All articles by Vince Bamford – Page 60
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NewsTilda rice bought by US giant Hain Celestial
Hain Celestial – owner of brands including Ella’s Kitchen and Hartley’s Jam – has acquired UK rice supplier Tilda.
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NewsPremier Foods puts £20m into Mr Kipling factory in Barnsley
Premier Foods is to invest £20m in a new production line for its growing Mr Kipling Snack Pack slices range.
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NewsReckitt Benckiser joins supplements market with MegaRed krill
Reckitt Benckiser is making its debut in the £400m UK vitamin, mineral and supplement (VMS) market…
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NewsVimto joins market for 'water enhancers' with pocket squash
Vimto has become the second major drinks supplier to offer UK retailers a super-concentrated pocket-sized squash…
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NewsWeetabix unveils on-the-go breakfast drink
Weetabix has launched a breakfast drink - and tipped the on-the-go breakfast market to grow to £300m in two years.
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NewsJoyville deserted as new Dairy Milk push focuses on the product
Mondelez has unveiled its new Cadbury Dairy Milk ad campaign – and dropped the wackiness of the recent Joyville push…
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NewsAngry Birds land on Fruit Shoot bottles in new promotion
Britvic is giving consumers the chance to play an exclusive Angry Birds game through a Fruit Shoot promotion…
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NewsNew caffeine guidelines ruled out despite energy mints death
Caffeine consumption guidelines do not need to change, health chiefs have said, despite the death of a man who ate high-caffeine energy mints.
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NewsGaymers cider workers to vote on strike action over pay
C&C Group is facing strike action at the Somerset plant where brands including Gaymers cider are produced.
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NewsSchwartz Flavour Shots range explodes onto the screen
Schwartz is next week unveiling an explosive new ad campaign to promote its Flavour Shots range.
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NewsSugar-free Coke Zero urges shoppers to ‘Just Add Zero’
Coca-Cola Enterprises has announced a three-month push for its no-sugar Coke Zero.
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NewsGluten-free brand Genius expands into the Middle East
Free-from bakery brand Genius is going on sale in the Middle East for the first time this week.
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NewsWeetabix On The Go breakfast drinks target shoppers in a hurry
Weetabix Food Co is this week rolling out a breakfast drink it says has “all the energy, fibre and protein of a Weetabix cereal in milk”.
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NewsEntertainment market grows in 2013 but discs no longer fly
Digital services such as Netflix and Blinkbox helped the entertainment market grow for the first time in five years – but physical products such as discs continued to decline.
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NewsMcVitie's Digestives switch back to classic ‘dunkable’ recipe
United Biscuits is switching the recipe for its McVitie’s Digestives back to one last used four years ago, which contains more saturated fat.
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NewsMarigold gloves business sold to FHCS
Vileda owner Freudenberg Home and Cleaning Solutions (FHCS) is acquiring the Marigold household gloves business.
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NewsCanned sprouts sales soar as Brits seek convenient Christmas
Convenience is trumping tradition as a growing number of Brits get set to serve canned sprouts with Christmas dinner…
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NewsWalkers gives Do Us A Flavour social reboot
Walkers is to roll out a revamped version of one of its biggest-ever promotions…
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NewsWrigley UK boss Hamish Thomson moves down under
Wrigley UK boss Hamish Thomson is leaving the role to take up a global position in the business.
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Comment & OpinionFunny Feet, big steps
In 2013 The Grocer played a pivotal role in bringing about the return of ice cream brand Funny Feet. But it wasn’t the only development in the colourful world of ice cream.