Iconic snack returns
Burton’s Biscuit Company is set to reintroduce the iconic 1980s savoury snack brand, Burton’s Fish ‘n’ Chips. The move follows the snack brand being voted top of a poll in The Sun newspaper for brands readers most wanted to see make a comeback, as well as appearing in The Grocer’s ‘Bring Back a Brand’ campaign. […]
Demand grows for dough
A versatile frozen doughball with multiple uses has seen a surge in customer demand as it celebrates year-on-year growth of almost 50%. Kara, the foodservice brand of Fletchers Group of Bakeries, developed its doughball product to transform into a variety of customer favourites including pizza bases, garlic bread and bread rolls. Among other bread-based goods, […]
90-calorie frozen treat
Lifeway Foods Inc is expanding into the UK with a distribution agreement for Lifeway Frozen Kefir, its 90-calorie sweet treat made from probiotic-rich dairy kefir. Four flavors are available at Harvey Nichols, a leading one-stop-shop for the most exclusive international brands in fashion, beauty and food in the UK, in the retailer’s eight-floor flagship store […]
Spooky pickled onion snacks
Pom-Bear is repeating a Halloween limited edition that was successful in 2012 – Spooky Pickled Onion flavour. Consumer feedback on Spooky Picked Onion was strong in 2012, with many favourable blogs and posts to Pom-Bear’s Facebook page, including comments such as: “If your kids are into Halloween they will love it” and “The pickled onion […]
Sale of crisp brand agreed
Tyrrells Potato Crisps, hand-cooked premium crisp brand, has announced that its management, led by CEO David Milner and shareholder Langholm Capital, has agreed the sale of the business to institutional investor Investcorp, valuing the business at £100m. Investcorp is a leading provider and manager of alternative investment products with over $10.5 billion of assets under […]
Emerging economies drive gum sales
Global retail value sales of gum totalled $26.4 billion (€19.5bn) in 2012, up two per cent on 2011 (constant 2012 prices/fixed 2012 exchange rates).
Tasty treats in Netherlands
Blackthorn Foods has won first time business in the Netherlands for its award winning Melting Pot branded products. The company, based in Northern Ireland, has begun supplying its complete range of hand crafted fudges and fondues to Rosenberg Import BV in Roosendaal, near Eindhoven. The business in the Netherlands is Blackthorn’s first in Europe outside […]
Leaf to take a bite out of the gum sector
Leaf is set to help retailers unlock incremental sales within the confectionery category with the launch of its new product, Chewie Gum. Chewie Gum, which will be available in all trading channels, is a hard bubble gum sweet in three delicious variants – strawberry & banana, tropical and lemon. The gum sector is currently lacking […]
Intersnack acquires KP Snacks
Intersnack Group and United Biscuits have signed an agreement for Intersnack to acquire KP Snacks, UB’s snacks unit, from UB for an undisclosed sum. Intersnack and KP Snacks together will combine their unrivalled market expertise to further develop KP Snacks’ brands and explore new markets. The transaction is expected to close during the first quarter […]
Perfetti Van Melle looks to Burma
DKSH has entered into an agreement with Perfetti Van Melle for the marketing, sales and distribution of Perfetti Van Melle’s range of candies and soft chews across all trade channels in Myanmar. Perfetti Van Melle is a leading confectionery company, producing and distributing candies in more than 150 countries worldwide, including many well-known household brands […]
Hisaki expansion continues with nationwide Tesco deal
Still burning bright and breathing fire, Glasgow-based Hisaki Snacks has secured a nationwide store deal with supermarket giant Tesco. The Asian snack provider’s two product offerings – Hisaki Wasabi Peas 40g and Hisaki Wasabi Nuts 40g – will be available in Tesco stores throughout the UK. You can find them in the nuts & snacks […]
Rowntree’s celebrates 150 years
The confectionery company that helped change the way the United Kingdom and the rest of the world eats chocolate is celebrating its 150th anniversary this month. Rowntree’s, which was acquired by Nestlé in 1988, began as a small drinking cocoa producer in the city of York in the north of England in the 19th century. […]
Job losses vs investment
The words investment and job losses are rarely seen in the same paragraph, let alone sentence. However, Kraft has announced the loss of 200 jobs alongside a £50 million investment in its UK plants. In 2010, Kraft pledged that it would not close factories or make compulsory redundancies among UK manufacturing staff for two years […]
Kraft to cut 200 jobs
Kraft Foods is to cut 200 jobs under plans, which include £50 million investment in its chocolate and biscuit manufacturing, according to the company.