All articles by Niamh Leonard-Bedwell – Page 60
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Category ReportThe rise of healthier treats: Cakes & biscuits category report 2022
The likes of McVitie’s and Mr Kipling have been rethinking recipes to comply with HFSS rules. Can they perk up flagging volumes?
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InterviewsHow Olivia Ferdi took CBD drinks brand Trip on its long journey
The Trip co-founder began taking CBD to ‘take the edge off’. Three years later, her company has 88% of the market and investors want a slice
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NewsMcCoy’s axes Muchos – but looks poised to launch new Epic Eats brand
A spokeswoman for owner KP Snacks confirmed Muchos had been withdrawn to make way for additional flavours and formats
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Comment & OpinionSial’s seven most surprising food and drink moments
From foie gras macarons to an 18% abv energy drink, here are the most out-there launches on display at the biggest food and drink trade show
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NewsCoco Chocolatier targets Tony’s Chocolonely with ‘slave-free’ chocolate debut
It has teamed up with Swiss NGO Slavefreetrade to ensure every step of its production is traceable
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NewsMontezuma’s installs branded bays in Waitrose ahead of Christmas
The ‘exciting and colourful’ in-store fixtures would ‘bring the world of Montezuma’s to many new shoppers’, said the brand
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NewsWalkers invests £14m into sustainable packaging moves
The crisps giant claims the move will remove 250 tonnes of virgin plastic from its supply chain annually
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NewsSacla’ makes three senior appointments as it eyes growth
Sacla UK MD Clare Blampied said the business was ‘going for growth’ and the bolstered team would ‘take us to the next level’
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NewsHugh Fearnley-Whittingstall launches River Cottage organic ketchup range
Fearnley-Whittingstall said he hoped to shake up the ketchup category, which had become ‘bland and over-sweetened down the years’
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NewsFrosties disappears from supermarkets amid packaging supply issues
At the time of writing, all Frosties cereal SKUs were out of stock online in Tesco and Morrisons
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ReportsHow the nutrient profiling model works: as simple as A minus C?
Underpinning new HFSS rules is a ‘nutrient profiling model’ that retailers must ensure all products comply with
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NewsNestlé shrinks Coffee Mate packs by 50g to mitigate soaring costs
The old 500g packs have been swapped for new 450g ones, The Grocer can reveal
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NewsEarth & Wheat adds value bread subscription box amid cost of living crisis
Earth & Wheat founder James Eid said he wanted to try and support customers by introducing a more affordable box to the range
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NewsCuzena adds trio of marinades inspired by Middle Eastern cuisine
The range is billed as a Middle Eastern equivalent of Nando’s range of cooking sauces
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NewsBranston following Heinz as prices of beans SKUs rocket
Research by The Grocer using Assosia data shows category leader Heinz isn’t the only baked beans brand getting dearer
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NewsKellogg’s opens new food innovation centre in Manchester
The Culinary and Sensory Centre comprises a packaging design lab, culinary kitchen, sensory hub and small-scale cereal factory
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NewsPrinces enters mixers with trio of blended juice drinks
The drinks are intended to be mixed with alcohol or enjoyed by themselves over ice
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NewsVegan ready meal brand The Brook closes after ‘challenging’ six months
In a recent LinkedIn post, CEO Thea Brook wrote that the business had ‘battled hard through one economic crisis after another’ since its launch in 2019
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NewsReal opens UK’s ‘first’ fermentation plant for non-alcoholic drinks
The Buckinghamshire site will be open to the public for tours, tastings and supper clubs
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NewsDoritos adds pizza-inspired flavours to attract gen Z shoppers
It comes as part of a larger innovation push by PepsiCo to recruit younger shoppers to its snacking range