Scottish beer brand set to party
2016 sees one of Scotland’s biggest-selling beer brands McEwan’s celebrate its 160th birthday.
The brand team reckons original brewer William McEwan would be delighted to...
Christmas lager up but ales dominate growth
TAKE-HOME sales of beer in the British off-trade at Christmas 2015 were 2% up on the previous year according to the first batch of ...
Pop-up for popcorn builds buzz
MACKIE’S at Taypack officially launched its new range of popcorn with an event in Glasgow’s city centre last month.
Shoppers on Buchanan Street were invited...
Giving up on the gantry
Once a rare sight, vending machines and other tobacco-dispensing technologies are beginning to appear all across Scotland.
IN the months prior to and following the...
Strong promise
STRONGER flavours and a better texture are promised by newly upgraded McCoy’s crisps.
The new packs declare ‘Now even stronger flavour’.
Marketing director at KP Snacks...
A national obsession
TAP water is the only drink consumed more often in Britain than tea, says the team behind Unilever’s convenience store merchandising advice service, Partners...
Juicing up for the day ahead
ECONOMICS doesn’t play as big a part in breakfast buying decisions as it might for meals at other times of the day, suggests James...
Starting the day with a crunch
DESPITE the old adage about breakfast being the most important meal of the day, Mondelez International says one in three people in the UK...
Show your wares to spread profit
HEALTHY options are increasingly at the top of the breakfast shopper’s list and Unilever’s Partners for Growth team reckons that’s especially true when consumers...
Healthy outlook for cereals sales
CEREAL is involved in 62% of British breakfasts according to Kellogg’s and, it says, c-stores have played an influential part in putting porridge and...
Big flavours in jam
FOUR flavours account for 90% of all jam sales in UK convenience stores according to Bonne Maman. A spokesperson said the brand’s 370g strawberry...
Going wild about oats
QUOTING Kantar Worldpanel research, Pepsico says that seven out of 10 UK households buy porridge during the year.
But modern shoppers want products that are...
Bake more on the go
IN-STORE bakery is one of the top-performing sectors in convenience retailing according to Aryzta Food Solutions. And it can add a wow factor to...
Bread on the table
BREAKFAST is bucking the trend in wrapped bakery sales according to Emma Billinge, Warburtons portfolio lead.
She said: “In spite of pressures felt by the...
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...
