Heston Blumenthal news and analysis – Page 6
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News
Gerber's Um Bongo soars thanks to Heston Blumenthal factor
Sales of 80s classic Um Bongo are booming thanks to the “Heston Effect”, claims brand owner Gerber…
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Category Report
Celebrity endorsement shake-ups - who’s in, who’s out, who’s good and who’s bad?
Ennis promoting Powerade has done wonders for her bank balance. Her double gold-winning efforts will have gone down especially well with Powerade…
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Category Report
Own label: the new frontiers
As own label plateaus in the UK, the time is ripe to start capitalising on opportunities abroad…
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Interviews
Wrigley's Hamish Thomson: by gum, he's got bottle
Thanks to a focus on oral health, Wrigley has UK gum back in its grip. What are its next priorities?…
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News
Waitrose ditches Delia, but Heston stays put
Waitrose is parting company with Delia Smith three years after the celebrity chef started working with the supermarket.
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Waitrose takes Heston down under through new listing with Coles
Australians will be able to tuck into Heston Blumenthal’s popular Christmas puddings this year…
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Greenpeace targets Waitrose for Shell tie-up
Greenpeace will target Waitrose in the run-up to Christmas in protest against its partnership with Shell.
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Heston TV show will super-size Um Bongo sales says Gerber Juice
The makers of Um Bongo are hoping Heston Blumenthal drums up fresh interest….
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Comment & Opinion
Culinary con artist Heston fails at fantastical
I’ve always seen Heston Blumenthal fans as pseudo-foodies more interested in special effects than food.
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Comment & Opinion
Ad of the Week: Waitrose advertises that it isn't... advertising
Like the first spots of rain on a winter’s night, the big Christmas ads have started to drop.
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Comment & Opinion
A new way to get stuffed with Heston Blumenthal
Heston Blumenthal rarely lets us down when it comes to ‘eccentric’ food…
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News
Waitrose to donate money saved on 'unglamorous' Christmas ad to charity
Waitrose is rolling out an ‘unglamorous’ Christmas TV advertising campaign, in order that it can donate more money to good causes.
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News
Now Heston adds Earl Grey to 'trendy tipple' gin
Heston Blumenthal has developed a new dry gin flavoured with Earl Grey tea and lemon for the new autumn/winter range at Waitrose.
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My Alternative CV
Soraya Gadelrab, event manager, Speciality & Fine Food Fair 2012
Event manager, Speciality & Fine Food Fair 2012 (2 to 4 September, London Olympia)…
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My Alternative CV
My alternative CV: Helen Cooper, MD, Grasshopper Porridge
My first job was strawberry picking, for the worst rate ever - I’m sure it would be considered child exploitation nowadays!
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News
Heston ad highlights Waitrose pig welfare claims
Waitrose will throw down the gauntlet to rivals over animal welfare in a new TV advert starring Heston Blumenthal.
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News
Kerry abandons the Porkinson sausage
Kerry Foods abandon the Porkinson sausage to ‘focus on core brands’
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Grocer 33
Waitrose Pontprennau
The Grocer 33 is a weekly mystery shopping survey, tracking price, service and availability at the five leading grocery retailers: Asda, Morrisons, Sainsbury’s, Tesco and Waitrose. Each week the winning store manager is interviewed by The Grocer.