All Crisps, nuts and snacks articles – Page 101
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Festival fare from Tyrrells
Premium crisp manufacturer Tyrrells is next month launching a food festival-inspired flavour for discerning snackers.Its Ludlow Sausage with Wholegrain Mustard flavour takes its recipe inspiration from the Ludlow Food Festival, running from...
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Tesco helps those with nut allergies
from Jonathan Church, external communications manager, TescoSir; I was disappointed to see that your recent article on our new nut labelling initiative (‘Tesco nut policy could backfire’, July 23, p11) failed to recognise the...
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Rason brand manager for Ryvita
Ryvita has appointed Katie Rason to the newly created position of brand manager.In her new role, Rason will oversee marketing strategies and activities across the Ryvita Minis and Ryvita rice and corn cakes ranges.She joins Ryvita from...
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Whitworths buys Sundora Foods
Whitworths has bought dried fruit and nut company Sundora Foods for an undisclosed amount.As part of the deal, Whitworths will transfer all production at Sundora’s Pocklington-based factory to its own factory in Irthlingborough,...
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Getting ahead in the health game
Crisps are in 40% of lunchboxes, and manufacturers have risen to the challenge of making them healthier for childrenForty per cent of lunchboxes contain crisps, according to TNS, and crisps and snacks suppliers have been pulling out...
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Mini Pringles version arrives
Pringles is embarking on an assault on the everyday crisps and snacking category by launching a mini-version in single portion packs, in what it claims is the biggest launch in the market for years.Hitting the shelves on September 12, Mini...
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Tesco nut policy ‘could backfire’
Tesco’s plans to help nut allergy sufferers by imposing strict traceability controls on all own-label pre-packaged processed foods may backfire.It has introduced a new nut code of practice that will require suppliers and their raw material...
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Go nuts for speciality oils
From humble beginnings, niche products offer consumers health benefits while distributors welcome the high marginsSpecialities such as sesame seed, walnut, almond and avocado oil are delivering the biggest year-on-year growth in...
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Hit or Miss?
>>How one of 2004’s top launches is faringProduct:Golden SkinsCompany:Golden WonderLaunch date:SEPTEMBER 2004The premium end of the crisps market has received a lot of attention in the past year,...
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Tayto (NI) remains a thriving business
from Stephen Allen, marketing manager Tayto (NI) LtdSir; In last week’s issue you carried an article entitled ‘Last Tayto plant closes’ (p12), which referred to the closure of a crisp factory owned by the C&C Group in the Republic...
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Last Tayto plant closes
Ireland’s C&C Group, the publicly quoted snack foods and drinks group, has blamed increasing competition in the Irish market for the closure of its last remaining Tayto crisps plant and the contracting out of production. Around 100 jobs...
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Galaxy promises choc delight
Galaxy is promising to open up a new sector in the everyday block chocolate category with the launch of Promises, an everyday luxury chocolate.Promises – which comes in four flavours: Roast Hazelnut, Caramel Crunch, Cocoa Crisp and Rich Coffee...
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Crisp sales in decline
Crisp sales are in decline, new research from market research company, Mintel, has revealed.The research found that sales across the sector have fallen by 12% in the last three years – a £200m decline in the value of the market to...
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Kids crisps need twin appeal
Children want crisps and snacks to taste good, but mums want to know they’re healthy tooCrisps and bagged snacks have always been a popular choice with children of all ages, but parents are less keen to feed their offspring these...
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Big boys dig deep to unearth better options
Manufacturers are reducing the salt and fat content of their products in a bid to make them more health-friendlyWith such a furore over salt levels and the government continuously banging the health drum, crisps, nuts and bagged...
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Sensations crisps now come in olive oil varieties
Walkers is building on the success of its Sensations brand by adding Olive Oil crisps to the range. The crisps come in Lightly Salted, Sun Ripened Tomato & Basil and Mozzarella & Oregano flavours and are cooked in a blend of oil containing...
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Crisp tactics when it comes to the crunch
This month The Grocer asked suppliers to nominate the very best buyers in crisps, nuts & snacks. Fiona McLelland reportsThe Grocer polled suppliers of crisps, nuts and snacks to discover which buyers they thought were doing a...
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Consumer Feedback
>>adults focus more on premium products, while family offerings focus on healthOriginally there was one database of crisp and snack products within Fast Foodfax, dominated by standard crisps and kids potato/maize-based...
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Health trend favours fruit nibbles
Hunger for healthy nibbles has favoured the fruit snack market in both at-home and on-the-go formatsConsumer hunger for healthy nibbles has had a negative impact on the crisps, nuts and bagged snacks category overall, but the trend...