Flavours Newsletter
Jul 2003 - What’s new in Flavours

Key Statistics
Britons top for Vitamin consumption
Britons are twice as likely to take vitamin pills as other Europeans.
More than 40% of Britons take dietary supplements, and 75% of those who take vitamins, do so at least once every day.
This compares with France, Germany and Italy where only a quarter of people take vitamins. In Spain the figure is just one in 10.
Daily Telegraph, on Headlines from Mintel

Key Statistics
Milk consumption up in US, down in UK
Between 1980 and 2000 milk consumption per capita rose 11% in the US with the average American drinking 584 pounds per year.
In the UK, consumption fell from 102.2 litres per year in 1992 to 94.3 litres in 2000.
Brand Magazine, on Headlines from Mintel

Key Statistics
Morning goods, a quick breakfast solution
With Britons spending less time on their breakfasts, morning goods have become the popular choice, able to be consumed 'on-the-hoof'.
Morning goods, which include treats, snacks and everyday breakfast items, are estimated to be worth £42 million, with growth of 27.5% year-on-year (12 months to December 2002).
Bread, morning goods and fruit are now responsible for two-thirds of the UK breakfast food market.
British Baker

Key Statistics
UK tops own label market
UK supermarkets sell far more of their own-brand products than any other country.
Own-label goods generate 45% of supermarket sales in Britain, compared with just 20% in the US. In Europe, figures range from 13% in Italy to 36% in Belgium.
Ulster Grocer, on Headlines from Mintel

Key Statistics
Record fresh fruit sales in the UK
The Summer 2003 heat wave in the UK has encouraged more people to buy fresh fruits and vegetables, with sales reported to be at record levels.
Tesco says that water melon sales have leapt 64% on 2002, peppers up 42%, raspberries 38%, apples, 37%, oranges 23% and kiwi fruit 16%.
'Detox consumers' have also helped grow sales of nuts, herbal and fruit teas plus spices.
The Times, on Headlines from Mintel

Key Statistics
Britons prefer going out to staying in
New research into European leisure habits found that for people in Britain, going out is better than staying in.
A traditional culture of pub visiting, plus improvements in the restaurant food on offer leads Brits to drink and dine out of the home more often than their European counterparts.
Wall Street Journal Europe, on Headlines from Mintel

Key Statistics
Sunny D sales jump 32%
Procter & Gamble says that sales of its Sunny D juice drink leapt by 32% in the UK, following its re-launch
Sales in June 2003 were nearly a 3rd higher than the previous month, coming in the wake of a £7.5 million campaign.
(Makes you wonder how far sales had fallen on previous adverse publicity, to achieve such high % growth)
Marketing, on Headlines from Mintel

Key Statistics
Tails of growing indulgence
The growing emphasis on variety, treating and as in so many other sectors, convenience, has driven the dog and cat food market up 3% to a value of £1.9bn over the last year.
Grocere.TodayAlerts

Key Statistics
The UK bottled water market
According to market research firm Mintel, the UK bottled water market was worth £955m in 2002. Over 2bn litres were sold last year compared to 720m in 1998, while consumption is expected to rise to 4bn litres by 2007. Still water is three times as popular as sparkling, while flavoured varieties are chosen by one in five people.
Food Industry News, July 2003

Key Statistics
Top 100 food and dink manufacturers in the British Isles
Food & Drink Business has presented its eighth annual ranking of the leading food and drink manufacturers in the UK and Ireland, measured by turnover. There is little change in the top 10, with Nestle UK replacing Mars UK, who slips to 11. The top ten are as follows:
Unilver (Food); Diageo; SABMiller; Cadbury Schweppes; Associated British Foods; Scottish & Newcastle; Allied Domecq; Tate & Lyle; Kerry Group; Nestle UK
And there are 7 new entrants into the to p100:
Kellogg UK Holding (32); Chivas Bros (57); Coco-Cola Bottlers Ireland (89); Farmers Boy (93); Richmond Foods (97); Tulip (98); and Dale Farm (100)
Food & Drink Business, June 2003

Key Statistics
Bottled water growth shows no sign of slowing
Health awareness, the poor quality of tap water in some regions and the recent hot weather have combined to boost sales of bottled water in the UK - a market which still has plenty of growth potential according to market analysts Mintel.
The UK bottled water market has almost tripled (179 per cent growth) in volume over the past four years, with volumes last year topping 2 billion litres compared to just 720 million in 1998. But the market is showing no signs of reaching saturation, with volume set to reach 4 billion litres by 2007.
Flavoured water is yet to take off, the report shows, with just one in five people drinking it on a regular basis. However, it is widely believed that the flavoured water market could hold the key to persuading more people to drink more water, bridging the gap between carbonates and water.
Nutraingredients.com
http://www.nutraingredients.com/news/news.asp?id=7404

Key Statistics
Confectioners stick with gum
Global chocolate volumes, traditionally the largest in the confectionery market, are due to be overtaken by sugar by 2005, while gum is rapidly becoming by far the most profitable confectionery product available.
According to latest research by market analysts Euromonitor, the global chocolate market is set to increase by nearly 4 per cent to $56 billion (€49.6bn) in 2003. However, this growth, partly the result of a weakening dollar but also due to premiumisation strategies, conceals the lowest annual volume increase since 1998.
Chocolate confectionery value sales are forecast to grow even slower than the traditionally low-cost sugar market between 2003 and 2008 despite chocolate premiumisation strategies.
Foodnavigator.com
http://www.foodnavigator.com/news/news.asp?id=7993

Key Statistics
Crisps remain Britain's favourite snack
Crisps remain the favourite snack of people in Britain, according to a Marketing-commissioned poll of 965 consumers.
When asked "What type of food do you snack on?" 50% of people replied crisps, followed by fruit (31%), confectionery (30%) biscuits (24%), bread snacks (21%), dairy products (12%), cakes (6%), breakfast foods (6%) and other savoury snacks (5%).
Marketing, on Headlines from Mintel

Business & Economics
Retail sales boosted by June sunshine
Retail sales in June grew 3% on the previous year, compared with 1.5% in May, as shoppers splurged on summer sunshine accessories like sunglasses and swimsuits, according to the British Retail Consortium-KPMG sales monitor. Seasonal items played a strong part in the performance, with products such as ice cream driving the food market. Wine and spirits also proved popular in the drinks market. The DIY sector showed a mixed performance, as sales of outdoor furniture rose while sales of household goods fell.
Financial Times, on Headlines from Mintel

Business & Economics
UK retail sales up 1.9% in June 2003
The Office for National Statistics reports that UK retail sales grew by 1.9% in June 2003, as the best heat-wave in almost 20 years buoyed trade on the high street.
It was the highest monthly growth since November 2001, while sales increased by 6% on the previous year.
Reuters, on Headlines from Mintel
http://www.statistics.gov.uk

