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Dream is not what you see in sleep,

dream is something which doesn’t let

you sleep.

Dr. Abdul Kalam

Mergers / Acquisitions 2

One liner updates 3

Platinum Clients 4

New arrival 7

Tribute to Missile Man 17

FMCG Newsletter 1 (Aug’15)

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Agrial, the French food co-operative has snapped up Dutch fresh vegetables supplier Van Oers United for an undisclosed sum.

Aryzta has snapped up Irish foodservice company La Rousse Foods for an undisclosed sum.

Britvic has announced it has agreed a deal to buy independent Brazilian soft drinks company Ebba in a deal worth £120.8m.

CapVest Partners has acquired a 32% stake in Irish food firm Valeo Foods from owner Origin Enterprises.

Cloetta has inked a deal to acquire Locawo, a Dutch manufacturer of fudge, nougat and chocolate under the Lonka brand

Dutch food company Van Oers Group has acquired fellow frozen snacks maker De Vries Snacks.

Grupo Bimbo has acquired Canadian bakery group Italian Home Bakery, the Mexican giant's latest purchase in the market.

Hain Celestial has announced the acquisition of plant-based food and beverages maker Mona, which operates facilities in

Germany and Austria.

Hong Kong investment firm First Pacific Co. has aborted plans to acquire Malaysian confectioner Cocoaland Holdings.

International Flavors & Fragrances (IFF), a leading global creator of flavours and fragrances for consumer products, including

cosmetics and fragrances, has successfully completed the previously announced acquisition of Lucas Meyer Cosmetics, a

business of Unipex Group.

Premium crisp supplier Tyrrells has made its first international acquisition after buying Australian snacks firm Yarra Valley Snack

Foods to underpin a growth push in the Asia Pacific region.

Thailand's Charoen Pokphand Foods (CPF) has entered into a deal to acquire the integrated Russian poultry business of Agro

Invest Brinky.

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Arla is to delist its specialist Lurpak Cook’s Range after 17 months due to poor sales.

BanaBay has secured an "important" Middle Eastern customer, the Hussain al Qurashi Group, as the premium banana group

works to expand in the region.

Budgens is adding almost 20 premium lines to its ready meal range.

Coconut water brand Coco Joy has extended into other categories, including milks and oils, in the US.

Diamond Foods has teamed up with a number of UK brands to launch a range under its Kettle Chips brand in the country.

Foster Farms, a family-owned natural poultry processor, has launched a line of organic ground turkey in response to growing

consumer demand for "lean" organic meat.

German meat processor Wiesenhof has continued its push into meat-free with the launch of two vegan products.

Gillette India to stop distributing Duracell batteries from December.

Kellogg has launched a sweet and savoury snack range under the Be Natural brand in Australia and New Zealand.

Premier Foods will launch a new home baking range with Great British Bake Off heartthrob Paul Hollywood

Quorn Foods is expanding its range of frozen meat-free product; with the addition of "pub family favourite" gammon steak,

bacon lardons, as well as chorizo and mozzarella girasoli and ravioli.

Raisio's UK arm Halo Foods has launched a low-sugar, multi-grain version of its Honey Monster Puffs cereal.

Rihanna has announced a new fragrance – RiRi – to be released this autumn. The new scent follows her successful fragrance

ranges for men and women.

Tulip will relaunch its Danepak bacon brand in Tesco and The Co-op stores this month.

UK supermarket Sainsbury's has introduced a new frozen kid’s meal range under the Kiddyum brand.

UK confectioner Swizzels has launched bon bon versions of its Drumstick and Refresher sweets.

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Aussie, one of the UK’s favourite hair care brands from P&G,

has expanded it into the shower gel category with the launch

of its first ever body wash range. Available now, the New

Aussie Body Wash collection comes in 250ml and 400ml

formats and in four sumptuous variants – Shower Smoothie,

Mega Watt, Fresh Mate, and No Rush. Tapping into consumer

research which revealed smoothness and scent to be the top

two benefits that consumers look for in a shower gel, the new

collection boasts a combination of exotic scents and natural

extracts, leaving skin clean, silky-smooth and smelling great.

