All Crisps, nuts and snacks articles – Page 97
-
News
Snacks gain the Nak for a bit of rebellion
UBUK is aligning the Wheat Crunchies and Nik Naks brands it bought from Golden Wonder with its existing Discos and Skips lines for a four-pronged assault on the savoury snacks category.The company is relaunching both Wheat Crunchies and...
-
News
20 Walkers Shortbread
Shortbread brand Walkers continued to blaze a tartan trail through the market last year.A look at our Top 50 table reveals that sales of its products have risen by more than £8m since 2004, shooting the company up three rungs to 20th...
-
News
Wacky jobs: From Chips chef to Ice cream taster
Crisps chef Chris Barnard Executive chef for NPD, Kettle Foods. A professional chef by trade, Barnard became the company's head chef after a chance encounter with Kettle Chips' US owner. Since then, he has embarked on a crusade to...
-
News
Crisps with an exotic flair
Devon-based potato crisps maker Burts is giving consumers a taste of Argentina with its latest flavour. Burts has used some Latin American flair for its Chorizo & Chimichurri variant, which it describes as a blend of sausage from the...
-
News
Walkers rapped for salt claims
The Advertising Standards Authority has partially upheld complaints that a Walkers crisps leaflet made misleading claims about salt levels in its crisps.The leaflet said “we have reduced the salt in our crisps” and “our crisps now contain...
-
News
Lion Capital to buy Kettle Chips
Private equity group Lion Capital is set to acquire crisp brand Kettle Chips this week.Reports suggest that the deal is thought to value the business at between $280m and $320m (£147m-£168m).The reports add that Lion Capital will use...
-
News
Kellogg's cereal aims to lower cholesterol
Cholesterol-lowering claims are making a debut in the breakfast cereals aisle, thanks to Kellogg's launch of oat bran-based Optivita.The Berry Oat Crisp and Raisin Oat Crisp boxed lines consist of oats, brown rice, wholewheat, fruit and...
-
News
Holland's are ready to eat
Pie specialist Holland's is launching a ready-to-eat range, which it claims will create a new sub-category of cold eat pastry products. The nine-strong range of pies, pasties, slices and a sausage roll, which can also be heated in a...
-
News
Pudz places indulgence back on desserts menu
Greencore is pushing health concerns to one side to focus on indulgence, with its first branded range of frozen puddings. Pudz, which is positioned solidly at the premium end of the puddings market, comprises eight recipes - four cold and...
-
News
Star Buyer Adrian Gash
Gash has been with Waitrose for two years, joining from Safeway, where he spent six years, covering pharmaceuticals and healthcare, bread and then crisps. His earlier career included three years with Unichem and spells with Peter Black...
-
News
Six of the Best Crisps, nuts and snacks
Crisps, nuts and snacks is dynamic and driven by innovation, with players continually striving to satisfy demand for variety, quality and taste, as well as healthier products.It is little surprise therefore, that communication and speed...
-
News
Six of the Best - Crisps, nuts and snacks
Crisps, nuts and snacks suppliers is dynamic and driven by innovation, with players continually striving to satisfy demand for variety, quality and taste, as well as healthier products.It is little surprise therefore, that communication...
-
News
Pringles cuts fat, adds taste
Procter & Gamble is slashing the saturated fat content of its Pringles by a third to capitalise on the growing 'better for you' category. Launching next week, the new recipe Pringles uses a different vegetable oil blend, claimed to make...
-
News
It's In The Bag
When we set about deciding late last year which products were likely to become world beaters, some were easier to pick than others. Walkers' Potato Heads, for example, was a pretty safe bet, considering that the kid-friendly brand was,...
-
News
Dodgers has a cheeky side
Jammie Dodgers is showing its cheeky side with its latest limited edition flavour. Cheeky Mango was launched into Asda stores this month and is the prize-winning flavour from brand owner Burton's Foods' Design a Dodger competition, which...
-
News
Nut-free cereal for allergy sufferers
Nut allergy sufferers can now sit down to breakfast without worrying about the content of their muesli.It&'s Nut Free has launched four new cereal varieties in 700g plastic tubs that are completely free of nuts and nut traces:...
-
News
Premium injection for meat snack category
The Black Farmer is diversifying into the savoury snacking category with the launch of a high meat-content sausage roll. The company, which is best known for its sausages as well as a range of sauces, is making its first entry into...
-
News
P&G pushes Gourmet credentials of Pringles
Procter & Gamble is responding to the recent relaunch of Walkers' Sensations by further pushing the premium credentials of its Pringles brand. The company is developing a Pringles Gourmet range, with the flavours expected...