All McCain articles – Page 4
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NewsMcCain celebrates 35th year of Oven Chips with special cake
McCain Foods has marked the 35th anniversary of its Oven Chip with a party at London’s Canadian High Commission…
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NewsMcCain teams up with Primark on 'chips' jumpers
McCain’s ‘chips’ jumper is available from Primark Chips fans will soon be able to show their love for the food as frozen potato specialist McCain teams up with clothing chain Primark. From next week, shoppers will be able to buy a copy of the ‘chips’ woolly jumper ...
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NewsMcCain targets chip 'revolution' with five-minute fries
McCain is promising to “revolutionise” the way chips are eaten with a thin-cut French fry…
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NewsMcCain Ready Baked Jackets given £8.4m push
McCain Foods aims to to convert 73 million of the jacket potatoes eaten in the UK to frozen spuds in the next 12 months…
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NewsMcCain launches £35m push featuring scented barkers
McCain Foods is launching a £35m marketing drive that will include the roll-out of shelf-barkers smelling of baked potatoes.
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NewsMcCain brings back Summer of Sharing bowl promotion
McCain Foods is repeating its Summer of Sharing giveaway in the wake of positive customer feedback…
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McCain Foods founder Charles 'Mac' McCarthy dies
The industry is mourning the loss of Charles ‘Mac’ McCarthy CBE, founder and former chairman of McCain Foods….
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NewsBannisters: McCain 'helping' frozen baked potato category
Family-run baked potato business Bannisters’ Farm - which is rolling out a new product for children this month…
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NewsMcCain's scent of spuds at bus stops
McCain is bringing the aroma of baked potatoes to bus stops as part of a £1m push supporting the launch of its microwaveable ready-baked spuds.
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NewsIs McCain jacket spud the oven chip of 2012?
McCain believes its latest launch will revolutionise jacket potatoes in the way the company shook up the chip market in the 1970s.
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NewsShift in focus for McCain toastie offer
McCain has revamped its frozen toasted sandwich offer to focus on health and taste rather than speed. The company has scrapped its Micro Toastie product, which was aimed primarily at a teenage market, and replaced it with the McCain...
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NewsMcCain revamp could spice up frozen spuds
McCain is taking action to reinvigorate the frozen potato category amid the intensive promotional activity that is starting to strip value from the category. The £224m frozen company is repackaging its potato range at the end of this...
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News‘Emotional’ appeal from McCain Foods
Frozen giant McCain Foods is investing £6m in a marketing push to reconnect with consumers on "an emotional level". The six-week TV and radio campaign runs from 15 September and will highlight the link between family pride and "the pride...
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AF Blakemore hires McCain’s Bromwich as its sales director
Tony Bromwich has been appointed sales director at the wholesale arm of AF Blakemore & Son. Bromwich is to join at the end of the month from frozen specialist McCain Foods (GB) where he was retail sales controller.
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McCain Foods pays tribute to MD Young
John Young, MD of McCain Foods GB, has died following an 18-month battle with bone cancer.Young, who was 47, was a well-known industry figure, having worked at McCain Foods GB since 1998 and as MD since 2005.He passed away...
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McCain answers credit slur with profits surge
Frozen foods maker McCain weathered the first half of 2008 well, according to accounts filed at Companies House this week.The accounts had been the subject of a bitter row with Euler Hermes, the world's largest credit insurer, which withdrew...
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McCain voucher plan to see off own label
McCain is launching a 'save £10' voucher initiative to encourage cash-strapped consumers to buy its products instead of own label.A coupon booklet offering consumers 30% off 12 selected McCain products throughout May, June and July will be...
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McCain ups growers' pay 26% to safeguard supply
McCain is expected to increase the amount it pays its potato growers by up to 26% in a move that will prompt a major shake-up of farmgate potato prices.The Grocer understands the manufacturer will issue the revised contracts in the next...
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McCain: our posh chips are Simply Gorgeous
McCain: our posh chips are Simply Gorgeous: McCain Foods is continuing its push into the premium frozen sector with the launch of a new indulgent potato brand this autumn. The Simply Gorgeous range is aimed at special occasions and is priced at £2.29 for a 550g bag, compared with £1.93 for ...