Cadbury Dairy Milk’s Marvellous range is bringing

even more delicious concoctions to the category this

summer, with the launch of a new flavour, Rocky

Mallow Road. Available from August, the new

addition features an amazing amalgamation of fluffy

pink marshmallows, strawberry jellies and shortcake

biscuit pieces in a 180g tablet and 47g countline.

The new variant will join Jelly Popping Candy in the

range and aims to bring even more fun to the

category while driving further incremental growth.

Nestle has launched a raft of themed

confectionery to help retailers

capitalized on the growing Halloween

opportunity. The Mini Smarties Trick or

Treat Pumpkin (rrp £3.00) comes

complete with ten boxes of mini

Smarties inside. A tear strip on the

front of the pumpkin’s mouth can be

removed to create a pack ideal for

taking straight to the door to share

with trick or treaters.

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Cadbury is bringing one of its

most popular brands to the

chocolate bags category with the

launch of Cadbury Boost Bites.

Available from 3rd August,

Cadbury Boost Bites features

bitesize portions of the popular

countline and is ideal for sharing

with a partner, family or friends

for a sweet treat in the evening.

Procter and Gamble (P&G) Fabric Care has

announced a new environmental initiative

which will see 230 million bottles of flagship

brands like Ariel, Dash, Lenor and Unstoppables

made out of ‘Post Consumer Recyclate’ (PCR)

which is recycled packaging. As the fourth

environmental action in a period of just

eighteen months, today’s announcement is a

continuation of P&G Fabric Care’s journey

towards greater environmental sustainability.

Coca-Cola is set to launch its Rugby World Cup 2015 campaign next week,

giving away up to one million limited edition Coca-Cola rugby balls as it

looks to excite the nation ahead of the tournament later this year. As

official soft drink, water and sport drinks supplier of Rugby World Cup

2015, the campaign will be Coca-Cola’s biggest ever rugby on-pack

promotion, giving consumers across Great Britain the chance to win an

exclusive Rugby World Cup 2015 Coca-Cola Gilbert replica rugby ball.

Unilever Canada has recalled four of its men’s products over fears that they do not meet the specification required for preservatives. The

products in question, which were distributed nationwide back in 2013 and cost less than $10 each, include: Clear Mens Complete Care 2 in

1 Shampoo, Clear Mens Dry Scalp Hyrdrating 2 in 1 Shampoo, Clear Mens Shampoo Cool Sport Mint and Clear Mens Shampoo Hydrating

Deep Clean.

Nestlé Confectionery’s flagship brand KitKat has announced the latest in a series of major initiatives for 2015 with the launch of KitKat

Snap & Share. With stock available from 3rd August, the 170g sharing block will be available in two flavour variants: Milk Chocolate and

Cookies & Cream. Each has an RRP of £2.00.

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Mars Inc. is to extend its

chocolate plant in Kansas in a

bid to meet demand "for ever

greater choice".

Mondelez International has

launched its aerated chocolate,

Bubbly, in the Indian market.

Unilever has extended its Tresemme brand

with a range designed to tap into the trend

for oil based haircare. Tresemme Oleo

Radiance, rolling out now across the major

supersmarkets, comprises five products-

shampoo and conditioner (rsp: £5.99),

moisturizer mask and conditioning mist

(rsp: £6.99) and an oil elixir (rsp: £8.99).

Mondelez International has a Santa sackful of

themed products to celebrate Christmas 2015. In

an exclusive for the impulse channel, Cadbury

Heroes will be launched in 93g pouches priced at

£1.49. Mondelez is also introducing Christmas

themed Jelly Babies from Bassetts. Santa Babies

contain a mix of berry flavoured jellies in a 165g

bag (Rrp: £1.32).