International Developments
DENMARK: Guarana goes north
Aimed at young adults, SanSao has been added to the Coca-Cola Nordic and Baltic beverage portfolio. In January the Brazilian dri9nk flavoured with Amazonian berries was launched in Norway. Now Denmark is the second country outside Latin America to introduce SanSao - the taste is said to be a mix of apple and pineapple.
Soft drinks based on Guarana are common in Brazil where, historically, Guarana berries have been taken to restore energy after illness, as a remedy for stomach problems.
Soft Drinks International, July 2003

International Developments
IRELAND: Eire bottled water sales up 9%
Sales of bottled water in the Republic of Ireland have leapt by 9% in 12 months to 107m litres, compared to a year before.
A study carried out by the water producer Ballygowan showed that still water accounted for nearly 85% of those sales. Meanwhile some 19% came from dispenser sales and the fastest growing category were sales on garage forecourts, which were up 30% on a year before.
Just-drinks.com
http://just-drinks.com/nd.asp?art=20206

International Developments
INDIA: Thirsts for soft drinks
An exceptionally hot summer in India last year was good news for soft drink producers, in particular carbonate manufacturers who saw sales surge by 20 per cent.
Beveragedaily.com
http://www.beveragedaily.com/news/news.asp?id=664

International Developments
DENMARK: A FROC in your throat
Danish brewery group Bryggerigruppen has teamed up with Rexam Glass Holmegaard to produce bottles for its new brand of alcoholic beverage, FROC. The brand's name is short for Fine Ready-made Original Cooler.
FROC is a malt-based alcoholic drink available in lime flavoured FROC Ice, and a lime & rum variety of FROC Brazil. The manufacturer claims that the drink offers consumers a less-sweet alternative to similarly positioned products, and is aimed at 20 to 35 year olds. The beverage is yet another entrant into the ever-growing flavoured alcoholic beverages (FABs) market.
BeverageDaily News Headlines.com
http://www.beveragedaily.com/news/news.asp?id=654

International Developments
SWEDEN: Alcohol advertising up 300%
The drinks industry spent some 28.2m Swedish crowns (US$3.5m) on alcohol advertising in Sweden in the first half of 2003, according to figures in the Swedish press today from the polling institute Sifo. The figure amounts to a 300% year-on-year increase.
The period in question saw a lifting by the Swedish parliament on the ban on alcohol advertising in newspapers. However, in April, a ban was re-imposed on alcoholic drinks over 15% abv.
Meanwhile, at the same time the country's alcohol sales at the retail monopoly Systembolaget rose by 4.7%. While wine sales rose 6.3% compared to the same period last year, sales of alcohol stronger than 15% fell by 1.7%.
Just-drinks.com
http://just-drinks.com/nd.asp?art=20268&dm=yes

International Developments
SCANDINAVIA: Milking the non-dairy market
Scandinavians drink more milk than anyone else in Europe, but this has not stopped them from becoming among the most avid consumers of non-dairy drinks as well, helped by marketing efforts of retailers and new product launches.
Foodanddrinkeurope.com
http://www.foodanddrinkeurope.com/news/news.asp?id=2553

Competitors & Supply Chain
A fresh look for Nesquik
Nestlé has launched a chilled milk drink version of its ambient Nesquik product. Nesquik Fresh is available in a one-litre fridge-door format with a 14-day shelf life. The product is the result of a joint venture between Nestlé and the farmer-owned dairy co-operative Milk Link. Nestlé is to provide consumer branding support for the product, while Milk Link will produce and distribute the product. This is reported to be a groundbreaking contract for Milk Link, and reflects a strategy of working in partnership with leading industry players to create products which are attractive to consumers and add value to its members' milk.
Food Industry News, July 2003

Competitors & Supply Chain
Suppliers call for supermarket regulator
Suppliers have criticised the big four supermarkets over unfair practices and called for the Government to create a supermarket regulator in order to crackdown on these practices. Suppliers feel that the code of practice introduced by the Office of Fair Trading has proved to be ineffective, and the matter is now to be referred back to the Competition Commission which it is thought will recommend the introduction of a watchdog.
The Times, on Headlines from Mintel

Competitors & Supply Chain
No margin for error
Consolidation continues to be the name of the game for the usual suspects dominating OC&C's 2003 Grocer Index, carried out exclusively for The Grocer.
But smaller UK food manufacturers are seeing a sharp fall in margins as they struggle to stay competitive.
Grocer.TodayAlert.com

Retail & Company News
Northern Foods takes over at Solway
Northern Foods has taken control of the 40% of chilled convenience foods group Solway it did not already own for £24.7m.
Solway supplies own label sandwiches, prepared salads and pasta salad snacks to major retailers and in particular to Tesco.
Grocer.todayalerts.co.uk
http://www.grocertoday.co.uk/article.asp?s=1&a=256310

Retail & Company News
Food firm swallowed
Solway Foods, which employs 700 people in Corby, has been taken over in a £26.7m deal. Hull-based Northern Foods acquired a 40% holding in Solway in February 2000. It has now bought the rest of the company for £26.7m.
Solway produces fresh chilled convenience foods for sale under the brands of major retailers, principally Tesco. Its main product lines are sandwiches, sushi, prepared salad meals and pasta salad snacks.
Northamptonshire Business Week

Retail & Company News
Northern Foods issues second quarter warning
Northern Foods has announced first quarter trading in line with expectations, but warned that the second quarter may see weaker underlying sales and margin pressure. Group sales for the company were up 5.8% in the first 13 weeks.
Financial Times, on Headlines from Mintel

Retail & Company News
UK coffee shop sector growing rapidly
The UK coffee shop sector is still growing rapidly and will turn over more than £1 billion a year by December 2005.
According to the Project Café4 report, the number of coffee shops in the UK will increase by 5.1% each year until December 2005.
In May 2003 there were 7,603 coffee shops operating across the UK. Branded coffee shop chains, such as Starbucks, Costa and Caffe Nero, are predicted to grow by 30% between May this year and December 2005, with the number of outlets increasing from 1,460 to 1,900. And the volume of "food-focused" coffee bars, such as Pret a Manger, will increase by 15% to 790 outlets, up from 686 in May 2003.
Caterer.com, on Headlines from Mintel

Retail & Company News
Panda Pops move
Linda Lord is to be brand manager for Hall & Woodhouse's children's fizzy drink Panda Pops. She was previously brand manager at Omega Pharma, where she was responsible for brands such as the Predictor pregnancy test.
The Grocer

Retail & Company News
Lakeland to but Pritchitt
Lakeland Dairies is to buy foodservice manufacturer LE Pritchitt for £13m. Subject to Competition Commission approval, the acquisition should be completed in late July.
Food Manufacture, July 2003

