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...
Crafty spirits event
The UK’s first national conference for craft distillers takes place in Perthshire in October
On 5 – 6 October, The UK Craft Distillers’ Conference, run...
£8 trillion of dodgy products
570bn illicit cigarettes consumed worldwide in 2013
Market research company Euromonitor International has released what it calls a new white paper - How to Understand...
Morrisons to increase wages
Supermarket giant Morrisons plans to increase its hourly pay rate for store staff to £8.20 an hour from a previous minimum of £6.83.
The £8.20...
Moy Park swoops into GB Convenience Sector
Ireland’s number one poultry brand Moy Park has joined key players in the GB convenience sector, - supplying a diverse range of Moy Park...
Running a rule over rugby
Power on display at the Rugby World Cup, which kicked off last month and is set to run until the end of October, is...
Capitalise on the power of display
Showing your wares is an essential part of retail and Varta has created a battery-shaped stand to help shops display their battery stocks in...
Smoking out the Grouse
Whisky brand The Famous Grouse is changing one of the expressions in its range – The Black Grouse.
From now on it will be known...
