Mars Inc's Wrigley is to relaunch its Skittles confectionery brand in the UK in the New Year with a range re-design and an extra product. The GBP5m relaunch will see the company launch a Skittles Confused variant, whereby the colour of ...
Tags: Mars Inc, new product, Skittles, food industry
Murad introduces Resurgence Age-Diffusing Firming Mask that instantly tightens, firms and rehydrates skin Clinical skincare brand Murad launched the first comprehensive skincare line developed to treat hormonally aging skin. Murad's ...
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US speciality food group Inventure Foods has attributed its third-quarter profits to rising sales of its frozen natural and health food products. Net income in the three months to 29 September increased to US$1.7m, compared a loss of ...
Tags: Frozen sales, Inventure Q3 gains, natural and health food
The UK Food Standards Agency (FSA) has announced that it has been notified that three marinated mushrooms products, manufactured in Poland, do not bear the correct allergen labelling. The products contain sulphites, which are not declared ...
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US-based Santa Cruz Organic has introduced new flavors to its line of Santa Cruz Organic Fruit Spreads, just in time for the holiday season. The two new flavors include Mango and Concord Grape, which are an addition to the four existing ...
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The researchers at the Queensland Department of Agriculture are developing a new hybrid fruit pina-colada type fruit, which is a combination of pineapple and coconut. The department has been involved in the development of the AusFestival ...
Tags: Queensland Department of Agriculture, fruit, pineapple, coconut
UK baked goods company McCambridge has sold its own-label cake division to private-equity firm NBGI. The deal, announced this morning (5 December), is for a business that operates bakeries in Manchester, Bradford, Blackburn, ...
Tags: McCambridge, own-label, PE firm NBGI
Muller Dairy has revamped its Corner yoghurt range in the UK to include a new recipe, a change in its six-pack combinations and a packaging redesign. This is the first phase in what Muller claims is a "major programme" to revamp the ...
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Ag Against Hunger is a Salinas-based non-profit organization that feeds more than 3 million low-income people each year by distributing fresh produce donated by coastal produce growers and shippers. Over the past 22 years since Ag Against ...
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UK retailer Sainsbury's has launched a range of fruit-based snacks and smoothies for children. The retailer has launched mini packs of Raisins & Juicy Blueberries and bite sized Apricots, in addition to Fairtrade Strawberry or Lemon ...
Tags: kids snacks, kids smoothies, fruit snacks, frui smoothies
Design agency JDO has linked up with Heineken to create the brand identity for a new extension to its Zlatopramen beer The Czech Republic brand has launched Zlatopramen Zimni, a beer mixed with pear fruit juice and cinnamon spice and ...
Tags: Czech Republic brand, Zlatopramen Zimni, winterish nature of the drink
Food giant Heinz has appointed Lee Rolston to the role of director for its Explore UK & Ireland division. Rolston, who joins Heinz from Muller Dairy where he was marketing director, will head up the firm's Explore team, created earlier ...
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At the end of June 2012, Wrap launched the Hospitality and Foodservice Agreement with the broad aim of reducing food and associated packaging waste. But what does this mean for the foodservice packaging sector and what steps can be taken to ...
Hershey has teamed up with Mexican cocoa supplier AMCO to re-introduce the cultivation of the commodity in the south of the country. The US confectioner has launched the Mexican Cocoa Project to help cocoa growing in a country where ...
Tags: Cocoa Crops, cocoa prices, production plants
Heinz has extended its baby desserts pots range in the UK with the addition of two new SKUs. Fruity Pudding with Banana and Oats, and Fruity Yogurt Peach, designed for babies aged four to 36 months, are available in four-packs of 100g ...
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