Making pots of profit
SNACK-hungry customers plus a microwave add up to tasty profit opportunities, according to hot snacks specialist Kepak Convenience Foods.
Quoting IRI figures, Kepak’s John Armstrong...
Lunch munch chance
CHEESE presents a huge lunchtime snacking opportunity for convenience retailers, argues Bel UK, which produces Mini Babybel, The Laughing Cow and Leerdammer.
The company...
Buttery future
THE backlash against artificial foods has been great news for butter in all its formats. Dairy giant, Arla Foods, reckons that butter’s natural credentials...
Becoming a cheese nation of softies?
WHETHER it’s to serve with crackers at the end of a dinner party or to shove under the grill for an emergency late-night munch,...
Official: Orkney cheddar is unique
AFTER a four year campaign Orkney Cheddar has been awarded PGI (Protected Geographical Indication) status by the EU. That puts the cheese on a...
Symbol group snacks up for the cup
SPAR is urging its symbol group members to make the most of the current World Cup with its own-brand range of snacking and sharing...
McEwans adds an IPA
THE McEwan’s Beer Company has a brand new IPA. Not to be confused with previous McEwan’s beers of the same name, the new brew...
Pots of puddings
A new ambient dessert from Ambrosia, designed for what manufacturer Premier Foods calls “the midweek pudding market,” aims to take on the chilled twin...
Beer firm takes rum speer
IMPORTER Morgenrot has added a 5.3% ABV spirit beer – or “speer” – to its portfolio. Bachata is a lager flavoured with Cuban rum....
Packed lunch fightback begins
HOVIS is fighting back against the decline in packed lunches (measured by Kantar as down by 80m lunchboxes last year). As the economy picks...
Spread giant heads for countline shelf
NUTELLA & Go, a snackpack based on the popular chocolate and hazelnut spread, is coming to the UK next month. It is already doing...
Coke adds more names for 2014
MORE than four out of five consumers should now be able to find their name on a Coke bottle, according to brand owner CCE....
Kestrel flies back
SCOTTISH beer Kestrel lager has returned to TV screens across the country with a new ad campaign that celebrates the brand’s Scottish heritage.
Launched...
Nibbles Quorn to run
Demand for lighter, healthier snacks led Quorn Foods to introduce Meat Free Indian Samosas and Meat Free Pork Pies in time for summer, the...
Skin care targets big city sales
CITY living takes its toll on your skin.
That’s the message from personal care brand, Simple, which is launching a £7m summer ad campaign.
The TV...
Kingsmill launches trimmer bagels
THE New York breakfast staple has been on a diet.
Kingsmill Bagel Thins, which the bakery giant claims are a category first, are noticeably...
