Honey Creative has developed new packaging for the entire retail and in-meeting product range of Weight Watchers International. Weight Watchers, which provides a range of food products, will roll out more than 170 product skus across 30 ...
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Kirsty’s and Kids’ Kitchen has appointed Cheshire based PR and marketing specialists, The Source Partnership, to help drive sales and boost market share in the sector. The six figure budget will include both online and offline ...
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UK-based innovative packaging solutions provider KM Packaging Services has launched a new steam venting product. With this new product, the company has enhanced its range of feature-led specialist lidding films, catering to an increase in ...
Packaging system manufacturer, Sealed Air will be launching its new vacuum packaging solution – Simple Steps? Gourmet Plates – at Melbourne's foodpro 2014, Australasia's largest food processing exhibition. Simple Steps? ...
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MeadWestvaco (MWV), a global packaging company has introduced SmartFare, a new package for chilled ready meals (CRM). The new SmartFare packages are said to transform the CRM tray into a brandable experience, as well as increase brand ...
Tags: Chilled Ready Meals, Package
Just for Kids launches in stores nationwide throughout September across chilled ready meals including spaghetti bolognese, sausage and mash and chicken casserole, with the proposition ‘Kids at Heart, Mums in Mind’. This is not ...
Food firm Kerry Group has posted promising half yearly figures despite UK brands flat-lining in spreads and frozen food as a result of heavy promotions and the horsemeat effect. While the firm’s Richmond sausages, Wall’s ...
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Greencore's third quarter (Q3) results tell a tale of two regions, with strong progress in the US offsetting declines in its UK home market. Greencore's product mix includes a range of prepared meals Italian ready meals, poor weather ...
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Beer emerged as the biggest food and drink winner from the July heatwave, with the category gaining £57.4M in value in that month, according to market analyst IRI. July saw beer, ice cream and soft fruit all gain significant value ...
UK-based KM Packaging Services has unveiled a new lidding film which is designed to increase the shelf-life of chilled ready meals. According to the company, the new film caters to street food brands that are looking for shelf-appeal and ...
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Chilled food manufacturer Greencore will continue to benefit from the long-term trend towards convenience food but, in the UK, the horsemeat scandal is continuing to depress its performance. Patrick Coveney predicted adjusted earnings per ...
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In its preliminary 2012/13 results published today (17 April), the firm also confirmed that it is winding up its chain of 199 US Fresh & Easy shops, which has never made a profit, at cost of 1.2 billion. The UK’s biggest supermarket ...
Derby-based ethnic food manufacturer S&A Foods plans to make up to 70 of its 500 staff redundant as it restructures its chilled ready meals business. Perween Warsi's firm S&A Foods will be making 70 of its 500 staff redundant The ...
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US-based company Intelligent Packaging Solutions (IPS) has launched new 'Desto' cup, a packaging format for frozen ready meals. Last year, the Desto cup was unveiled into chilled ready meals market, but now it has been launched for the ...
Tags: Intelligent Packaging, Frozen Ready Meal Packaging Format, Packaging
A beef ready meal manufacturer is fighting to preserve the 750 jobs at its Somerset site, as sales fall in the wake of the horsemeat scandal. Oscar Mayer supplies chilled ready meals to Sainsbury, which has seen reduced sales of ...