Ale is right at home

MCEWAN’S brand owner Marstons reckons its brand is in the good shape to make the most of the big night in opportunity following an overhaul of the Scottish heritage brand

Size does matter in spreads

PACK size is important to the butters and spreads shopper and is linked directly to the shopper mission.

Prepare for a healthy pot offer

HEALTH in a pot appears to be at the heart of Unilever’s latest snack venture Prep Co.

Snack innovations

SNACKING kits should be seen by retailers as a growth opportunity for 2018 according to Mondelez, the firm behind Dairylea.

Low-cal delights

REFRESCO, the firm behind juice brand Sunny D has added two low-calorie no added sugar variants to its range of on-the-go 500ml PET bottles.

Still an everyday essential

MORE than one billion sandwiches are eaten each year from 1.3bn lunchboxes, according to figures from Kantar Worldpanel.

A whole new world of FTG

Symington’s pushes exotic NPD

In small packages

DAIRY Crest has relaunched its Cathedral City with Crackers & Pickle under the new name of Lunch Pack.

Spreading to another aisle

REACHING for fixtures it has never reached before, Muller has launched its first spreadable product into the UK butter market.

Taste of Italy for Scotland’s stores

Lactalis launches Galbani Freschetto

Taking food to go to the next level

Hot snacks and smart merchandising key

Fife and Addo plug the gap

FTG pastries get new distribution

Milking the sugar tax exemption

THE arrival of the sugar tax has caused some retailers to reassess their meal deal offer with the price of a number of full sugar soft drinks rising under the new regime.

Feeling slush this summer

SLUSH makes for a strong summer on-the-go offer, at least according to Scott Murray at Cot House Services in Dunoon.

Small but powerful

BATTERY brand Energizer has introduced a new range aimed at that very market, offering coin-sized batteries for devices like smart home sensors and fitness...

Innis & Gunn’s summer run

SCOTTISH craft brewer Innis & Gunn has released a limited-edition fruity beer in time for the summer. Innis & Gunn Mangoes on the Run, the...