Retail & Company News
Boots to woo shoppers with 'Work Convenience' store type
Boots, the health and beauty retailer, is to woo shoppers with a 'Work Convenience' store-type, geared towards time-poor, cash-rich city workers.
It is Boots' first new core chain store concept in two years and, if the prototype shop on London's Holborn is successful, it could be replicated in 150 city centre stores.
Retail Week, on Headlines from Mintel

Retail & Company News
English only pledge
Waitrose has pledged to stock only English raspberries this season and is exclusively stocking a new variety, Octavia. As well as Octavia, the retailer will also be stocking new variety Himbotop, introduced into the UK from Switzerland.
The Grocer

Retail & Company News
Bacardi profits slump
Secretive Bermuda-based drinks group Bacardi has seen its profits fall following an increase in tax charged on so-called alcopops.
Net profits fell by 14% to $390m (£234m) for the 12 months to the end of March 2003, according to a letter sent to private shareholders.
Sunday Telegraph, on Headlines from Mintel

Retail & Company News
Some bottled waters may be 2 years old
It's been revealed that some bottled mineral waters may be up to 2 years old before they are purchased by the consumer.
Shoppers may believe they are buying into a fresh product when in fact it could have been on a warehouse shelf for most of the time.
thisislondon.co.uk, on Headlines from Mintel

Retail & Company News
Consumers visiting off-licences more frequently and spending more per trip
According to a report, consumers are visiting off-licences more frequently and spending more per trip than last year.
Shoppers are spending £8.35 per visit, up 22p from last year.
Most consumers intend to drink their purchases within three hours.
Off-Licence News, on Headlines from Mintel

Retail & Company News
P&G to sell off juice brands
Procter & Gamble is selling its Sunny Delight and Punica drink brands in order to focus on its snack and coffee businesses.
Breaking News alert, from mad.co.uk
http://www.mad.co.uk/story.aspx?uid=21e088b3-01b0-4135-af59-a48a0e4bcda7

Retail & Company News
Tesco RTDs
Tesco is launching its own range of RTDs, under the name of Vive la Vie.
Grocer.TodayAlerts
http://www.grocertoday.co.uk/article.asp?s=3&a=256832

Retail & Company News
UK sale of 'American-style' cookies firm
Readi-Bake, UK market leader of 'American-style' cookies, has been sold to Arkady Craigmillar, a bakery ingredients supplier for £19 million.
Readi-Bake supplies its products to high street bakeries and supermarkets both in the UK and Europe, around 150 million cookies a year.
British Baker, on Headlines from Mintel

Retail & Company News
Arkady buys cookie baker
Arkady Craigmillar has acquired Milton Keynes-based baker Readi-bake Ltd in a deal worth £19m Readi-bake was sold to Wirral-based Arkady Craigmillar by its US parent company Country Home Bakers Inc. Readi-bake produces American-style cookies and last year generated sales of approximately €24m. Its main market is retail in-store bakeries and the foodservice sector in the UK and Europe. Under the terms of the acquisition current supply chain arrangements and sales channels will continue at Readi-bake. Readi-bake is already a successful and profitable UK business, with a market-leading cookies range that perfectly complements the existing Arkady Craigmillar portfolio of bakery ingredients and frozen bakery products. The acquisition will allow the company the opportunity to compete in the "sweet treats" bakery market. Readi-Bake will become an operating company of Arkady Craigmillar's Dutch parent firm CSM nv.
Food Industry News, July 2003

Retail & Company News
Flavoured drinks put sparkle in Coke sales
Coca-Cola appears to be gaining sales momentum in its main North American and European markets with the increasing popularity of its flavoured colas.
Consumer industries briefing, from ft.com
http://tn01.com/ft/sbct.cgi?s=61423343&i=836291&m=1&d=4828395

Retail & Company News
WH Smith, new sandwich range
WH Smith is introducing a new range of sandwiches into its travel branches, after deciding to end a supply deal with Marks & Spencer, by mutual agreement.
Italian company Foogo will now supply WH Smith with sandwiches, wraps, salads, cakes and smoothies.
Sandwich & Snack News, on Headlines from Mintel

Retail & Company News
Co-op society to increase locally-sourced products
The Oxford, Swindon & Gloucester Co-op has created a new scheme to boost the amount of locally-sourced products sold in its stores.
Dubbed 'Local Harvest', the scheme has been introduced at 20 of the co-op's stores, with more than 100 products from 11 suppliers available.
Grocer, on Headlines from Mintel

Retail & Company News
Profits rise at Musgrave
Musgrave, the supermarket group, had a 22% rise in profits. The profits were €47 million. This company runs SuperValu and Centra. Musgrave's results were assisted by a five-month contribution from Budgens, the British chain. In Spain, the group's division Dialsur had sales up by 6% during the year to €159 million.
Irish Independent, on Headlines from Mintel

Retail & Company News
United Biscuits thrown a lifeline by its banks
Britain's biggest biscuit company United Biscuits has been thrown a lifeline by its banks after a fierce price war in the snack-food market.
The banks have restructured £500m of United Biscuit's £1.4 billion debt and removed or loosened several key covenants in its debt package. As part of the restructuring, the company, whose brands include Jaffa Cakes, plans to close its largest factory in Ashby de la Zouch.
Sunday Times, on Headlines from Mintel

Retail & Company News
Cadbury sees flat year as US drinks lose fizz
Reuters, on Drinks and beverages industry news
http://c.moreover.com/click/here.pl?e81137036&e=6327

Going tough for Cadbury
The British sweets and soft drinks group Cadbury Schweppes has posted a 4% drop in first-half earnings.
It predicted a similar outcome for the full year as it struggles with weak US drinks markets. In June, 2003 the firm said poor weather, a slowdown in consumer spending growth and strong innovation from rivals such as Coca-Cola were hitting its US drinks business.
Cadbury said like-for-like sales rose just 1% in its soft drinks business in the Americas, although underlying operating profit was up 5%.
Irish Times, on Headlines from Mintel

Retail & Company News
Bacardi-Martini forms Scottish operation
The multinational drinks force, Bacardi-Martini Ltd, has created a sales and marketing operation exclusively for Scotland.
The new 10-strong team is to be headed up by Alan Dawson who takes the job title of regional director, Scotland, for Bacardi Brown-Forman Brands.
The Bacardi Brown-Forman brand portfolio includes Bacardi Breezer, Bacardi rum, Jack Daniel's, Glenmorangie, Drambuie, Bombay Sapphire, Southern Comfort and Finlandia vodka.
Just-drinks.com
http://just-drinks.com/nd.asp?art=20316&dm=yes

