All Pies and pastries articles – Page 10
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Higgidy reports 45% increase in sales and looks into new sites
Upmarket pie maker Higgidy has seen its turnover rocket by 45% over the past year and is eyeing new manufacturing sites as it looks to double capacity. Sales growth for the West Sussex company totalled £8.1m for the year to 30 September ...
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Higgidy quiches join the Boots Meal Deal
Upmarket pie maker Higgidy has joined forces with Boots to launch a range of smaller quiches to capture a share of the lunchtime market. Higgidy's Little Quiches, rolling into Boots this month, will be sold as part of the retailer's Meal...
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Pukka targeting lads with only pies tailor-made for microwave
Pukka-Pies is about to make the nation's lads very happy it is launching what it claims is the market's only frozen pie range tailor-made for the microwave.
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Comment & Opinion
Pompey debt suckers Pukka
Pukka Pies may be sending some well-fed heavies down to the south coast, after it emerged that Portsmouth FC relegated and in administration owes the pie maker the princely sum of £40.League rules mean football creditors get first...
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Pukka Pies upgrades to family size
Pukka Pies has launched its first family-size pies with the aim of becoming market leader in the family-size hot pie market.The 700g pies come in chicken and steak varieties (rsp: £3.89) and will be in Asda, Sainsbury's and Tesco from...
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Higgidy revises targets after failing to hit £8m
Upmarket pie maker Higgidy has set out its stall to become a £10m brand next year - despite having missed its sales target for this year. Higgidy sales have grown from £4m to £6m in the past year, falling short of the £8m target the company...
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Peter’s eyes slice of Pukka-Pies’ market with Premier range
Welsh pie specialist Peter’s is hoping to grab a slice of Pukka-Pies’ market with a new ‘posh’ pastry range that launched into more than 400 Sainsbury’s stores this week. The Premier Pie range carries an rsp of £1.35, pitching it right in Pukka’s…
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Higgidy adds quiches in bid to be £8m brand
Upmarket pie brand Higgidy plans to double the size of its business to £8m in the next year through new category launches and upscaled distribution.The premium brand is rolling out a range of quiches this month in its first move beyond...
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Company Profile - Higgidy
Since they cut themselves a slice of the premium pie market in October 2003, Camilla Stephens and James Foottit have earned their crust in the own label sector. But with two product launches last November into the branded arena, the husband...
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Company Profile Higgidy
Since they cut themselves a slice of the premium pie market in October 2003, Camilla Stephens and James Foottit have earned their crust in the own-label sector. But with two product launches last November in the branded arena, the husband and...
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In Brief: Bee Movie promo; Higgidy additions; Hunger-stoppers
Bee Movie promo Honey Monster Foods has teamed up with Paramount DreamWorks' film Bee Movie for an on-pack promotion on Sugar Puffs to coincide with the film's launch on 14 December. Shoppers can win an XBox 360 and copy of the...
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Pukka pie fix now available in-store
Fans of Pukka Pies will no longer need to go to the local chippie or bakery to get their fix of pastry, as the brand is making its retail debut in the Midlands.Three of the company’s biggest sellers – Steak & Kidney, Chicken & Mushroom...