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Comment & OpinionGraze sale is a smart step for Unilever. What’s next?
With Unilever focused on power brands, it’s clear, like Graze, that Marmite, Bovril and Colman’s would be better served by a new, more focused owner who can champion and get the best out of them
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NewsDoritos trademark activity points to Scoops spin-off
Owner PepsiCo has applied to register ‘Doritos Scoops’ as a trademark with the IPO
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NewsKP Snacks strikes threaten Christmas crisps shortage
According to GMB Union, 85% of process operatives have voted to strike
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NewsCandy Kittens snaps up Unilever’s Graze as part of new growth strategy
Candy Kittens has swooped to acquire Graze from Unilever as the confectionery supplier takes its first steps into the wider snacking category
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Category ReportHow on-the-go is getting healthier: trends in food on the go 2025
Food to go is going on a health kick as operators diversify their offers with more salads, sushi and wraps. Where does this activity leave traditional grab ‘n’ go items?
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NewsUnilever in advanced talks to sell Graze to Katjes
Unilever is close to selling underperforming snacking brand Graze to Germany’s Katjes at a discount price
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NewsMcVitie’s trademark activity points to non-HFSS savoury innovation
Owner Pladis has applied to register ‘McVitie’s Grain Joy’ as a trademark
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NewsLosses double at Graze as owner Unilever completes integration
Losses at Graze have almost doubled as owner Unilever integrated the snacking brand into the wider UK foods operation
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NewsMajor scientific study calls for global action on UPFs
Papers published in The Lancet on Wednesday called for a ‘co-ordinated global response’ to protect policymaking from industry interference
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NewsTayto Group hires former Yodel boss as chief executive
The new hire replaces Fergal McCann, who will retire in January
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Events & AwardsThe Grocer’s New Product & Packaging Awards 2025: Healthier snacking
Combining puffed red black-eyed beans with Phka Rumduol brown jasmine rice, Ibis’s rice cakes contain only three ingredients and have ‘great flavour and crunch’
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Events & AwardsThe Grocer’s New Product & Packaging Awards 2025: Infant & children’s food
Our judges enjoyed the Organix Fruit Bar’s ‘light aroma, with sweet dates, prunes and a slight hint of oil flavour with a soft bite texture’
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Events & AwardsThe Grocer’s New Product & Packaging Awards 2025: Label & pack design of the year – snacks
The illustrations were quite simply ‘amazing’, said our judges, with a level of quality befitting individual art prints and ‘perfect positioning’ for the target audience
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Events & AwardsThe Grocer’s New Product & Packaging Awards 2025: Crisps & snacks
Taylors Snacks has paired classic pickled onion with the intense heat of Carolina Reaper chilli, in what they insist is a ‘never seen before’ flavour combination
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Comment & OpinionHFSS regulations mean brands must collaborate on culture
Brands whose portfolios lean on indulgence, snack culture or ‘treat’ positioning now face a fundamental marketing rethink, says Emma Wills, client services director at Seen Connects
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ProfilesMy food & drink job: Alice Jeavons, national account manager, Kind Snacks
‘Everyone sees the perks involved, but they don’t see that the workload and pressure can be just as high’
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Comment & OpinionRowdy rap trio bring the noise for KP nuts
The ‘Woodland Clan’ – an obnoxiously dressed, irritatingly loud squirrel, badger and hedgehog – spit rhymes about the couple and the KP treats they’re enjoying
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NewsCadbury discontinues HFSS-compliant Fruitier & Nuttier range after two years
Value sales of Cadbury Fruitier & Nuttier Trail Mix fell by 51.2% in 2024
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NewsPepsiCo eyes relaunch of Walkers Baked as sales slide
It has registered a new-look logo with the IPO
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NewsPepsiCo axes Smiths Tomato Snaps to focus on popular lines
‘We know that fans of Snaps will be sad to see them go,’ said PepsiCo