Retail & Company News
Constellation announces share issue
The US/Australian wine group, Constellation Brands, has said that it plans to issue 9.5m Class A common shares and US$150m in mandatory convertible preferred shares under its existing shelf registration.
Constellation said the funds raised from the issue would go towards repaying borrowings under the bridge loans which it incurred to finance its US$1.1 billion acquisition of the Australian wine company, BRL Hardy, in March.
Just-drinks.com
http://just-drinks.com/nd.asp?art=20315&dm=yes

Retail & Company News
Cott sales and profit up in Q2
The Canadian soft drinks group, Cott Corp., the world's largest supplier of private label soft drinks, has posted earnings of US$24.6m, or 35 cents per diluted share, for the quarter to June 28, 2003, up from US$19.2m, or 27 cents per share, in the corresponding quarter last year.
Cott also said it would be seeking further acquisitions in the US and Mexico.
Sales for the quarter increased by 18% from US$329.5m to US$388.1m. Both turnover and earnings for the quarter came in above analysts' forecasts.
The company also announced a number of executive appointments. The board voted to elect John K Sheppard as its new president and chief operating officer. Sheppard succeeds Frank E. Weise as president. Executive vice president Paul R Richardson has been appointed president of US operations while Andrew Murfin has been named as managing director of Cott Britain.
Just-drinks.com
http://just-drinks.com/nd.asp?art=20317&dm=yes

Retail & Company News
S&N claims 92.3% of Bulmer and closes offer
The UK brewer, Scottish & Newcastle (S&N), has closed its offer for the cider producer, HP Bulmer, saying that it now controls 92.3% of the company.
Just-drinks.com
http://just-drinks.com/nd.asp?art=20312&dm=yes

Retail & Company News
Tesco is launching its own range of RTDs
Tesco is launching its own range of RTDs. Produced by Intercontinental Brands, the Vive la Vie portfolio will include three flavours - Cranberry and Schizandra, Grapefruit and Green Tea, plus Lemon and Ginseng.
The 4% abv drinks will be priced at £1.19 for 275ml bottles.
Grocer.TodayAlerts
http://www.grocertoday.co.uk/article.asp?s=3&a=256832

Products & Brands
The drink of champions?
A new drink developed by Dutch life sciences company DSM helps athletes achieve better performance levels than a normal, sugar-based sports drink, claims the company.
BeverageDailyNews.com
http://www.beveragedaily.com/news/news.asp?id=624

Retail & Company News
Sunny D up for sale
Procter & Gamble wants to sell its controversial children's drink Sunny Delight to focus on its snacks and coffee businesses.
The news comes in the wake of P&G's £7.5m six-month campaign in the UK to position Sunny D as a healthier alternative to fizzy brands, through a fictional cartoon character called Max Wilde.
Grocer.TodayAlerts
http://www.grocertoday.co.uk/article.asp?s=2&a=256833

Products & Brands
Sunny Delight tries to find a new dawn
An attempted re-launch last year introduced non-sugar variants but dodged the health issue by sticking to the regular vein of soft-drink advertising, with images of happy kids drinking Sunny Delight. It had little impact on sales.
Now though, P&G is mounting an all-out effort to arrest the decline by confronting the health issue head-on. Adverts on TV, radio and posters will push the message that the renamed Sunny D is a practical alternative to fizzy drinks for parents trying to make their children's diets a little healthier. Radio adverts attack what P&G sees as the misconceptions about the brand's ingredients, with lines such as "No added sugar - less sugar than spinach".
P&G are not, and never have claimed that Sunny D is a health drink. They are just saying that it's better for children than fizzy drinks and offers parents a realistic option.
Consumer Industry Briefings, from ft.com
http://tn01.com/ft/sbct.cgi?s=61423343&i=825822&m=1&d=4779861

Products & Brands
Mini dipping doughnuts
Aimed at driving business to in-store bakeries, mini dipping doughnuts are to reach supermarket bakeries this September.
Launched under the Cadbury brand, the new snacks come in packs of 12 with Cadbury milk chocolate dipping pots and a choice of Cadbury chocolate chunks or Cadbury Crunchie pieces. They are the first branded launch into in-store bakery doughnuts.
British Baker, on Headlines from Mintel

Products & Brands
Swiss Delice launches in the UK
The UK is to see a new range of premium chocolates and biscuits this autumn, as Swiss brand Swiss Delice's makes its first foray into the UK food market. The range has already been trialled in Selfridges and is now ready to hit the shelves in Waitrose and Somerfield, with various other retailers having also registered their interest.
Multiple Buyer & Retailer, on Headlines from Mintel

Products & Brands
Hot Shot goes mini
Halewood International has launched the first pre-packaged 'energy shot' drink as it moves to strengthen its grip on the growing shot market. Red Square Hot Shot minis are a mix of ginseng, taurine and Red Square vodka, at 20%abv.
The Grocer

Products & Brands
That 7pm feeling
Bacardi-Martini is seeking to increase sales of its vermouth brand with a £1.2m radio and press assault. Martini is targeting 25 to 54 year-old females by attempting to capture the essence of the "wind-down moment at the end of the day when relaxation begins - the prefect start to the end f the day.
The Grocer

Products & Brands
Future of Cadbury Trebor Bassett's Trebor 24-7 range in doubt
The future of 24-7, Cadbury Trebor Bassett's sugar-free mints and gums is in doubt.
Sales of have failed to impress retailers since the launch earlier this year.
The range has been overshadowed by Extra Thin Ice, Wrigley's new breath-freshening strip.
Marketing Week, on Headliners from Mintel

Products & Brands
New variant
A purple Grape & Passion Fruit flavour has been added to Welch's range of chilled fruit juice drinks. According to Gerber Food Soft Drinks, the new variant has scored very highly in taste tests for its refreshment, taste and unusual combination of flavours - all values that are key in attracting new and repeat consumers.
Soft Drinks International, July 2003

Products & Brands
Competition hits Smirnoff Ice sales
Alcoholic drinks giant Diageo revealed that sales of its RTD brand Smirnoff Ice continue to struggle as competition takes hold both sides of the Atlantic.
Within North America, Smirnoff Ice has been having a bad time, with volumes set to drop by around 12% in the full-year, while in Britain the decline is set to be some 3%.
thisislondon.co.uk, on Headlines from Mintel

Diageo sees Smirnoff Ice slide
Diageo, the world's biggest drinks group, gave further evidence of the demise of so-called 'alcopops' such as Smirnoff Ice.
In a trading update, Diageo said sales of the brand had slipped three per cent in the UK and a 12 per cent in North America. This was despite the fact that Smirnoff Ice took market share from rivals in each country.
Despite the decline, Diageo's overall performance in the ready-to-drink (RTD) sector is expected to be about 10 per cent, excluding the recently axed Captain Morgan Gold.
Thepublican.com
http://www.thepublican.com/item/10355/11