Unilever has teamed up with UK confectioner Kinnerton to launch a range of Magnum chocolates in the country. The range will feature

four products. Magnum Signature Block Chocolate Bars are available in a 90g sharing format in three different flavours at an RSP of

GBP1.69 (US$2.64). The Magnum Chocolate Collection is a boxed chocolate format made up of dark, milk and white chocolate. It is

available at an RSP of GBP6.00 per box. The range also includes Magnum Chocolate Thins (GBP5.00 per box) in three flavours and the

Magnum Chocolate Almond Bar (GBP80p)

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Halal baby food maker For Aisha has secured more listings for its pouches at UK retailers

including Asda and Ocado. The company is to launch the pouches into Asda nationwide

at the end of July, with further confirmed listings including Ocado, Boots and Whole

Foods Market. The recipes are made from natural ingredients, including certified organic

fruit and vegetables. The line consists of six variants: Moroccan chicken tagine with

couscous and apricots, shepherd’s pie with lamb and aromatic spices, Indian chicken and

sweet potato curry, mild curried chicken dhal made with lentils, Jamaican jerk chicken

with mango and a vegetarian tomato and chunky chickpea curry.

Popcorn brand Butterkist is to introduce “Try

for Cash” promotional packs into the

independent trade from 1 August. Butterkist’s

rugby-inspired promotion will feature a prize

fund of £500,000 on more than seven million

sharing bags, including best-selling SKUs

Toffee, Cinema Sweet, Sweet & Salted, Salted,

and Sweet. Plain sharing bags carry a

recommended retail price of £1.49 and a £1

price-marked pack is also available. There is

also a 100g Toffee pack with a £1 price-mark.

Spar has updated its own

brand confectionery range

with the launch of two new

lines, Strawberry Bon Bons

and Fruit Chews – both

price marked at £1 per 170g

sharing bag. Other lines in

the range have also been

improved, including Clotted

Cream Fudge, Mint

Humbugs and Mint

Selection, to create a higher

quality range of products.

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Hair care brand chill* has introduced a new three-step range of products for dull, dry hair –

ed repair. The new range includes a shampoo (£9.99), conditioner (£9.99) and a

reconstructing treatment (£10.99) that can be used on all hair types and colours. Using

hydrolysed milk protein, keratin, honey and silk amino acids. The system replenishes lost

moisture and repairs the structure of the hair, adding shine and deep, long-lasting

restorative care.

Leading Kerry Foods cake mix brand, Green’s, is expanding its existing

portfolio with the launch of its exciting Indulgent Range; Chocolate

Profiteroles, Tiramisu, Chocolate Fondant and Salted Caramel Dessert.

The indulgent range is aimed at baking fans that are looking for a

convenient tasty home baking solution for an aspirational, easy to

make dessert. The dessert and home-baking range has an RSP of £2.29

and will be available across Asda stores nationwide (excluding

Chocolate Fondant) and independent retailers. The full range is

expected to roll out to other good supermarkets later in the year.

Wrigley is set to extend its popular range of price-marked packs (PMPs)

for its best-selling sugar confectionery brands Skittles and Starburst,

with the introduction of four additional hanging bags with a £1 RRP

price flash. The move will see Skittles Wild Berry, Skittles Sours, Skittles

Confused (all 125g) and Starburst FaveReds (150g) added to the existing

PMP range of Skittles Fruits (125g) and Starburst Originals (150g).

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Britvic Soft Drinks is revamping its Robinsons

Fruit Shoot Hydro range of flavoured spring

water drinks. The supplier has reformulated

the no added sugar drinks to improve the fruit

flavours while reducing the sweetness. The

lever of fruit sugars in the products has not

altered, with the move designed to make the

drinks more refreshing. Rolling out from the

middle of next month, the drink will feature

new packaging to push the refreshment.

