Ready meals to get red tractor
READY meals made with Red Tractor Assured meat can now carry a modified version of the scheme’s symbol.
The new “made with” logo is designed...
Healthy image makes the chiller a winner
Whether they are buying pizzas, ready meals or cold meats, consumers are looking for more than just convenience from fridge foods.
BUSY lifestyles, the...
Time to give peas a chance
MOVE over sprouts: according to frozen food giant Birds Eye, frozen vegetables such as garden peas and petit pois perform particularly well at Christmas,...
Cold comfort – Healthy figures for frozen market
DESPITE the horsemeat scandal, the frozen food market is now worth more than £5.6bn and grew in value by 4.5% last year.
According to Kantar...
Pizza joins the thin crowd – New variant launched
FROZEN pizza is a Scottish favourite, with almost 70% buying it, as opposed to 65.9% of the GB population, according to Goodfella’s.
The company...
Picked, packed and purchased
Good, well-managed fresh produce brings profit and boosts a shop’s image. But it takes work. We look at how two retailers are responding to...
Ambient hit for a summer freeze-up
SOFT drinks firm Calypso offers a wide range of freeze-drinks for summer. And this year the list will feature several new lines at a...
A treat for dark days
DESPITE the continuing recession and the terrible weather at the start of the year, demand for ice cream refuses to die. The total market...
Bring me sunshine… But perhaps not too much
THINK summer heatwave (if we ever get another) and you might think ice, ice lollies and ice cream.
But, apparently, warmth alone isn’t the secret...
Exotic and cool – Rubicon from Barr
THE tropical flavours of the Rubicon soft drink range – the UK’s biggest-selling exotic drink brand according to Nielsen Scantrack – form the basis...
I can’t believe it’s not vanilla
THIS may come as a surprise to some retailers who have been stocking it for years, but Mackie’s Traditional is not actually flavoured with...
Two spring specials
SWISS ice-cream brand Mövenpick has two new flavours for spring.
Macadamia Dulce de Leche takes its name from the unctious Portuguese confection made from slowly-boiled...
Disney joins novelty push
ICE cream specialist R&R is freezing Disney’s best known characters with a licensed range of Mickey and Minnie Mouse ice cream lollies.
This cartoon range...
Mars goes mini-sized
MARS and Snickers ice creams will be available for summer in a new mini format. With 74 calories (Mars) and 85 calories (Snickers), the...
Cookies and cream – Fredericks Dairies joined up with Oreo
INDEPENDENT ice-cream manufacturer Fredericks Dairies has joined up with Oreo to launch the brand’s first UK ice-cream line. The Oreo Cones Four Pack started...
Cold comforts Scots love – chilled foods
COMFORT food and familiar dishes are what keep Scottish consumers coming back to the chiller cabinet.
According to leading market research firm Kantar Worldpanel, Scots...