Products & Brands
Innocent Drinks launches Juicy Water
Innocent Drinks is introducing Juicy Water, its first non-100% juice product.
The drink is made from spring water and fresh fruit juice.
Marketing Week, on headlines from Mintel

Products & Brands
Müller adds sunshine to Corners
Müller has added a new variant to its Corners range. Müller Corner Sunshine Fruit comprises a lemon-flavoured yoghurt with a separate corner of pineapple and grapefruit pieces in syrup. Müller said that the new flavour was launched in response to the growing appeal of citrus flavours in yoghurts. Packaging for Müller Corner Sunshine Fruit will be different to the Müller Corner brand. A bright, tropical packaging has been used to ensure it stands out on shelving. The launch is being supported by magazine advertising, in-store sampling and coupons within Corner six-packs.
Food Industry News, June 2003

Products & Brands
Ryvita Company to launch Tondo's
Ryvita will seek to challenge Snack-a-Jacks in the expanding low-fat rice snacks market with the introduction of Tondo's. Available in four flavours, it will be the first Ryvita product designed to be eaten on its own, rather than as a base for toppings.
Grocer Today, on Headlines from Mintel

Products & Brand
Baja Rosa now available to UK consumers
Baja Rosa, a new drink from the US which is a blend of fresh dairy cream, strawberries and tequila, and is now available to UK consumers.
The 17% ABV brand is available in 70cl bottles and 5cl miniatures.
Off-Licence News, on Headlines from Mintel

Products & Brands
'Doughnut wars' start in the UK
The UK is to be the target of a 'turf war' between Krispy Kreme and Dunkin' Donuts.
Krispy Kreme, which makes such flavours as chocolate iced custard, plans to open in September, 2003 a franchise in Harrods. This is part of a 25-UK outlet plan over five years.
Dunkin' Donuts - owned by British drinks giant Allied Domecq - has over 5,000 stores in 40 countries.
Mail on Sunday, on Headlines from Mintel

Products & Brands
Tropicana Tropics
Tropicana, the UK chilled juice brand, has launched a Tropics range, featuring Orange Pineapple Mango, Tropical and Orange Kiwi Passion flavours.
Grocer, on Headlines from Mintel

Products & Brands
Thorntons switches its attention to Summer products
With a heat wave engulfing the UK, Thorntons is having to switch its attention onto cooler products, as demand for chocolate wanes.
In particular, the chocolates retailer is looking to offer customers ice creams, cakes and biscuits.
A new launch entitled Coolfruits is also on the way, a chocolate incorporating a tangy fruit filling, designed to be eaten straight from the freezer.
Financial Times, on Headlines from Mintel

Products & Brands
Starbucks trials new products in the Far East
With its stores now reaching saturation point in Japan, coffee bars chain Starbucks is trialling new food and drink products.
These include 'DoubleShot', a cold, creamy coffee drink mixed in a cocktail shaker, and Jelly Frappuccino, a drink incorporating floating cubes of coffee-flavoured jelly.
On the food side, Starbucks will begin selling pork-pastrami sandwiches and tuna-and-basil pizzas from October 2003.
Wall Street Journal Europe, on Headlines from Mintel

Products & Brands
Kellogg launches Screamin' Fruit Squidgers
Kellogg seeks to win control of the children's fruit snack market with the launch of Screamin' Fruit Squidgers, foil pods of fruit pulp with 90% fruit and juice.
SFS will come in 80g pouches, in strawberry, apple and blackcurrant flavours and have been designed to be enjoyed chilled either as a snack or dessert.
New TV advertising will introduce children to the Screamin' Fruit gang, featuring Strawberry Sorbabe, Apple Max and Blackcurrant Booster.
Marketing, on Headlines from Mintel

Products & Brands
Walkers Snacks to launch Sensations Nuts
Walkers Snacks is taking the savoury nut battle to KP with the planned launch of Sensations Nuts, a new addition to its premium snacks range.
The new product is due to be launched in time for Christmas 2003 with six flavours expected, such as chilli and salsa.
(Lucky squirrels, some might say - with chilli to help them keep their nuts warm in winter)
Marketing Week, on Headlines from Mintel

Products & Brands
New flavour added to Britvic 55
A new flavour has been introduced by Britvic Soft Drinks for its Britvic 55 brand.
Raspberry & cranberry joins the current orange and apple flavours in the Britvic 55 repertoire.
Publican, on Headlines from Mintel

Britvic extends 55 range
Britvic Soft Drinks has unveiled a new look and flavour for its Britvic 55 sparkling juice brand.
As part of a £1.5 million spend for 2003, the drinks group has launched a raspberry and cranberry flavour to the Britvic 55 range, which currently consists of orange and apple. Britvic said the addition of the new flavour brings the brand in line with "modern adults and their drinking preferences".
The new packaging of the drink has been designed to promote it as a "refreshing, sparkling, and fruity premium adult soft drink".
Mad.co.uk, on Drinks and beverages industry news
http://c.moreover.com/click/here.pl?e79981838&e=6327

Products & Brands
Curry crisps washed down with bubble-gum tea
Innovation continues to drive new product development. Recent highlights from Mintel's GNPD (Global New Products Database) reveal a pint of ale ice-cream, rice-based FABs and bubble-gum tea.
Foodnavigator.com
http://www.foodnavigator.com/news/news.asp?id=8043

Products & Brands
UK launch of premium doughnuts
Rich Products is launching a selection of premium doughnuts for UK consumers, looking to reinvigorate this devalued market.
The focus will be on pure indulgence, with products such as the Full Choc Monty (injected 13 places with a crème filling and finished with vanilla stringing); Sugar Crunch (plain, sugar-topped ring); and the Berliner ball (a raspberry-filled product).
British Baker, on Headlines from Mintel

Products & Brands
BBF test marketing two new premium packaged spirit products
Despite evidence that the market is slowing down due to a combination of consumer fatigue, consolidation and the effects of the harmful hike in duty, Bacardi Brown-Forman is test marketing two new premium packaged products for its flagship Jack Daniel's Tennessee whiskey brand.
Tennessee Gold, a blend of Jack Daniel's and ginger ale, has been put on trial in a number of Nottingham pubs while Black Jack, a mix of JD and cola with citrus essence and an ABV of 5.5%, is available in a number of venues in Leeds.
Publican, on Headlines from Mintel

Products & Brands
New spritzer category
New product development is vital in the RTD category, if it is to keep attracting new consumers. The latest sub-category to emerge is a spritzer category with a number of products using wine as their base ingredient. These products are relevant for more relaxed drinking.
A leading example, Bacardi-Martini's latest product introduction, Coomira Coast is a combination of New World Chardonnay with pure sparkling water and the flavours of cranberries, blackcurrants and blueberries. It is designed to appeal to a slightly older, female audience who enjoy drinking in a relaxed social environment (5% abv).
The Grocer Factfile

