On the up
Scottish biscuits manufacturer Border Biscuits reckons its range is significantly outpacing a market it sees as down 1% year on year.
Quoting Kantar statistics Lesley...
A piece of cake
ANNUAL sales of icing and marzipan are worth £35m a year according to Dr Oetker and, it says, 47% of those sales are recorded...
Consumers still take the biscuit
Analyst predicts continuing growth for category
Many Britons eat biscuits every day and that has led to biscuits recording almost twice as much annual sales...
Sweet ways to chill out
FAMILY Christmas meals take a lot of planning and preparation and cooking and serving can take up a large part of the big day...
Wrapped up for the winter
MEN aged 18 to 34 form the target audience for the Burton’s Biscuit Company partnership with radio station Talksport.
The promotion, running until January next...
Extended treats marked personal
BISCUIT fans have the chance to get their names on their favourites this Christmas thanks to United Biscuits.
Boxes of McVitie’s Victoria, Family Circle and...
Adding the fruit dimension
Scottish sweet spreads manufacturer R&W Scott has been spreading its own activity and developing new products to offer a healthier style of treat.
The firm...
Butter into value lead
Margarines and other spreads hold on to higher volumes but butter now takes 52% of cash
Few food and drink categories remain still for long....
Spread with your name on it
Spreads and confectionery firm Ferrero is launching a major “personalisation” programme with a £1.7m campaign that gives Nutella fans the chance to put their...
Good Inside goes thin and flat
Hovis launched a series of sandwich alternatives bakery lines last month – Hovis Good Inside Sandwich Thins and Hovis Good Inside Flatbreads.
The range joins...
Baking an alternative society
Bread and bakery goods provide some of the staple basics of the Scottish diet, they form one of the everyday essential categories that remain...
Moy Park expands convenience sector offering in Scotland
Leading UK food company, Moy Park has secured listings for its Moy Park Good to Go and O’Kane Breaded ranges in selected Martin McColl...
Moy Park secures new listings in GB
Leading UK food company, Moy Park has announced new listings for its innovative ‘Roast-in-the-bag’ product which will now be available in Nisa, Palmer &...
Pumpkin Ice Cream Launched for Halloween
Ice cream brand Ben & Jerry’s is introducing a new limited-edition flavour for Halloween; Pumpkin Cheesecake, available to retailers throughout October.
Last year 37% of...
United takes M9 as turnover rises
Expanding wholesaler buys central Scotland C&C and reports £10m revenue increase.
Glasgow-based wholesaler United Wholesale (Scotland) has acquired M9 Cash & Carry in Falkirk as...
Tobacco giant aims to help retailers through changes
Imperial continues with legal action but says ‘be prepared’
Imperial Tobacco is launching Partnering for Success, a project designed to give retailers information and guidance...
