All articles by Hannah Stodell – Page 14
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NewsColgate ploughs £1m into ‘hygiene month’
Colgate is launching a £1m campaign this month to drive awareness of dental health care and hygiene. Oral Health Month will run throughout September to remind the public about the importance of keeping their teeth and gums healthy.
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Analysis and FeaturesMichael Clarke and Premier: is it Mission Impossible?
Michael Clarke, until recently the head of Kraft’s European operations, has chosen to accept one of the toughest assignments in FMCG.
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NewsSupermarket beer hikes leave on-trade trailing
Supermarket beer prices have risen more than twice as fast as those in the on-trade in the first six months of this year, as retailers hike costs in the wake of duty increases. Beer prices in the on-trade rose 2.6% while off-trade...
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NewsAnother new look for Goodfella’s pizza lines
Goodfella's is overhauling its frozen pizzas range again as it looks to take the brand "back to its roots" and stem a sharp decline in sales. Sales of the Northern Foods brand have fallen 17.3% over the past year [Nielsen 52w/e 6 August...
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Greencore grabs 98.13% of Uniq shares
Greencore has moved a step closer to sealing its £113m deal for Uniq after shareholders voted overwhelmingly in favour of the deal. As of 1pm on 30 August, Greencore announced it had received acceptances in respect of 115,001,506 Uniq Shares - 98.13 per cent of the company’s issued share capital.
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NewsDeste rides again in bid to rescue Premier Foods
Premier Foods has appointed Coca-Cola veteran Ian Deste as its new group sales director as it looks to rebuild fragile relationships with its key customers. Deste joins Premier Foods after 20 years at Coca-Cola Enterprises, including...
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NewsMexican Den reject is go after winning private investment
A Mexican food brand rejected by the dragons of TV show Dragons' Den is seeking supermarket listings after securing private investment. Marcela Flores-Newburn appeared on the show last weekend seeking £75,000 investment for a 20% stake...
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NewsAlcohol prices soar 10% as cost pressure mounts
Beer and spirits prices have soared almost 10% in the wake of commodity cost rises, duty and VAT hikes and weakened sterling as predicted by The Grocer in January. The retail price of spirits shot up 9.7% in the year to July and beer…
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Analysis and FeaturesSalkeld shows Symington’s the way with M&A and NPD
Symington’s has just expanded again – this time into wet sauces. What has the company done to bring about its impressive growth since 2007, asks Hannah Stodell
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NewsNew Covent Garden revamps as it feels the heat from rivals
New Covent Garden Soup Co is launching a £5m brand overhaul in a bid to boost lacklustre sales. Sales of its 32-strong soup range have risen 2% in the past year to £59m, a sluggish performance compared with own label (up 25% to £72m),...
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NewsKellogg’s Mini Max to mix up cereal category
A fortnight after Post announced its entry to the UK market with Honey Bunches of Oats, Kellogg’s has unveiled Mini Max its first new kids’ cereal since Honey Nut Loops launched more than 20 years ago. Kellogg’s believes the cereal,…
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NewsBakers urged to put ‘real bread’ mark on additive-free loaves
A ‘real bread’ mark is being launched to flag up loaves that are free from artificial additives. Food policy pressure group Sustain said it would be rolling out the Loaf Mark in October as part of its Real Bread Campaign.
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NewsYork to leave Premier Foods for pastures new
Ian York, group sales director of Premier Foods, is leaving the group at the end of the year to pursue “exciting new opportunities”. After various jobs with Quaker Oats, Associated British Foods and Blue Crest, York, 52, has spent 17…
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NewsSymington’s: sky is the limit for Chicken Tonight and Ragu
Chicken Tonight may expand into fresh cooking sauces after new owner Symington’s declared “the sky was the limit” for the brand. Speaking this week after acquiring the Ragu and Chicken Tonight ambient sauces from Unilever, Symingtons CEO…
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NewsCereal sales slump as only Tony is spared
Britain’s biggest cereal brands have fallen out of favour with shoppers, with eight of the top 10 products recording a year-on-year drop in value or volume sales - and often both.
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NewsBoparan businesses to benefit from big renewable spending
Ranjit Boparan is to invest millions in a renewable energy programme for his UK and European poultry business. Boparan’s 2 Sisters business has submitted more than 40 planning applications for solar PV and wind turbine projects in the…
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NewsLoyd’s pizzas axed for failing to secure slice of the market
Struggling Premier Foods has pulled its range of Loyd Grossman pizzas from Sainsbury’s after failing to secure strong enough off-promotion sales. Premier said the decision to withdraw the products which were delisted in June, according…
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NewsBrewers aim to broaden real ale’s female appeal
As lager producers increasingly target women, real ale brewers have revealed they also are attempting to take some of the beard out of beer. Female-led business Brewster’s is hoping to broaden the appeal of real ale to women with its…
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NewsSymington’s takes Chicken Tonight and Ragu off Unilever's hands
Unilever has finally offloaded Chicken Tonight and Ragu – almost a year after putting the unfashionable sauce brands up for sale. Symington’s acquires the UK rights for an undisclosed sum. Unilever retains the brands in all other markets.
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NewsSymington’s Naked line: for female noodle lovers
Symington's has unveiled Naked Noodle, a range of instant noodle soups designed to attract younger women to the soup and snack fixture. The three-strong range, which the company said had been inspired by the growing popularity of Asian...