All Rice, pasta & noodles articles – Page 8
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Category ReportCan brands bring world cuisine home? World cuisine category report 2022
Branded, premium ready meals are growing as shoppers trade down from restaurant fare. Where are the largest opportunities?
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NewsInstant noodles brand Kabuto adds duo of mac and cheese pasta pots
The innovation marked a ‘new direction’ for the brand, said Kabuto
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ReportsWhy Pasta Evangelists is pivoting from DTC
Italian food specialist Pasta Evangelists is proving the power of omnichannel
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NewsPrinces splashes £2m on Napolina ‘overhaul’ amid declining sales
The marketing push will kick off this month with a campaign aiming to highlight the quality of Napolina’s product range
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Category ReportIs Jamie Oliver the future of pasta? Pasta category report 2022
While shoppers are trading down in pasta, chef-style, premium sauce brands are growing. Will they put a twist on the category?
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NewsHeinz looks set to launch One Pan frozen meals in the UK
Heinz debuted the range in Australia in July and has applied to register its name with the Intellectual Property Office under classes 29 and 30
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Comment & OpinionEasy-Bake Battle: Queer Eye’s Antoni blends convenience with pointlessness
Queer Eye food expert Antoni Porowski – the king of culinary shortcuts – makes the perfect host for Netflix’s Easy-Bake Battle
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Comment & OpinionTilda’s new campaign sounds about right
Rice brand Tilda has put sound front and centre of its new ad – though it’s gone a bit beyond the usual ‘cooking noises’
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NewsPasta Evangelists sales nearly double on omnichannel growth
Fresh Italian food specialist Pasta Evangelists almost doubled revenues following its sale to Barilla, although it warned the DTC market has slowed in 2022
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NewsCrosta & Mollica moves into ready meals with Ocado range
The meals offered a ‘true taste of Italian cooking without the hassle’, claimed Crosta & Mollica
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NewsRice markets rocked by South Asian floods and export curbs
The UK is likely to escape the worst of any supply logjam as basmati is unaffected
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NewsBatchelors noodles and pasta SKUs hit by supply issues
A spokesman for the Batchelors brand said owner Premier Foods had “seen high levels of consumer demand over recent months”
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InterviewsWhite Rabbit’s free-from trip from Italy to Oxford, via the pub
The brand’s founders are taking traditional Italian fare and turning it gluten-free. It may not please their family, but it’s making shoppers happy
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NewsWhite Rabbit enters ambient aisles with its first risotto
Featuring the ‘perfect porcini and champignon mushroom combo’, the arborio rice mix is vegan, gluten-free and ready for plates in 20 minutes
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NewsCrosta & Mollica adds dried pastas and pasta sauces to its lineup
The innovations were intended to help UK consumers ‘create the perfect Italian comfort dish in their own home’, said Crosta & Mollica
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NewsLove Island couple help spark 11.4% uplift in tiramisu sales
According to NielsenIQ data, value sales of the dessert reached £542.5K in the week ending 30 July 2022
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NewsBen’s Original launches scholarship scheme for black hospitality workers
It will offer 15 funded places on selected courses offered by Leiths School of Food & Wine, London
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NewsTikTok selling fresh food for first time in UK
As of today (1 August), TikTok users can purchase fresh food on the platform from the relevant brand’s TikTok Shop page
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NewsItalian drought set to hit supplies of olive oil, rice, fruit and vegetables
The warnings from importers come as the FAO’s global rice price index was up for a sixth consecutive month in June
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NewsPot Noodle adds Doner Kebab flavour and reformulates block noodle range
The block noodle category had seen a ‘surge in popularity due to people continuing to work from home’, said Pot Noodle