Kitchen star with new look jar
SHE’S a star of the smash hit series that puts passionate home cooks up against each other in a tent. But Mary Berry is...
Special role in the soft drinks chiller
Price-marked packs have developed into one of the main merchandising and promotional tools available to convenience retailers. PMPs are now used across virtually all...
PMP biscuits hit £22m in c-stores
BISCUITS in PMPs in the convenience sector are now worth over £22m with sales growing at 23% year on year and accounting for 16%...
Market still sensitive
RETAILERS know that price-sensitive shoppers are looking for value for money and are reassured when they see market-leading brands in price-marked packs, argues John...
C-store exclusive on ridge snack
RIDGED crisps brand McCoy’s launched price-marked packs featuring its best-selling flavours in July.
Launched exclusively to convenience and independent retailers on a three for two...
Olive price set to rise?
LISTEN to the radio early in the morning and you are likely to hear financial commentators talk about the price of oil.
Usually they’re discussing...
Packing a path to a £200m boost
WINE brand owner Treasury Wine Estates is, for the first time, launching a range of price-marked bottles for its top-selling brands in the £6-8...
Oil chief claims essential role
ONCE it was a specialist product, known and used by foodies and endorsed by celebrity chefs but now cold-pressed rapeseed oil is increasingly seen...
More than one oil to meet a need
OLIVE oil may now have more competition from other oils than before. And a huge number of types and styles of olive oil from...
Raging Bull backs British bangers
CELEBRITY Masterchef winning sports star Phil Vickery will become the face of British sausages next month.
The international rugby star, said to have been nicknamed...
Batteries back after ups and downs
OVER the past year, the total battery market has grown in both volume (up 5%) and value (up 4%), with 576 million batteries being...
Energizer’s Top 5
THE predicted top five toys for Christmas 2014 are all battery-operated, according to Energizer – and only one comes with batteries included.
The company has...
Coke adds colour codes to packs
COCA-COLA is to adopt the UK government’s voluntary front-of-pack nutrition labelling scheme.
The scheme combines information on nutrient amounts and percentage ‘reference intakes’ with colour...
Massive backing for alternatives
BREAD giant Allied Bakeries is putting its money where it reckons the market’s mouth is.
It has ploughed £8.4m worth of investment into its Glasgow...
Duracell upgrade powers on
P&G has unveiled a new look for its battery brand Duracell, with upgrades across the Alkaline, Rechargeables and Speciality lines.
Also being introduced is a...
Drinks giant says premiums deliver
CONVENIENCE retailers who fail to get into festive premium spirits are missing a major sales opportunity, according to drinks firm Pernod Ricard UK.
Shoppers hunting...
