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PEOPLE just want to show they care, it seems. Sales of greeting cards remain strong even in the current tough economic times. The 2012...

Ahead of September's Scottish Food & Drink Fortnight, Scottish Grocer highlights local producer news across whisky, RTD cocktails and beers that c-store retailers might want to take note of.

KP Snacks has expanded its £1 PMP range with the launch of a new King Prawn SKU. The addition of McCoy’s Sizzling King Prawn brings KP Snacks’ portfolio of £1 PMPs to 25. £1 PMPs appear to be working well for KP Snacks; Nielsen Scantrack figures to the 4 December 2021 revealed the firm’s £1 PMP range is currently outperforming overall category growth at +10/1%.

Finsbury Good Group has consumers sorted for any party this year as the firm is set to roll out a new assortment of celebration cakes.

WHILE the Britvic Soft Drinks Review, (see main story here), suggests soft drinks sales struggled but stayed reasonably flat last year, Kantar Worldpanel findings...

Diageo RTD brand Smirnoff Ice has marked 25 years of production with the unveiling of a new brand look as well as the roll out of a new canned format.

Crisp fans have had their say and Walkers has responded by adding Beef and Onion flavour to its permanent portfolio. Consumers were asked to vote...

Peanut butter confectionery brand Reese's has expanded its UK selection with the launch of its Fast Break bars to the market for the first time.

General Mills’ Häagen-Dazs cocktail ice creams have returned to freezers, in time for summer.

PANDEMIC trends continue to affect the breakfast category and retailers that react to evolving demand will see the benefit on their bottom line.

Dairy cooperative Arla Foods has unveiled a trio of new yogurt innovations as the firm aims to drive up more variety and accessibility in the dairy market.

MORE than one in three microwave snack consumers are students or young adults reckons leading quick meal supplier Kepak Convenience Foods, owner of the...

Confectionery giant Mars Wrigley has launched its Easter range for 2025, allowing retailers to get a head start on the season for next year.

BIG nights in, especially sports-related big nights in mean beer to many shoppers. It will be important to have the main Scottish market leaders...

International cookie brand Oreo has built a unique partnership with the highly anticipated film A Minecraft Movie, featuring a unique gameplay feature.

PREMIER Foods is using a big British summer movie to promote its Cadbury Amaze Bites over the coming months. The tie-in with Absolutely Fabulous: The...