All Crisps, nuts and snacks articles – Page 107
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You would have thought it would be simple enough. Every Dece
Six months on, The Grocer team can breathe a collective sigh of relief as the likes of Walkers' Great British flavours and Maltesers ice cream have clearly demonstrated our eye for banking a home win. However, for every winner, as they say, there is...
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Hula Hoops Shoks
Great packaging, great marketing and a great-tasting product have all combined to capture the imagination of the judges Nestlé Double Cream Nestlé's ambitious plan to muscle into the block chocolate market was impressive. A well-executed...
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KP shares out Mini Cheddars
KP is to hit the snacking market with the launch of a new Mini Cheddars sharing tub and will also permanently add its Peperami flavour to its handypack range in the wake of £1m of retail sales in 2002.The 150g sharing tubs will be available...
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Prestigious PepsiCo job for Martin Glenn
Martin Glenn, formerly the president of Walkers Snacks, has been promoted to the role of president of PepsiCo UK. This newly created division unites PepsiCo businesses Pepsi, Walkers Snacks, Tropicana and Quaker in the UK and Glenn will oversee...
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Third helping for Kick Start
Mary Carmichael Kellogg is going back for a third helping of its controversial Kick-Start weight loss campaign to back Crunchy Nut Corn Flakes, Fruit n' Fibre and Special K cereal brands. Timed to coincide with interest in last-minute...
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Tesco to recall own label fruit muesli
Tesco is to recall its Tesco Fruit Muesli 1kg following seven customer complaints due to the presence of nuts in the product.Tesco is to put up point of sale notices in stores to highlight shoppers to the nut/seed allergy warning for the...
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Coca-Cola continues its unbeaten run at the top of our unpro
When asked what specific Coca-Cola promotion they remembered, the two for £2 2-litre promotion from wholesalers fared well. The top one for Cadbury, which came second, was its four for 99p direct marketing promotion while third place KP Crisps' two...
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A ROUND-UP OF THE HOTTEST RECENT ACTION IN FMCG
Rival to lineker Golden Wonder has put a total of £25m into the marketing bag for its core snack brands this year in a concerted attempt to take on arch rival Walkers. Plans include recruiting a brand ambassador believed to be a leading...
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Oriental Sensations
Walkers is giving its posh' crisps brand Sensations a taste of the Orient. Sensations Oriental Crackers are rolling out in three flavours Peking Spare Rib & Five Spice, Thai Lemongrass & Coconut, and Tangy Malaysian Chutney. The new lines...
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Largo to supply Cape Cod kettle chips
Irish food manufacturer and distributor Largo Food Exports has struck a deal with US kettle-cooked potato chip supplier Cape Cod Potato Chips to bring its brand to Europe.Under the deal Largo will manufacturer and distribute Cape Cod’s...
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Hit or miss? - Hula Hoop Shoks
It was hard to ignore the arrival of KP's Hula Hoops Shoks in the bagged snacks category last April. For a start, the foil packs were cube-shaped and came in bright green, pink or orange, while the flavours gloried in the names Full-on Onion,...
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Owen moves on impulse
The Co-operative Group's category manager for chilled foods, Michael Owen, is to move across to become head of category buying for ambient and impulse lines. Owen will be responsible for categories that include confectionery, crisps and snacks,...
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Vanilla makes the monster sweet
Walkers' savoury bagged snack Monster Munch is to get its first sweet variant, with the launch of a vanilla ice cream flavour. Available from Monday (April 21) for 16 weeks, the limited edition's packaging features the brand's monster character...
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ABF profits from acquisitions
Associated British Foods said interim results had seen good performances from its Kingsmill bread, Ryvita crispbread and discount clothes store Primark and buoyed by new the businesses of Mazola oils and Ovaltine drinks.The group – which...
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SKIPS IN THEIR EYES
Savoury bagged snack Skips is to sponsor new TV series Stars in their Eyes Kids, which starts a nine-week run this weekend, as part of the brand's £2.7m marketing budget this year. Ads at the beginning, end and during the show feature an...
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Spanish Salsa joins Pringles flavours
Procter & Gamble is supporting the arrival of new Spanish Salsa flavour Pringles with a dedicated £2m TV spend. Due to hit the small screen next month, the campaign is part of the brand's £10m 2003 marketing budget. Further activity is set to...
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Crisps are bulky and there is pressure on stocking, in the s
In terms of consumer non-availability Safeway, with 24% unavailable for non-promoted products and a massive 37.5% for promoted products, takes the trophy. Here it is worth re-emphasising that we use four regionally separated stores as our sample. In...
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Doritos' cinema push is just the ticket
Walkers has announced a further flurry of activity behind four of its key brands. As part of its ongoing £7m round of support behind Doritos, the snacking giant has joined forces with Odeon and Blockbuster to give away more than seven million...
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It's The Osbourne
Kelly Osbourne is to be the face of Walkers' corn snack brand Doritos in two new TV commercials. Due to hit the small screen on Monday (March 17), the ads back the relaunch of the small bag format and the arrival of new Extreme Chilli Heatwave...
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Chocolates join toffees
Walkers Nonsuch, best known for producing speciality slab toffee, is adding chocolate products to its repertoire with the launch of Milk Chocolates with Toffee Centres. The newcomers, which boast a double coating of milk...