Products & Brands
RTD wine-based brands on the increase
The general lack of innovation in the wine category and the slowdown in the RTD sector, due partly to the rise in taxation last year, has signalled the arrival of a number of low alcohol wine-based brands hoping to attract young, female drinkers.
As well as Coomira Coast from Bacardi-Martini, from the producers of Blue Nun is Slinky (5.5% abv/27.5cl crown caps) a mix of wine and citrus is the first drink of its kind in the UK associated with a popular wine brand. It is aimed at 18 to 30 year-old females frequenting bars and clubs.
Scottish Courage has also recently announced its first venture into the RTD category with the launch of a fruit flavoured sparkling wine, targeting females currently consuming RTDs and wine. Bliss (5.5% abv/27.5cl) with two variants, Bliss Berries and Bliss Exotic, is a fusion of California Chardonnay mixed with fruit juices and sparkling water, initially unleashed into 100 bars and late-night venues on the Newcastle circuit with a national roll-out planned for later in the year.
Earlier this year Chesterfield based GBL International, owners of the VK vodka range, introduced a new range of low alcohol flavoured sparkling wines. Cavela is a blend of sparkling Spanish wine and juices aimed solely at the female market. It is available in 5.5% abv/20.0cl single-serve bottles with three variants - lemon, orange and passion fruit. The sparkling wine used in Cavela has been sourced from a major Spanish Cava producer.
Just-drinks.com
http://just-drinks.com/nd.asp?art=20265&dm=yes

Products & Brands
Abbey Well Water for primary school children
A new 250ml PET 'Fat Boy' bottled water has been created by Abbey Well Natural Mineral Water, targeted at primary school children.

Buxton, no.1 in children's bottled water category
Buxton claims leadership of the children's bottled water category, with an 84% share registered by February 2003.
Promoted by character Billy Buxton, the brand is now enjoyed by millions of school children across the UK.

Sandwich & Snack News, on Headlines from Mintel

Products & Brands
Allied Domecq in desserts launch
Spirits producer Allied Domecq is launching its brands into the desserts market, in conjunction with Loseley, the UK division of Italian dairy firm Parmalat.
The range will comprise three chilled products (for supermarkets) and five frozen desserts (for catering market) as from September 2003.
The consumer line-up will at first feature Malibu tropical trifle, Tia Maria tiramisu and Harveys Bristol cream trifles.
Marketing, on Headlines from Mintel

Products & Brands
Britvic finding it tough to reach Tweenies
Freekee Soda, the new oft drink from Britvic, launched three months ago, is having a difficult summer. Sales have been disappointing and the £6.25m marketing strategy has failed to win over the lucrative tween (10 to 13 year-olds) market. The product is milk-based combined with fizz and thought to be confusing to the target market who tend to disassociate themselves with child-orietnated products and marketing.
Ultimate Sales Professional, July/August 2003

Products & Brands
Introducing a new juicy flavour
Coors have added Pear & Grape to their Reef portfolio of exotic fruit juices with the cutting edge of vodka. This brings the ranger up to 5, joining Orange & Passionfruit, Mango & Apple, Blackcurrant & Raspberry and Red Berry & Kiwi.
The Grocer

Products & Brands
Golden ice cream
Tate and Lyle is spreading its Lyle's Golden Syrup brand into new territory with the arrival of new ice cream arrival. Dairy Ice Cream made with Lyle's Golden Syrup, produced by Cheshire-based company Granelli-McDermott, is set to hit freezers in September and has already been listed in Asda and Iceland. Its arrival marks another move in the iconic brand's expansion strategy, which has also seen it reach the biscuit fixture with McVitie's Creams.
The Grocer

Products & Brands
Chocolate to hold back the years?
A German confectioner says it has developed the first chocolate capable of countering the ageing process and making people feel happy. Hamburg-based Adolf Andersen states that Felice chocolates, the 'first anti-ageing praline', 'keep one young and make one happy'. The company has carried out no scientific trials to support the claims, sales person Gabi Kraeft told NutraIngredients.com, despite enlisting the help of Dr Michael Kentze from the Kentze Institute for Age Prevention Medicine in Munich to develop the product. However, each chocolate contains 300mg of polyphenols, chemicals found in cocoa and thought to be powerful antioxidants that could fight the ageing process. Chocolate has also long been associated with feelings of well-being, attributed to its high levels of phenylethylamine.
Foodanddrinkeurope.com
http://www.foodanddrinkeurope.com/news/news.asp?id=2598

Products & Brands
New drinks' sales soften
Just over a year ago, Coca-Cola enjoyed a successful introduction for Vanilla Coke. Sales of the much-hyped product were solid enough to provide a boost in Coke`s growth, including an increase in U.S. market share for the first time in four years.
But the latest figures show that Vanilla Coke`s sales have since plunged, down 66.1 percent by one key measure through early July.
While this early statistic from Beverage Digest captures only part of the marketplace, it`s still indicative of what has been happening with line extensions, the industry term for variations of existing products like Coke Classic.
Food Ingredients First, on Drinks and beverages industry news
http://c.moreover.com/click/here.pl?e82219042&e=6327

Ingredients & Innovation
Xanthan gum price hike
World leader in high-end hydrocolloid products CP Kelco has lifted the price of xanthan gum in response to market conditions.
DairyReporter.com
http://www.dairyreporter.com/news/news.asp?id=540

Ingredients & Innovation
Wide range of vitamins to be banned from high street shops
The Government is set to introduce regulations that will outlaw the sale of 270 minerals and vitamins sold in high street shops used by people suffering ailments from PMT to arthritis.
Ministers want to bring Britain in line with new European Union rules based on tougher standards in other EU countries where many of the substances are already banned.
Sunday Times, on headlines from Mintel

Ingredients & Innovation
Branch out with new tree extracts
A new range of plant extracts with health benefits suitable for use in the dairy sector are being marketed by Emil Flachsmann. Called EFLA Trees of Life, the extracts are all from trees that have been historically noted for their medicinal use, either being eaten as food or as infusions.
With functional foods being a major growth category, the extracts of rose hip, linden flowers, birch leaf powder, elderflower and pine bud can all add value to otherwise ordinary products - especially in dairy.
Food Manufacture, July 2003

Ingredients & Innovation
Raspberries are consumed at over 60m occasions per year
Raspberries are consumed at over 60 million occasions per year. Consumption is very seasonal, with over 54% taking place in the summer months. The evening meal represents the main consumption occasion, accounting for 49% of total consumption.
Three-quarters of raspberries are consumed at main meals, 18% at light meals and only 7% at snacks. In comparison, 10% of strawberries are consumed as a snack.
Raspberries are a more adult-oriented fruit, with children accounting for only 7.5% of all servings. This compares with a share of 14% for all soft fruits and 15% for all fruits.
Grocer, on Headlines from Mintel

