Still a time to innovate

WITH major changes likely but still being challenged Britain’s tobacco giants are pursuing a twin-track marketing and advisory strategy with their retailer customers. Both Imperial...

Moving closer to a year of change

IT’S a product category that has already been subject to shedloads of outside-influenced change and regulation but tobacco looks set for a great deal...

A new day for milk giants

BRITAIN’S milk business is changing fast. Milk is one of the daily essential items that play a major role in just about all convenience...

Yellow top for new fat-free BOB

GIANT dairy company Arla, has launched Arla BOB, or Best of Both – fat-free milk that tastes, says the firm, as good as semi-skimmed....

Fast-growing firm keeps it local

Provenance key to everything we do says Graham’s If the last few years have seen significant change in the dairy business across Europe there have...

Pound or less

WITH supermarkets and some others slashing rates below £1 per litre, independent retailers are asking how long the situation can continue. Brian Madderson, chairman of...

Zero Cherry adds new instant options

COCA-COLA Enterprises reckons it can appeal to a new wave of young adults by adding to its growing Zero range with the launch of...

Healthy morning convenience

OATS brand Moma Foods has added a Coconut and Chia Porridge Pot to its breakfast range. It’s the first gluten-free product from the brand and...

Melting all the way to top

FOLLOWING a poll of 12,000 consumers, Sharwood’s Stir Fry Melts has been voted a Product of the Year. Sharwood’s says the survey by TNS leads...

Big names say it’s time to go big

MEN aged between 18 and 45 are being targeted in a Heinz Big Soup promotion on Talksport radio. The Go Big or Go Hungry campaign...

Nigella curls up

CELEBRITY cook Nigella Lawson is the star of a new Typhoo TV ad. The 30-second commercial shows Lawson curl up on the sofa with a...

Happy Egg Co cracks sponsorship deal

The Happy Egg Co is sponsoring ITV’s Good Morning Britain local weather as part of a six-month deal. The sponsorship, which the company says aims...

Ginsters launches Limited Edition sandwich range

Ginsters is kicking off the new year with the launch of two new limited editions, Chicken Balti and Ham Hock and Piccalilli. The new...

Remembering the girders

IRN-BRU is this month marking the 30th anniversary of its first adverts to carry the slogan “Made in Scotland from Girders” by putting five...

Teacakes newly minted

THERE’S a new teacake in town. Lees of Scotland, which added the Jaffa teacake to its range in 2013, has introduced its latest teacake...

Adding to the price of love

JOINING the growing list of price-marked products, a new Love Hearts roll carries a 10p price label. It joins other products like Refresher Chew Bars...