Specials up in tough market

THE UK tea market is showing no overall growth despite an upturn in sales of specialist lines such as green tea and decaf products,...
Biscuit assortment

Home snacking is driving biscuit sales

Scotland is a nation of biscuit lovers and with uncertainty all around, the affordable treat options seems to be gaining ground in convenience stores
(left to right) Robert Milne, Rosluyn Coombe, Estelle MacGilp and Paul Chadderton all stand in a kitchen at a table with the 160th anniversary Matthew Algie cake.

Matthew Algie marks landmark 160th anniversary

Coffee roasting firm Matthew Algie has marked a landmark 160 years of business with a massive eco-transformation across its production in Glasgow.
PG Tips

Specialist diets at heart of PG tips NPD

THEY aren’t monkeying around when it comes to NPD at PG tips, with two new alternative variants joining the Unilever owned brand’s line-up.

Barista Bar marks 50th Scottish installation

Premium coffee-to-go offer Barista Bar has celebrated its 50th machine installation in Scotland, marking a successful first year for the business in north of the border.

Report suggests Scots leave long-life milk on the shelf

SCOTS, it seems, can be a suspicious bunch but one packaging giant reckons that can make us wasteful. Research from Tetra Pak shows...
Bahlsen new look packs

Bahlsen gets a new look

GERMAN biscuit brand Bahlsen has been given a packaging overhaul.
St Pierre Group products

Bakery rising in December

Turkey may gobble up all the headlines, but bread and bakery goods offer real potential to drive incremental sales at Christmas
A Barista Bar coffee counter.

Spar aims to brew up a cup of joy this Blue Monday

Spar Scotland is set to turn this Blue Monday into Brew Monday with an extra special triple stamp redemption promotion across its Barista Bar coffee offer.
Coop Every Ground hot drinks cups

Hot drinks for Nisa

NISA is bolstering its hot drinks offer with the launch of Co-op own-label brand Ever Ground
Pure Leaf Match tea

New teas aim to please

Pure Leaf has released three new Japanese-style Matcha tea variants
Kenco’s Latte range

Barista coffee in the kitchen

Consumers are spoilt for choice when they head to high street coffee shops, but that’s also increasingly true at home.
Pack shots of Nescafé Latte Mocha Lion nd Nescafé KitKat White Latte flavours.

Nescafé brings a sweet touch with KitKat and Lion flavours

Coffee brand Nescafé has brought two of Nestlé's beloved confectionery brands to the coffee fixture with its new Lion and KitKat White flavours.

A quality convenient solution

Scottish kettles work overtime in December, and no one wants to give off a poor impression in their own home
Kenco iced latte

Coffee gets a cool makeover

Retailers are quickly realising that coffee is one of the most lucrative categories in convenience.

New taste of daily cuppa

Premiumisation and variety are the key words in the hot beverage market right now according to analyst Key Note. In its latest Hot Beverages market...