Tangerine Confectionery has teamed

up with Nickelodeon for the first time

to launch SpongeBob SquarePants

and Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles

sweets. The supplier is this month

rolling out limited edition Wham and

Fruit Salad sharing bag ranges

inspired by the Nickelodeon &

Viacom Consumer Products

characters.

Britvic Soft Drinks has

launched a limited

edition Fruit Shoot to

boost Halloween sales.

The new flavor,

Strawbrainy, a mixture

of strawberry, apple

and grape flavours, is

joining the range from

mid- July and will be

available to order until

mid- October.

Firefly Revitalising Juice Drinks is

relaunching with a refreshed brand

position from the end of June. The

changes include a vibrant redesign, the

release of a 400ml on-the-go PET range

and improved recipes for its award-

winning drinks range. The new, premium

packaging will feature brighter colours,

botanical drawings along the side of

bottles and a new Firefly logo. A botanical

stamp has been placed on the top of

bottle lids to reinforce the message that

drinks are ‘Boosted with Botanical Blends’

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Ginsters is expanding its portfolio with the launch of two new limited

edition savouries – a Pulled Pork Slice and a Steak & Cornish Blue Cheese

Pasty. The new SKUs will launch into Multiples, Impulse, Convenience and

Forecourt channels on 22nd July for 12 weeks.

Heinz has unveiled a new addition is its

infant feeding range – ‘Fruit Pots’. Made

with 100% real fruit, new Heinz Fruit Pots

will feature three delicious combinations

including: Apple and banana, Apple,

banana, and apricot, and Apricot and

banana, perfect as a breakfast option or

snack for your little ones. (Aged 4months+,

4X 100g, RRP: £1.75)

Yumsh Snacks, the creators of Ten Acre

snack brand, has unveiled two new

flavours of popcorn. Available now are

Lucia Popperley’s Cappuccino Popcorn and

Cousin Penelope’s Strawberry and Cream

popcorn in 28g bags with an rrp from 69p.

As with all Ten Acre products, the new

popcorn variants are free from gluten,

dairy, MSG, vegan, halal and kosher.

Quorn Foods is adding a selection of new products

to its Everyday range, further demonstrating its

commitment to driving innovation by providing

tasty, varied meals and versatile ingredients.

Gammon Steaks have been introduced after Quorn

recognised a gap in the market for more of

consumers’ favourite meals in the frozen category

and research highlighted a consumer demand for

more centre plate options.

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Bonds Confectionery, which this year is celebrating its 120th anniversary, has announced that it is

launching an extensive range of American sweets, which they are confident will be popular

amongst retailers and mid-size multiples wanting to expand their offering. Following a bumper

year for Bonds’ traditional convenience store favourites, the confectioner has now extended its

range by an impressive 25 lines of American sweets. The range will include popular American

brands such as M&Ms, Hersheys and Reece’s, which are sure to be a hit with consumers.

Del Monte has announced that it is

offering price-marked packs across its

canned fruit range in the UK for the first

time. With all products priced at £1, the

range includes: Pineapple Slices in Juice;

Pineapple Chunks in Juice; Peach Slices

in Juice; Peach Slices in Light Syrup; Fruit

Cocktail in Juice; and Fruit Cocktail in

Syrup. Del Monte price-marked packs

are available from Fine Food Distributor

and Importer, RH Amar.

Qcumber has added a new flavor

to its range with the addition of

Qcumber with Ginger, a blend of

natural cucumber with spicy

ginger. Building on the success of

both original Qcumber and the

2014 launch of Qcumber with

mint, the new flavor is set to be

launched in August. It will be

available in 330ml and 750ml glass

bottles priced at £1.69 and £2.69.

The Burton’s Biscuit Company is hoping to

crack the peanut butter trend with the

launch of Maryland Gooeys Peanut. The

new variant features a crunchy peanut

cookie filled with soft chocolate interior.