Ingredients & Innovation
Novel flavours
Walkers in the UK has experimented with some interesting flavour variants for its Monster Munch corn snack brand, aimed at children. Following similar developments in other markets Walkers introduced a Mystery Tongue variety, which would turn the tongue blue or green. More recently, a baked bean flavour was added. Now Monster Munch is gearing up for summer with the latest flavour: vanilla Ice cream.
Food & Beverage International, June 2003

Ingredients & Innovation
Flavour innovation for soya milk
Moves to increase market share drove Belgian soy product developer Alpro to develop a chocolate flavour fresh soya milk for the British consumer.
Foodnavigator.com
http://www.foodnavigator.com/news/news.asp?id=7909

Ingredients & Innovation
Local flavours spur non-cola carbs
As carbonate consumers across the globe move towards healthier drinks such as bottled water and juices, manufacturers are looking into other alternatives to sustain growth in carbonates. Non-cola carbonates are perceived as healthier than cola variants, and flavours sourced from local fruits have become a growth point for major manufacturers in Latin America, according to Euromonitor.
Leading the way is Guarana, particularly in Brazil. Whilst in Venezuela carbonated malt drinks are the great success.
Just-drinks.com
http://just-drinks.com/fd.asp?art=795

Ingredients & Innovation
Nisperos prove a hit
Spanish producers are celebrating the surprise success of a unique fruit on the UK market. The launch of Nisperos into the UK in the spring proved so successful plans are already being prepared for a bigger campaign in 2004. The fruit has Protected Designation of Origin status.
The Grocer

Ingredients & Innovation
Illegal sweets back on sale
Food watchdogs have warned that mini-cup jelly sweets containing the illegal and life-threatening additive - konjac - have been found on sale in the UK.
The Food Standards Agency said that Jellyace products were banned in Europe last year following the deaths of 18 children worldwide who choked on the sweets. The gelling agent konjac does not easily dissolve and can become stuck in the throat.
The Jellyace products - Lychee Flavour Konjac and Buko Pandan - come in a dome-shaped plastic cup with a peel-off foil lid, sold in 192g packs each containing 12 sweets.
They are known to have been sold at shops in London, Leeds, Swansea, Rhyl, Oswestry, Watford, Epsom and Castleford. Local shops across the UK are being visited, to remove any of the illegal products.
Jellyace Buko Pandan labelled as containing locust bean gum - an alternative gelling agent - are legal, according to the FSA.
Grocer.ToadayAlerts
http://www.grocertoday.co.uk/article.asp?s=2&a=256674

Ingredients & Innovation
Flavour enhancer for salty, sweet and umami tastes
Scientists working at the University of Munster in Germany have identified a compound that is capable of enhancing more than one type of taste sensation. Alapyridaine was isolated from beef stock. Alone it has no taste, but the researchers have found that it can enhance salt, sweet and umami (meaty or savoury) flavours. This is the first known compound found to be capable of heightening more than one type of flavour.
Health concerns have intensified interest in the development of foods with reduced levels of salt and sugar. This discovery could help formulate low-salt and low-sugar products with good flavour characteristics and improved consumer acceptability.
Foodlineweb, from Leatherhead International Food
http://www.foodlineweb.co.uk/foodweb/displaynews.asp?newsid=1206

Ingredients & Innovation
Polyvalent flavour enhancer
Researchers have identified a flavour enhancer that could be used to reduce salt, sugar and monosodium glutamate (MSG) levels in our foods. The new compound is said to be the first to be found possessing each of the salty, sweet and savoury flavour enhancing properties.
The compound, called alapyridaine, was found to be present in both heated sugar/amino acid mixtures as well as in beef stock, according to the researchers led by Thomas Hofmann of the University of Munster in Germany.
In addition the compound is said to be tasteless on its own. Reporting on the findings, science journal Nature highlighted the importance of this property for the food industry, as current flavour enhancers such as MSG bring their own flavours to foodstuffs, thus limiting their use. For example, MSG could not be added to chocolate as it would taste savoury.
Nutraingredients.com
http://www.nutraingredients.com/news/news.asp?id=7386

Ingredients & Innovation
Controversy over Commission proposals
Proposed new European regulations governing the safety of chemicals may result in food producers having to carry out tests on at least 30,000 substances that have never previously been tested before.
Foodproductiondaily.com
http://www.foodproductiondaily.com/news/news.asp?id=3130

Ingredients & Innovation
Controversial new way of preserving fruit and salad
Supermarkets are investigating Flavotec, a controversial new way of preserving fruit and salad.
The method involves coating salad leaves or fruit segments in a solution of sugary acidic and antioxidant materials. This gives the food a shelf life of up to 12 weeks and protects the food from bacteria and mould.
Evening Standard, on Headlines from Mintel

Ingredients & Innovation
Florida's $9 billion citrus industry facing a crisis
Florida's $9bn citrus industry is facing its own version of the British foot-and-mouth crisis.
The US Department of Agriculture says that a bacteria called Citrus Canker has caused the destruction of hundreds of thousands of citrus trees.
As a result of the outbreak, prices of orange juice are expected to jump.
Independent On Sunday, on Headlines from Mintel

Ingredients & Innovation
Cheaper alternative to gum Arabic for flavour emulsions in beverages
A breakthrough ingredient from Cerestar Food & Pharma Specialities Europe offers beverage manufacturers a cost-effective alternative to gum Arabic for flavour emulsions, overcoming supply difficulties and price deterrants.
A new high performing spray-dried n-OSA starch has been developed, giving significant functional, cost and processing benefits when compared to gum Arabic as a flavour encapsulate in drinks. C*EmCap 12683 provides emulsion stability and protection to essential flavour oils, ensuring the final beverage maintains the fresh and natural flavours of then original ingredients.
Food & Drink International, July 2003

Ingredients & Innovation
Eat the wrapper!
Edible vegetable and fruit wraps, among the latest developments from modern chemistry, look set to keep lunches fresher longer and be substituted for some non-biodegradable wraps.
Scientists with the US Department of Agriculture's Agricultural Research Service in California, say the edible wraps are more environment-friendly than plastic wrap and aluminium foil. In addition to covering sandwiches, the new wraps can protect meat in home freezers. And they also add to a healthful diet because each wrap is equal to a serving of a fruit or a vegetable.
Foodanddrinkeurope.com
http://www.foodanddrinkeurope.com/news/news.asp?id=2574

