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NHS report claims restrictions on volume deals have led to a drop in wine purchases

Multibuy ban ‘cuts alcohol sales’

ROY Williams has joined Scotland’s Spar wholesaler CJ Lang & Son as its new independent sales controller.

Williams moves in at Spar

Nick Beresford, sales director, convenience with P&G

The vital link – Nick Beresford of P&G

The Scottish Government is still on track to introduce a minimum alcohol unit price of 50p.

Round 1 goes to Holyrood

WHOLESALE giant Booker is trying out a new low-cost c-store format intended to compete for business with discounters such as Aldi, Lidl and Poundland.

Booker to launch discount stores

HARDYS, which claims to be the biggest-selling wine brand in the United Kingdom, is 160 this year.

Birthday bottles

THE votes have been counted and the chocoholics’ verdict is in. Chunky Mint is KitKat’s new Chunky Champion and becomes a permanent addition to the Nestlé range.

Chunky mint tops the KitKat vote

Peter Muir is head of rating with Colliers International in Scotland.

A rates strategy that will do serious harm

THE great British bake-off in the nation’s kitchens continues – and it will be helped by a new range of cake mixes from Betty Crocker.

New cakes mix it up for Betty

PRICE-MARKED packs of food lines Sacla’ pesto, Nando’s Peri-Peri sauces and marinades, and Pizza Express salad dressings, are to be introduced into wholesalers and convenience retailers.

Price marks saucy spot

WKD drinkers can download a special cocktail app to their smartphones, invent wacky combinations and then share them with other enthusiasts on-line.

The cocktail months – SHS Drinks

OLLOWING the launch, three years ago, of laundry giant Persil’s washing-up liquid the brand has now entered the dishwasher market with a new range of tablets.

Persil moves into dishwasher tabs

DISCOUNT store chain Aldi now takes a 3.5% share of the cash going through British grocery tills and competitor discounter Lidl takes 3% according to the latest market share findings from analyst Kantar Worldpanel. The research firm measured Aldi’s year-on-year growth at 31.5% with Lidl growing by just under 9%.

Discounters power ahead

DELI favourite Belvoir has put its elderflower pressé and raspberry lemonade into a 250ml can, to help potential stockists who can’t accept glass bottles.

A pressing issue – Belvoir

TWO new fruity flavours have been introduced to give Crabbie’s Alcoholic Ginger Beer a summer boost.

Crabbie’s gingers up its flavour range

Will we have a long-awaited hot summer? If we do it’s important to realise which product cateogories bring in most of their cash in the hot months. Mark Thomson, business unit director of Kantar Worldpanel, explains the summer shift.

Turning up the heat – Summer spenders

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