RTDs in a mix up
MIXING up the RTD category, WKD brand owner SHS Drinks has launched a new range of canned cocktails
Big birthday for Swizzels
90 years of confectionery success
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.
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.
Snack innovations
SNACKING kits should be seen by retailers as a growth opportunity for 2018 according to Mondelez, the firm behind Dairylea.
A whole new world of FTG
Symington’s pushes exotic NPD
Still an everyday essential
MORE than one billion sandwiches are eaten each year from 1.3bn lunchboxes, according to figures from Kantar Worldpanel.
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.
