Snacks <span id="Snacks"></span> – Page 6
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News
Deliciously Ella to supercharge growth as Hero Group acquires plant-based food brand
Founders Ella Mills and husband Matthew, who is CEO at the healthy snacking brand, will remain with the company under the new owners to lead the next stage of growth
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Proper partners with Netflix on limited-edition chilli caramel flavoured popcorn
The bags have hit Sainsbury’s, Tesco, Waitrose and Morrisons stores
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PepsiCo targets Gen Z with ultra-spicy Doritos pipeline
Over recent weeks it has applied to register ‘Ignite’, ‘Exxtra Flamin’ Hot’ and ‘Exxtreme Heat’ as trademarks
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Analysis & Features
Mars’ $36bn deal for Kellanova is a vote of confidence in snacking
Mars’ blockbuster deal is a huge bet that the shift towards snacking is here to stay – even across HFSS food. Will it inspire more M&A in fmcg?
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Comment & Opinion
Pom-Bear’s lack of sass makes it a snacking standout
‘Bellybutton!’ So gasps a child as she holds her Pom-Bear crisp aloft
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Proper eyes savoury snacking occasion with trio of new popcorn flavours
The HFSS-compliant, vegan and gluten-free snacks have hit Waitrose stores
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Urban Fruit subsumed into Bear masterbrand to ‘drive growth’
Its baked dried fruit snacks will be relaunched under the Bear brand in September
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Whitworths returns to pre-tax profit as sales boom
Whitworths is looking ahead to “an exciting year” after the dried fruit and nuts brand bounced back into the black on the back of double-digit sales growth
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PepsiCo invests £13m into ‘extensive upgrade’ of Doritos site
Work to install a new manufacturing line will commence in August
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Europe Snacks set for new PE ownership as One Rock finalises acquisition
The own-label crisps manufacturer is close to changing hands after its current private equity owner kicked off a sale process earlier this year
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Analysis & Features
How Oatopia went from athletic snack to gold award-winner
The business was started in 2011 by endurance athlete Tamar Coleman
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Profiles
My food & drink job: Maddy Hooton, brand manager, Takis
Brand manager Maddy shares how she stokes the flames of gen Z’s viral obsession with spicy Takis
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News
Tyrrells and Wallace & Gromit launch Wensleydale crisps into Co-op
The ‘quintessentially British’ crisps are an ode to Wallace’s favourite cheese
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Boundless bags £1.5m investment to cement position in gut health snacking
Cathy Moseley founded the business in 2017, launching a range of ‘activated’ crisps, nuts and seeds aimed at improving gut health
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Category Report
Kids’ lunch trends 2024: Obesity unpacked?
Childhood obesity peaked in lockdown. Today, it remains above pre-pandemic levels. So do our packed lunches need to change?
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Kellanova brings $1bn Cheez-It brand to the UK
The launch will be supported by an £18m marketing push
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Category Report
Lunch trends 2024: Why lunch is going places
As food-to-go options get more adventurous, brands are looking to broaden the horizons of lunchboxes, too. Who’s winning?
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Whitworths launches first TV ad to ‘drive consumption’ of nuts and seeds
The ad will run throughout the summer on Channel 4
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McVitie’s eyes ‘Zero’ added sugar spin-off for Digestives
The manufacturer has applied to register ‘McVitie’s Zero’ and ‘Jacob’s Bites’ as trademarks
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Aldi claims UK supermarket first with recycled content in own label crisp packets
The change will eliminate about 78 tonnes of virgin plastic from use annually, according to Aldi