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Rubicon plans a £2m nationwide ad campaign to promote its exotic drinks to the mainstream market as well as ethnic consumers. Sunny D adds raspberry and passion fruit to its orange juices. Weight Watchers joins the tropical flavour trend with watermelon and mango-flavoured drinks.

Juice feels the squeeze

Scots small batch gin brand says cocktail culture is heading to the off-trade

Do try this at home – Caorunn gin

Flavour looks like being flavour of the months ahead as two of Britain’s biggest beer firms offer drinkers some new tastes over summer. Molson Coors says its Carling Zest with a hint of natural citrus was such a success last summer that it has since been added to the portfolio permanently. This year it has a ginger-flavoured version of the beer as a special limited edition. Heineken’s new Radler combines Foster’s Lager with cloudy lemon.

Drinking over lemons – Alcoholic beverages

WEIGHT Watchers has extended its range of bakery products with the launch of Weight Watchers Soft Crumpets, baked by Warburtons.

Warbie crumpets worth the weight

OASIS has gone all tropical with its new flavour, Mango Medley, designed to appeal to the drink’s core target audience of 16-24 year olds

Oasis joins the exotic trend

Landmark says its licensed range caters for all the tastes of summer and includes own-brand lines such as Scandia lager and Eridge Vale ciders. Its own-brand energy drink range LSV is now its energy top seller.

Own label energises soft drinks market

Paying utility bills is the biggest consumer concern but rising food prices is a rising worry says researcher Nielsen.

Food prices move up the worry list

WE are set for a barbecue summer, according to Caroline Hoare of specialist manufacturer Bar-Be-Quick. “Families want to spend quality time together having low-cost, healthy meals,” she said.

Families set to enjoy cheap grills

COTTISH butcher Simon Howie has given its Perth shop a major redesign in response to what it sees as growing demand from customers who want to shop at an outlet where they can receive first hand advice about the provenance of the produce.

Butcher sees local interest

A SUMMER holiday job that carried on has led to Jacqui Farquhar becoming Chivas Brothers’ longest serving female employee.

Jacqui just the job at Chivas

AS Holywood’s latest crop of blockbusters heads for the silver screen this summer, Mars Chocolate’s Sweet Sundays promotion is also set for a sequel.

Mars brands plan movie sequels

A new product designed to help hard-pushed families get a delicious meal on the table is the latest innovation from Oxo. Shake & Flavour is a shaker pack filled with fine seasoning granules that can be sprinkled into food before or during the cooking process. They can also be shaken on at the end, as a finishing touch before serving.

Shakin’ all over

Ginger Grouse and Jim Beam Lime Splash, two ready-to-drink mixes designed to appeal to younger consumers.

Long tall profits – Maxxium UK

Sainsbury’s opened 87 c-stores last year and c-stores in the group’s portfolio achieved sales of £1.5bn It plans two openings a week in the coming year.

Supermarket’s £1.5bn locals

THE Honey Tree, a specialist baby items store in Stirling, has been sold by business agent Bruce & Co. The firm said it accepted an offer in excess of the asking price six months after the store came to the market.

Specialist outlets in demand

Barr has an Irn-Bru promotion, called Bru-Skies, and two new sour flavours of Rockstar – designed to push summer sales.

Scots avoid a wet loss – AG Barr

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