All Crisps, nuts and snacks articles – Page 102
-
News
Snack makers step up their game
Consumers are being bombarded with ‘better-for-you’ snack options as manufacturers seek to provide healthier products. Lisa Riley reportsCrisps, nuts and bagged snacks manufacturers have had to step up their game in recent years as a...
-
News
Going nutty over nuts
Growing consumer awareness of the health credentials of nuts has boosted sales and resulted in speedy growth of the sectorNuts, the smallest sector of the total category, is also the fastest growing. Sales have been boosted, as per...
-
News
Setting a premium on indulgence
The premium snacking sector has benefited from a number of innovations as consumers look for better-tasting, higher-quality premium products that offer a healthier view on indulgenceAlthough the premium sector of crisps, nuts and...
-
News
Research Notes
>>take-home crisps, nuts and snacks a hitWith an annual value of £1.3bn, the take-home crisps, snacks and nuts market represents a leading category for UK shoppers. Ninety-seven percent of UK households buy into this category...
-
News
The Acid Test
>>consumers and buyers give their views on the latest product launchesDormen’s Mixed Nuts selection is a mix of the world’s finest nuts, including katjang nuts, smoked almonds, cashew nuts, macadamias and caramelised almonds...
-
News
Planters gets posh on nuts
Planters is hitting the market with a posh range of nuts in an attempt to challenge the dominance of multiples’ own-label products in the premium sector.Trigon Snacks is introducing Planters Premium Nut Range to tap into what it says is a...
-
News
Sinless snacks for weight watchers
Dieters have a good excuse to snack on Weight Watchers’ new Savoury Biscuits.Following the success of its Weight Watchers’ Cookie range, Walkers Shortbread is launching savoury biscuits in three varieties: Rosemary and Thyme, Sun Dried Tomato...
-
News
New face for ‘Royal’ line
First it was Princess Anne, then Camilla. Now Jonathan Crisp is courting further controversy by featuring a cartoon look-alike of former Royal butler Paul Burrell on its new Apple Nibbles.The air-dried, 1% fat apple crisps (rsp: 99p for 40g and...
-
News
Breezer takes half sugar route
The industry-wide focus on health has spilled into the ready-to-drink category, inspiring the launch of Bacardi Breezer Half Sugar.The Half Sugar variants, which come in Zesty Lemon, Refreshing Raspberry and Crisp Apple flavours, have been...
-
News
Crisp case for defence
Golden Wonder has hit back at complaints over its poster campaign for its Golden Skins.The Advertising Standards Authority is investigating the adverts after receiving 12 complaints about the posters.One depicts a young boy, naked from the...
-
News
How to annoy Charles, part two
Jonathan Crisp is bracing itself for another showdown with Prince Charles, after featuring a drawing that looks suspiciously like his new wife on one of its Crisps for Snobs lines.MD Paul Saxby told The Grocer that Clarence House was “aware” of...
-
News
Undressed Kettle Chips
Kettle Chips is doing its bit to help consumers reduce their salt intake by baring all.Its new Kettle Chips Undressed are natural, unsalted crisps made from sliced potato fried in sunflower oil (rsp: £1.45 for a 150g bag).MD Jeremy Bradley...
-
News
Blokey bites
PepsiCo is going head-to-head with rival United Biscuits’ McCoy’s and KP brands with the launch of a snacks brand aimed at men.Nobby’s is a range of crisps, nuts and coated nuts aimed at the UK’s 17 to 34-year-old male population positioned...
-
News
Britons lead Europe on crisp consumption
Britain eats more bags of crisps than the rest of western Europe put together, according to a new report published in The Sunday Times this week.According to the report, Britons eat 10 billion bags of crisps a year with consumption standing...
-
News
Nobby’s targets United brands
PepsiCo has thrown down the gauntlet to rival United Biscuits with the launch of a major new snacks brand aimed at men.Nobby’s is a range of crisps, nuts and coated nuts aimed at the UK’s 17-34 year-old male population. It is being positioned...
-
News
Suppliers race to replace lines
Manufacturers were this week working round the clock to get affected product lines back on shelves.Walkers, whose Worcester sauce-flavoured crisps were its only casualty of the scare, said that it hoped to have the line back in production by...
-
News
Even more Sensations
Walkers is introducing a limited edition Roasted Onion & Balsamic Vinegar flavour and two new Sensations Selections multipacks to its premium lines.The two multipacks include Eastern Selection – containing packs of Tandoori Masala...
-
News
McCoy’s takes on a special mission
United Biscuits is throwing McCoy’s into new premium territory and aims to add £20m to its Hula Hoops brand in a shake up of its portfolio of bagged snacks. Next month, UBUK will take on Walkers Sensations and Kettle Chips by launching...
-
News
Kettle recovers from crisp fire
Kettle Chips maker Kettle Foods has said a fire at its Norwich factory should not significantly affect supplies to customers.The fire, which broke out last Thursday night, gutted one of the factory’s two cookrooms where the crisps are fried,...
-
News
Mission impossible
The Public Health White Paper is “astonishingly green” and nutrient profiling won’t work, leading health experts claim. At a round table debate organised by the Snack, Nut & Crisp Manufacturers Association, there was consensus that the...