It’s available now in 160g packs and cases

of eight with an rrp of £1.79.

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Elemis has unveiled its new Pro-

Collagen Marine Cream For Men (£55),

adding to its growing portfolio of

products for men and tapping into the

huge success of its pre-existing Pro-

Collagen Marine Cream. The cream is

designed to firm and smoothe skin,

and improve the appearance of

wrinkles.

Mint brand Trebor has unveiled a

contemporary new design across its

range, as it looks to attract new

customers through on-shelf standout.

The brand’s iconic red star mark has

become the heart of the new identity

using tonal colours on each pack to

enhance the illusion of movement and

to reflect the intense and explosive

flavours within.

Elizabeth Arden is due to launch a new

product that boosts the overall

effectiveness of a person's skin care

regimen. The Superstart Skin Renewal

Booster (£45) is designed to be used after

cleansing, but before layering a more

targeted product on top, such as a

product from the brand's Prevage skin

care line.

Halo Foods has announced the

launch of a new product – Honey

Monster Multigrain Honeycomb.

The breakfast cereal contains

even less sugar than the

reformulated traditional Honey

Monster Puffs product, and is the

first to receive amber on sugar

levels on traffic light GDA’s front-

of-pack

Redken has unveiled its latest Frizz Dismiss collection, which is designed to protect unruly, frizz prone hair. The collection includes

FPF 20 Smooth Force (£16.55), FPF 40 Rebel Tame (£17.80), Frizz Dissmiss Shampoo (£13.65), Frizz Dismiss Conditioner (£14.90)

and Frizz Dismiss Mask (£22). All of the products contain a humidity resistant complex called Aquatoril, as well as Brazillian

pracaxi oil.

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Dr Russo has launched its Sun

Protective Skincare collection, which

features an SPF product that can be

‘washed on’. Created by Dr Luca Russo,

the collection consists of: Sun

Protective Daily Cleanser SPF 30 (£65),

Sun Protective Daily Moisturizer SPF 30

(£95), Night Repair Exfoliating Cleanser

(£65) and Night Repair Face Serum

Retinol Plus (£128).

Clinique has introduced a new eye treatment

said to work in five key ways: it adds radiance,

repairs damage, eases inflammation, plumps

and hydrates the skin. Clinique Smart Custom-

Repait Eye Treatment (£38.00) uses ingredients

including Japanese Cladosiphon Okamuranus

extract, algae extract, hydrolyzsed rice protein

and grape seed extract to ease inflammation

and repair damage. Peptides help stimulate

collagen production and plum extract adds

radiance, brightening dull skin.

Erborian has

announced

the launch of

Island Beauty has added three new

colours to its line in time for Autumn

(£2.99 each). The new colours include:

Sugar n Spice – a warm cinnamon hue

and Metallic Mauve – a glistening purple

shade. The line also includes the return of

Crystal Gold – a favourite gold shade

from the brand with metallic flecks.

Roads, a niche fragrance brand, is due to unveil its new Africa

Collection. The range of four fragrances (£80 each) are created to

provoke feelings of “sensual sophistication, radiance and warmth”,

according to the brand. The four scents – I Am Dance, Big Sky, Past

| Presence and Afropolis – are said to fuse African ingredients with

the influences of literature, art and dance.

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International Flavors & Fragrances (IFF)

has commercially launched Amber

Xtreme, a fragrance ingredient

previously reserved for exclusive use by

IFF’s perfumers. The amber woody

ingredient is designed to enhance

fragrance performance and is said to be

applicable across a spectrum of

categories including fine fragrance and

other beauty products.

