All Crisps, nuts and snacks articles – Page 106
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New lines for Fogg
KP is adding three new variants and a new look to its Phileas Fogg snacking range.The three newcomers – Nacho Cheese Tortillas, Cool Tortillas and Rosemary & Sea Salt Mignons Morceaux – hit shelves this month.The latter weighs in at...
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Campaign trail
doritosmanufacturer Doritosbrand Doritosbudget £1.5mTV and radio star Vernon Kay makes his debut as the Doritos brand ambassador in a new TV campaign to support the launch of Doritos Latinos, a new, lighter crunch tortilla...
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Storewatch
StorelocationRanked from cheapest full basket downwardsAsdaHyson Green, Nottingham£37.00Date of shopping trip: 16.04.04Time of trip: 09.23Time in store: 39 mins Time at checkout: 4 minspromotions: Walkers 4 for £3, Diet Coke 3 for £3.20,...
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StorelocationRanked from cheapest full basket downwardsSainsburyBury St Edmunds, Suffolk£39.53Date of shopping trip: 12.09.03Time of trip: 17.05Time in store: 50 mins Time at checkout: 7mins 10 secondspromotions: Walkers buy three...
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StorelocationRanked from cheapest full basket downwardsAsdaRobroyston, Glasgow£38.77Date of shopping trip: 19.09.03Time of trip: 15.31Time in store: 41 mins Time at checkout: 5 mins promotions: Potatoes reduced by 10p/kg, Walkers buy...
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Walkers movie promotion given the OK
A Walkers crisps promotion for free film rental and cinema tickets has been given the go-ahead, after complaints that larger packs had a greater chance of winning than smaller packs. Consumers guess the movie title from the clue on the card...
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KP unveils its own nut sensations
KP Snacks is fighting back in its perennial battle with rival Walkers.It is launching a new range of premium flavoured nuts aimed at adults – just as Walkers releases its first nuts under the successful Sensations brand (The Grocer, July 26...
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Drane MD at Monkhill
Martin Drane, sales director, impulse, at Cadbury Trebor Bassett, has moved to become MD of Monkhill Confectionery – a separate division within the business.The company supplies own label confectionery and popcorn to major retail customers...
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Watchdogs hand it to Ben & Jerry’s
Advertising watchdogs have quashed complaints against ads for Ben & Jerry’s ice cream which suggested that nuts were added to the product by hand. Ben & Jerry’s poster campaign on the London Underground stated: “We usually try to put a...
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Walkers gets top spot back
Tesco comes out at the top of the chart this week with Sainsbury less than one percentage behind at number two.Activity in Tesco is focused upon gondola ends and is particularly strong in the alcoholic drinks and health and beauty...
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Young is Sundora chief exec
Dried fruit and nut supplier Sundora Foods has appointed Tryton Foods MD Brian Young to the new post of chief executive to help build brands such as Fruit Fantasy, Oatiz and Naturally Organic.Young heads a management team that includes...
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Golden Wonder to shut factory
Golden Wonder has been forced to close one of its three UK production centres because of the decline in the own label crisps market caused, it said, by extensive price cutting and promotional activity on branded products.The company said...
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Walker rises up the ranks in the family toffee firm
Speciality toffee maker Walkers’ Nonsuch has promoted Emma Walker, daughter of MD Ian, to the post of marketing and export sales manager.She will be responsible for raising the profile of the brand with UK retailers and consumers through...
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Walkers still tops chart
Competition in the chart is extremely close this week with less than two percentage points separating the top five.Sainsbury moves up to the top of the chart just slightly ahead of Asda at number two. While Asda leans more towards price...
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kick to shoks
n KP has cut the size and the price of Hula Hoops sub-brand Shoks from 55g to 40g and from 47p down to 30p, in a bid to boost flagging sales. n The savoury snacks giant has also announced...
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Sensations go nutty
Walkers is adding peanuts to its Sensations portfolio as part of a long-term strategy for the brand.The three Nut Cluster varieties – Chilli Spice, Sour Cream and Onion and Cool Tomato Salsa – come in pots and will be on shelf from September...
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KP scales down Shoks size/price
KP has been forced to re-think the pack size and price of Hula Hoops Shoks due to poor sales.It has reduced packs from 55g to 40g and marked packs at 39p, down from 47p. A buyer for one major wholesaler said the brand had not...
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Take it away Gary
Walkers has at last officially unveiled one of the year's worst kept secrets in grocery. Plans for a Great British Takeaways range of crisps were first uncovered in March after brand ambassador Gary Lineker was spotted filming an ad for the new...
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Describe your career so far
I spent the first 10 years of my career in blue chip marketing at Nestlé and Johnson & Johnson, followed by a period in retail marketing at Signet. I then set up my own brand development consultancy, Distillery, before joining Ryvita. The...