All Products articles – Page 211
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NewsImpulse onslaught
Manor Bakeries is increasing the presence of its Mr Kipling and Cadbury Cakes brands in the impulse snacking cake category with the launch of a range of muffins, flapjacks and brownies.The eat-now cake market is worth £142m and is showing growth of 29.9 per cent year on year, although the ...
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Rebrand for Sharps
Monkhill Confectionery is relaunching its Sharps toffee range as Sharps of York, with five new products and a six-figure consumer marketing campaign.The company is revitalising the Sharps brand, which was first launched in 1911, with new packaging and the reintroduction of Sir Kreemy Knut – the eccentric aristocratic character first ...
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News£6m Tango splash
Ready for the start of Euro 2004, Britvic Soft Drinks is splashing out £6m on a summer campaign for Tango.From June 9, Tango’s Fred Card character will ‘Make some noise for the boys’ and report on the football action from Portugal live over the radio each day. The promotion will ...
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Cereal bars get fresh boost
Kellogg’s is giving the booming cereal bar sector a boost with the launch of Crunchy Nut bar, Nutri-Grain Yoghurty, and Special K Apple & Pear bar.Nutri-Grain Yoghurty comes in strawberry or raspberry, while Special K Apple & Pear joins the original and Peach & Apricot Special K bars.The cereal bar ...
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Patak’s sets sights on big growth
Patak’s has undergone an extensive programme of new product development in a bid to bring fresh inspiration to the Indian foods category and bring the sector back to double-digit growth.New Quick-cook sauces, flavoured wraps, frozen ready meals, luxury sauces and an Indian meal for one join the existing range.Spice Express ...
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Bottoms up for pickle
Premier Foods is hoping to drive usage of sweet pickles with the launch of Branston Squeezy, a range of pickle products in convenient plastic bottom-up bottles.Branston Mustard Pickle, which is a new flavour addition, Branston Smooth and Branston Small Chunk (rrp £1.19) will be backed by a £4m spend, including ...
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Multi-buy deal for Turtle Wax Extreme
A promotion of the Turtle Wax Extreme range – aimed at the affluent, younger motorist – is being supported by sole Turtle Wax distributor, Saxon Industries.Anyone buying two Extreme products will get another two free. The deal will be flagged in-store by point of sale material including special shelf-merchandising units, ...
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NewsLow-carb option
Nestlé Rowntree has become the first major UK confectionery company to introduce low carb versions of two of its best-selling chocolate brands – KitKat and Rolo – targeting the three million British people following a low-carb lifestyle. Over the past five years in the US, low carb versions of products ...
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Pork snack unveiled
Chilled savoury snacks brand Pork Farms has introduced a new snack bar exclusive to the independent and convenience store sectors.The Pork Farms Snack Bar comprises seasoned pork sausage meat filled with a soft cream and mayonnaise coleslaw, and encased in breadcrumbs.The new product is being sold in Pork Farms’ new-look ...
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Non-spill cartons for Del Monte juice line
Del Monte has unveiled a packaging overhaul for its Pure Blends and World Fruits juice ranges.The new format – called Combifit – has been designed to offer a non-spill cap, has a tamper evident mechanism, and is taller than standard one-litre cartons creating instant standout on shelf.The Pure Blends and ...
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Slim cigarettes for Silk Cut
A further development in the lower tar cigarette market has been made by Gallaher, with the launch of Silk Cut Slims.Dubbed a ‘sophisticated, stylish addition’ to Silk Cut, which holds a six per cent share of the UK cigarette market, the new brand has a rrp of £4.74, giving the ...
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NewsNestle footie fever
Nestlé Rowntree has teamed up with soccer legend Ian Wright for a promotion to celebrate this summer’s Euro 2004The Chants to Win on-pack promotion, which offers consumers the chance to text and win one of 10,000 prizes of £20, will feature across a range of brands including KitKat, Lion, Aero, ...
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UB goes foorball mad with on-pack offer
United Biscuits is driving snack growth in the build-up to Euro 2004 with a ‘Red Card & You’re Off’ on-pack promotion across The Real McCoy’s, Mini Cheddars, and KP Nuts.The promotion offers consumers the chance to find red cards in-pack to win trips to Portugal, yellow cards for branded football ...
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Typhoo gets fruity
Premier Foods is revitalising the tea category with the launch of a new range of infusions – Typhoo Fruit & Herb. As the first extension from the Typhoo brand in more than a decade, the range offers a ‘real fruit’ proposition for the fruit and herb category; and fresh packaging ...
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Walkers taps into new markets
Walkers is extending its Sensations and Doritos brands with Poppadom Bites, Chargrilled Steak & Peppercorn Sauce Sensations crisps, and Doritos Latinos. Poppadom Bites in three flavours – Cool Yogurt & Mint, Creamy Chicken Pasanda & Coriander, and Spicy Tandoori Masala – are all available in 70g packs (rrp £1.29), while ...
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NewsTrebor refreshes ’number one mint’
Cadbury Trebor Bassett has refreshed its Trebor brand with the launch of two sugar-free products and new packaging. The changes are designed to boost sales of ‘the number one mint brand in the UK’, which is worth £65m in retail sales and showing growth of eight per cent year on ...
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Soft drink sales up by 11%
Functional drinks and mineral waters are the key drivers of growth in the soft drinks category through forecourts, according to Britvic’s Soft Drinks Category Report for 2004.While sales of soft drinks through multiple forecourts (up 11 per cent) were in line with the overall market, functional drinks grew strongly and ...
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a:m extends
McVitie’s has added a granola bar to its McV a:m range of breakfast products.Granola bars are already a success in the US and are said to offer an incremental sales opportunity and higher price points to drive category value.The McV a:m Granola Bar is made up of whole nuts, fruits, ...
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Boost impulse sweet sales
A new range of display systems from Haribo have been designed to help retailers drive impulse sales.The company, which markets three of the top five branded family-size sugar confectionery bags – Starmix, Tangastics and Kiddies’SuperMix – is launching a new countertop unit, plus two new attachments that fit onto existing ...
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Poppets cause a stir
The Poppets spring roadshow was launched in London’s Carnaby Street by Dainton and Pritchard – of TV’s Dirty Sanchez – doing a stunning skateboard jump over six members of the public.Skilled skateboarders Dirty Sanchez are famous for their on-screen dares and stunts such as stapling their fingers to desks and ...