Pukka-Pies’ market with a new ‘posh’ pastry range that launched into more than 400 Sainsbury’s stores this week. The Premier Pie range carries an rsp of £1.35, pitching it right in Pukka’s…
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Heinz uses sauce brands to sell sandwich range
Heinz is moving into the pre-packed sandwich market for the first time – using its sauces as a key selling point for the 19-strong range. The Heinz line-up, which is being rolled out across convenience stores next week, consists of sandwiches, baps,...
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Venison pizza ready to debut in Scotland
A venison pizza, thought to be the first commercially available on a wide scale, will make its debut in Sainsbury’s stores in the first week of November. The pizza has been developed by game processor Highland Game and Scottish-Italian pizza...
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Green revamp for M&S pizza
M&S’s pizzas have undergone a makeover in preparation for a relaunch of its Italian range next week. M&S said more than 60% of the packaging in its pizzas had been stripped away, so almost 500 fewer tonnes of cardboard and 83 fewer tonnes of...
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New Covent Garden launches family lines
The New Covent Garden Food Co is shaking up its chilled soups portfolio by introducing new flavours, improved recipes and its first family-sized range to broaden the brand’s appeal. The Daniels Group subsidiary is putting £1.5m behind the push,...