Hotting up
MARS says last year’s warm summer contributed to a 21% increase in sales of its ice cream products.
But it also stresses the importance of...
PMP range extended
NEW Cornetto flavours to be launched in price-marked packs are included in a raft of activity by Unilever in the run-up to summer. The...
Frozen drinks assets
THE Rubicon brand, which covers an exotic juice drinks range as well as ice cream lines has sales worth £101m and it has sold...
Scots choose cool options
TAKE-HOME ice cream sales are growing at a faster rate in Scotland than in the rest of Great Britain according to Kantar Worldpanel. Figures...
Chefs cook up new lines for the freezer
BIRDS Eye has added lightly dusted cod fillets and two new pasta dishes to its range.
Developed by its in-house chefs, the new cod fillets...
Potato range adds spice
FROZEN potato producer McCain has expanded its portfolio with six new products.
Spicy Peri Peri Fries and Steakhouse Ridge Cut Fries are each available with...
The meaty alternative
CHILLED snacking products offer a huge sales opportunity according to Kerry Foods.
The company behind Mattessons says that although the snacking category continues to be...
Ice cream and pizza appeal
FROZEN foods have done well since the recession arrived. A number of frozen food sub-categories, especially burgers, were negatively affected by the horse meat...
While you’re in the pink
MAGNUM, said by owner Unilever to be the UK’s number-one ice cream brand, is set to launch two new limited-edition flavours for summer 2015...
Essentially chilled
LOOK into a c-store that’s been refitted in the last couple of years and it’s likely that you’ll find a major share of the...
Ready meals to get red tractor
READY meals made with Red Tractor Assured meat can now carry a modified version of the scheme’s symbol.
The new “made with” logo is designed...
Healthy image makes the chiller a winner
Whether they are buying pizzas, ready meals or cold meats, consumers are looking for more than just convenience from fridge foods.
BUSY lifestyles, the...
Time to give peas a chance
MOVE over sprouts: according to frozen food giant Birds Eye, frozen vegetables such as garden peas and petit pois perform particularly well at Christmas,...
Cold comfort – Healthy figures for frozen market
DESPITE the horsemeat scandal, the frozen food market is now worth more than £5.6bn and grew in value by 4.5% last year.
According to Kantar...
Pizza joins the thin crowd – New variant launched
FROZEN pizza is a Scottish favourite, with almost 70% buying it, as opposed to 65.9% of the GB population, according to Goodfella’s.
The company...
Picked, packed and purchased
Good, well-managed fresh produce brings profit and boosts a shop’s image. But it takes work. We look at how two retailers are responding to...