Ingredients & Innovation
Innovations in Japanese Ice Cream
There have been a number of interesting developments in the ice cream sector in Japan during the first half of 2003.
Much of the innovation focuses on flavours, with green tea being a popular flavour at present, while other recent activity has included products flavoured with mango, pumpkin, cherry rice cake, coffee and even cheese. Meanwhile, there have also been innovations in texture, including ice cream with the texture of raw dough or with ice crystals layered through it, and in packaging, including a push-up ice cream for kids.
Foodlineweb.co.uk, from LFI
http://www.foodlineweb.co.uk/foodweb/feature.asp?flag=-1&aId=20&Id=200

Ingredients & Innovation
Fewer almonds
Next year's crop is likely to be 8% down on this year, according to the Californian Agricultural Statistics Service. The forecast is up 9% on previous forecasts, but the crop will still be lighter than the current year's yield, although average kernel weight was up 18%.
The Grocer

Ingredients & Innovation
Vanilla systems for savings
The volatile vanilla market has seen food manufacturers turning to synthetic substitutes as prices per kilo soar from double to treble figures in recent years.
Foodnavigator.com
http://www.foodnavigator.com/news/news.asp?id=8077

Industry Initiatives
Doctors endorse ban on alcohol ads
The British Medical Association has backed a resolution requesting the Government to follow its ban on tobacco advertising with one on alcohol.
The Times, on Headlines from Mintel

Industry Initiatives
Magazines are the most influential medium to target ABC1 women
A study of 2,500 magazine-reading ABC1 women by Condé Nast reveals that magazines are the most influential medium to this audience, with 67% saying they are influenced by magazines' mix of editorial and advertising.
The Vogue Style Survey also shows women in this category are more likely to buy designer labels now than at any time.
Campaign, on Headlines from Mintel

Industry Initiatives
Tap water rivals bottled
A new report by the Drinking Water Inspectorate (DWI) says tap water is at its best quality yet.
Tests carried out 2.9m samples of English and Welsh tap water in 2002 showed 99.87% met EU standards, up slightly from the previous year's 99.86%.
The results have prompted officials to question the rising demand for bottled water when the UK consumers can rely on the free equivalent.
Sky News, on Headlines from Mintel

Industry Initiatives
Dairy supply chain project unveiled
The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA) has given the English dairy industry a boost by funding a project looking at supply chain efficiency.
DEFRA has awarded a grant of £500,000 over three years to the Food Chain Centre (FCC) to identify ways the dairy industry can get milk products to consumers more effectively. The FCC's work will span a range of products including liquid milk, cheese, cream and dairy desserts and focus on eight supply chains.
The FCC hopes that by the end of the project it will be able to map out complete supply chains as well as focusing on what really adds value for consumers and identifying scope for cost savings. This will then be disseminated to the dairy industry. It is to work in partnership with bodies representing farmers, processors and retailers in the dairy chain including the NFU, the Dairy Industry Association and the British Retail Consortium. The first group of results from the project will be published at the end of the summer. The FCC has already completed a similar project for the Red Meat Industry Forum. In a second move by DEFRA, the FCC has been awarded £500,000 to develop a Best Practice Hub to improve the flow of information and encourage more partnership, trust and collaboration between farmers and processors.
Food Industry News, July 2003

Industry Initiatives
Caterers having to be much more creative with their food offerings to time-strapped workers
Because office workers are increasingly taking shorter lunch breaks or are not taking a break at all business and industry caterers are having to be much more creative with their food offerings.
The use of carts and tea-trolleys is making a comeback at larger, more sprawling sites. Aramark, the contract caterer, is developing ways in which workers don't have to leave their desks at all, such as "desk fast" and "box" meal packages. The company also offers Internet ordering at a number of contracts.
Caterers are also looking at new till technology to speed up service. Aramark has signed a deal with Hot Bite to install hot food vending machines which serve toasted sandwiches, wraps and pizzas, by using hot plates instead of microwaves to heat the non-frozen products in special packaging. The pizza machine uses a fan-assisted oven.
Caterer.com, on Headlines from Mintel

Industry Initiatives
Fresh ideas
Packaging firm Cryovac has launched a range of self-adhesive oxygen scavenging labels designed to extend product shelf life. They work by removing residual oxygen within the pack and can also prevent the growth of micro-organisms.
Foodproductiondaiuly.com
http://www.foodproductiondaily.com/news/news.asp?id=3129

Industry Initiatives
Tweens? being 12 going on 20
'Tweens' - 9 to 14-year-olds whose interest in fashion, music, make-up, movies and computer games gives them a veneer of sophistication that belies their true age.
Over the past decade, tweens have been identified as a consumer group with an estimated spending power of £1 billion a year, made up of pocket money and large amounts spent by parents on tween "must-haves".
More upmarket magazines have also cottoned on to the tween market. Teen Vogue, Elle Girl and Cosmo Girl have all recently appeared in the shops, bringing haute couture and sex tips to tweenyboppers.
They are obsessed with labels and gadgets.
Sunday Times, on Headlines from Mintel

Industry Initiatives
Who buys complementary medicines?
According to research, consumers buying into complementary medicines can be put into 4 categories.
Theses comprise 'earnest seekers', 'stable users', 'eclectic users' and 'one-off users'
Chemist & Druggist, on Headlines from Mintel

Industry Initiatives
Pet owners seek convenient food solutions
Convenience has become a key factor in the UK pet food market, with time-pressed owners wanting products that make feeding their animals as easy as possible.
Demand for these products, such as pet food in pouches, has dealt a blow to sales of traditional canned pet food.
Year-on-year, a value fall in both cat and dog canned food has been seen, down 8% and 11% respectively.
Pedigree, Butchers, Cesar, Sheba new products
A number of new products have been launched into the UK dog food market.
These include Butchers puppy food in a 300g can; Cesar Cuisine for dogs inspired by "Mediterranean food trends" such as Italian-style beef; Single-serve pouch versions of Pedigree and Pedigree Complete with Meat Nuggets, the latter part of the premium dry dog food market.
Cats are also catered for, with the launch of Sheba Creations inspired by "Mediterranean" tastes and Whiskas Dry with more Crunchy Nuggets.
Grocer, on Headlines from Mintel

Industry Initiatives
EU legislation set to boost sales of herbal medicines
Herbal medicines company Potter's believes that sales of herbal products will increase, following the publication of the European Union's Traditional Herbal Medicinal Products Directive later in 2003.
Chemist & Druggist, on Headlines from Mintel

Industry Initiatives
The growth of single-serve cakes
Sales of single-serve cakes in the UK have been pushed along by changing social trends, less family meal occasions and increased working hours, suggests Inter Link Foods, the own label cakes supplier.
An increase in snacking and eating outside of the home have both opened up new distribution channels for these cakes.
UK consumers view cakes as an affordable indulgence, so demand remains, even if economic conditions decline.
British Baker, on Headlines from Mintel

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