Heathcote & Ivory has added to its popular Lily of the Valley range of

products with a line of gifts, stocking fillers and baubles ready for the

autumn market. The range includes Bathing Flowers (£10), a box of

artistically crafted flowers and petals with a delicate scent for a relaxing

bath. Also new to the range is Bath Melts (£6), a set of three paper-cased

melts infused with essential oils ylang ylang and mandarin, decorated with

a flower. Finally, the brand has added a Hand Balm Bauble with Cuticle

Cream (£3) ready for the Christmas market. The decorative gift box

includes a 35ml jar of Lily of the Valley cuticle cream.

Dr Salts has launched a new range of

Bath and Shower Gels combining

essential oils and 100% natural Dead

Sea salts. The three new bath and

shower gels products include: Muscle

Therapy with Eucalyptus (£5.95), Relax

Therapy with Rose (£5.95) and

Fragrance Free with Aloe Vera (£5.95).

The Bath + Shower Gels all contain 21

different minerals.

Oreo has announced the launch of two new flavours to its range:

Golden Oreo and Oreo Peanut Butter. Golden Oreo will become a

permanent addition to the Oreo brand, providing a delicious option

for non chocolate-loving consumers. Oreo Peanut Butter, meanwhile,

will be launched as a limited-edition flavour, tapping into the current

popularity for peanut butter spreads.

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Rodial is helping consumers follow the trend for strong brows with

its new eyebrow tool Glamobrow (£22). The HD brow pen comes in

three shades: Ash Blonde, Ash Brown and Dark Ash Brown, and

features a rectractable tip to shape and fill brows. Glamobrow has a

soft, cream-gel texture and is said to be smear-proof with long-

wearing hold. While one end features the colour product, the other

has a spiral bristle brush for greater shaping control. The product is

available exclusively through UK retailer Harvey Nichols from

September.

Laura Mercier has launched what it describes as a “festive

cocktail of exhilarating shades” for Christmas with its new

Chrome Extravagance collection. The range features a limited

edition palette, Eye Chromes (£32), a selection of

shimmering eyeshadows. There are also two limited edition

Lip Parfait Creamy Colourbalms (£19.50) in Blood Cherry and

Crème de Cassis; Kajal d’Orient (£22) in Noir Suprême; and

Extra Lash Sculpting Mascara (£19.50) in Black Onyx.

Premier Foods is extending the Cadbury Cakes

portfolio with a range of chocolate covered

bitesize brownies. Rolling out in October, Cadbury

Amaze Bites come in two flavours- double

chocolate and chocolate & orange with each

brownie covered in Cadbury chocolate and

containing choc chip (rsp: £1.99/resealable tub

containing 14 treats).

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Lucozade is implementing a host of plans to help retailers make the

most of the country’s celebration of rugby later on this year. As a

supporter of the England, Wales, Scotland and Ireland rugby teams,

Lucozade Sport is launching the activity to help mark the exciting

challenge the teams will face this autumn and to help retailers make

the most of the sales opportunity that high profile sporting events

provide. As part of a £9 million spend for the brand this year, the

fully-integrated activity will include a new TV advert, a host of digital

content, PR, national sampling, in-store activation and an on-pack

promotion, which will run from 3rd August to 31st October to ensure

awareness levels remain high throughout the period.

Kellogg’s is giving away up to £72,000 in cash from August in its biggest prize promotion for the independent channel in years.

Customers can take advantage of the offer for 16 weeks by purchasing either on-the-go cereal pots with specially printed lids or

branded cereal snacks at all good convenience and independent retailers. The promotion goes live on August 3 and ends on November

30. POS merchandise will be spread across the convenience and multiple channels to capture the spirit of the giveaway bonanza with an

array of tiered shopping units, dump bins, parasite units, counter top units and eye-catching posters.

Global fine food business, Good Deli Company has debuted its new

artisan Italian flour range with the launch of seven speciality flours.

The collection includes four organic flours; Einkorn, Montana, Kamut

and Kronos, a gluten free flour and two speciality pulse flours;

chickpea and Borlotti. The organic range hails from Molino Grassi in

Parma Italy, one of Europe’s leading organic farmers.

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