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NewsPip & Nut appoints Mindful Chef CEO Tim Lee as non-executive director
The appointment comes at a ‘key moment’ of growth for the brand
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Category ReportCakes & biscuits trends 2024: Cake around the clock
As mealtimes give way to ‘snack time’, how are cakes and biscuits capitalising? And how is the trend shaping innovation efforts?
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NewsRheal hires advisors as it explores sale and expansion options
Rheal has hired M&A advisors to explore a sale of the rapidly growing superfoods brand as it looks to expand the business further into the grocery channel and international markets
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NewsHero Group outlines big expansion plans for Deliciously Ella
Hero CEO Rob Versloot told The Grocer he had also identified significant headroom to grow distribution in the UK in Tesco and Sainsbury’s, where the brand already has a presence, and in Asda, where listings are more limited
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Analysis & FeaturesWhy specialist retailers and suppliers attend the Farm Shop & Deli Show
More listings, better customer relationships and meaningful feedback are just a few reasons businesses exhibit
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NewsDeliciously 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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NewsProper 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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NewsPepsiCo 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 & FeaturesMars’ $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 & OpinionPom-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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NewsProper 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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NewsUrban 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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NewsWhitworths 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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NewsPepsiCo invests £13m into ‘extensive upgrade’ of Doritos site
Work to install a new manufacturing line will commence in August
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NewsEurope 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 & FeaturesHow Oatopia went from athletic snack to gold award-winner
The business was started in 2011 by endurance athlete Tamar Coleman
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ProfilesMy 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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NewsTyrrells 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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NewsBoundless 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 ReportKids’ 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?