Walkers ambassador and Leicester football legend Gary Lineker has tweeted that the duo are to help select who has won a £1 million public challenge by inventing a flavour.
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Comedian and author David Walliams and fiery chef Marco Pierre have been revealed as judges to select a new flavour for Walkers crisps. Walkers ambassador and Leicester football legend Gary Lineker has tweeted that the duo are to help select who has won a £1 million public challenge by inventing a flavour. Read More HERE One lucky pub licensee will get the chance to recreate their pub in Rio de Janeiro for the summer, as part of a new campaign for “man crisps” McCoy’s. In conjunction with The Sun newspaper, the million pound marketing exercise, is, according to a KP Snacks spokesman, based upon, "The insight that if you can't be at the game the best place to watch it is with your mates in your local pub." Read More HERE It has been ten years since Seabrook axed their Straight Cut Crisps in order to concentrate on marketing their Ridged Crisps, but a fall in sales may have prompted a return to the tried and trusted Crisps of yore. The trial will begin in Morrisons Supermarkets in march 2014. FLINT, Michigan - Two men allegedly beat and stabbed a man in Flint because he ate their potato chips, police report. The incident reportedly occurred around 1:15 a.m. Sunday, Feb. 9, at a bar on Fenton Road in Flint. The victim alleges two men stabbed him in the arm and assaulted him because he had eaten some of their potato chips. He appeared to have a puncture wound on his left arm, and his left eye was black and swollen, the police report shows. Read More HERE Three Goldonna teens are facing simple burglary charges in connection to a Monday break-in at the town's elementary school that netted them some snacks and Gatorade, according to police. The break-in at Goldonna Elementary School was discovered on Tuesday and was reported to Natchitoches Parish Sheriff's Office detectives. School officials told detectives that someone had gotten in overnight through a rear door, then had used a pair of bolt cutters to get into a concession stand, according to the release. Taken were potato chips, bottles of Gatorade, Slim Jim's and candy. Read More HERE Police were called to the scene of a fight at south Little Rock gas station on Wednesday night that began when someone tried to steal a bag of potato chips, Little Rock police said. Read More HERE Now I love my potato chips. I've even gotten into the barbeque style potato chips, which my fiancé hates because it makes my breath smell funky. While I admit I would be a little cranky if someone ate my chips, these two guys went overboard - way overboard. The pair allegedly beat and stabbed a man in Flint because he ate their potato chips, according to police report. Read More HERE Snyder's-Lance sells snacks such as potato chips, crackers, and pretzel crisps under the names of Snyder's of Hanover, Cape Cod, and of course, Lance. The company drives growth by investing in innovation, capacity, quality, and marketing. Last year, Snyder's-Lance's revenue and net income grew 9% and 33%, respectively. Balance sheet-wise, Snyder's-Lance maintains a low cash balance equating to a mere 1.5% of stockholder's equity; however, it lowered its long-term debt balance by 7% during the same time frame. Snyder's-Lance's dividend to free cash flow equated to 59% last year. Currently, the company pays its shareholders $0.64 per share per year and yields 2.5%. Read More HERE Pepsi's fourth-quarter 2013 adjusted earnings of $1.05 beat the Zacks Consensus Estimate by 4%. However, earnings declined 3.5% year over year as aggressive marketplace investments, currency headwinds and higher tax rates offset pricing and productivity gains. Organic revenues increased 4.1% as higher pricing and strong snacks performance offset weakness in European and American beverages. Overall, we are encouraged by the company's strong brand portfolio, its product and geographic diversity, improved productivity, increased brand building investments and market execution, innovation efforts and solid cash flow generation. Also, the company increased 2014 cash returns by 35% and announced a new $5 billion productivity program at the first quarter conference call. However, a challenging consumer spending environment and continued sluggish volumes in the North American beverage business keeps us on the sidelines. Read More HERE |
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