Extra choice for RYO smokers
THE Cutters Choice RYO brand is expanding and brand owner British American Tobacco is also launching a new cigarettes line. Last month Cutters Choice...
Breakfast – just add water
MORNFLAKE hopes to shake up the breakfast-on-the-go category with an ambient product that turns into cereal complete with milk, just by adding water.
Launched recently,...
Express ads aim to train consumers
IBUPROFEN brand Nurofen’s new £5m ad campaign aims to underline the product’s claim to work faster than other pain killers – including own-brands.
The multi-channel...
Customers asked to create a birthday flavour
LANARK-based Border Biscuits is celebrating its 30th birthday by inviting customers to suggest a new flavour in the Big Baking BonanzaIt’s the second time...
Watching brief on Planet Football
THE economic outlook is sparking debate. Some say we are growing fast, some say we’re not. But one thing’s for certain, many of the...
Key dates
Many football aficionados will be intrigued to view Chile v Australia but let’s face it most fans will be looking out for the big...
Get the drinks in
Top-class TV football and beer ... over the years it’s been a natural match. How can retailers cash in on drinks sales this summer?
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Fuel time till full time
ENERGY drinks firm Boost Drinks is advising retailers to make the most of the late-night World Cup fixtures to push sales of energy drinks.
The...
A perfect match
Each four years the World Cup provides major excitement for football fans. This time most of the games are perfectly timed for TV viewing...
Is the price mark right?
How, exactly, do you feel about price-marked packs? Lines that come already marked with a prominently positioned, recommended retail price on the pack have...
Tea giant says strike while the top-up is hot
SPECIALIST teas might be showing decent sales growth but tea giant Tetley says retailers shouldn’t lose sight of the facts that everyday black tea...
Priced packs set to juice up drinks launch
RIBENA, said by brand owner Lucozade Ribena Suntory to be UK’s number-one selling juice drink brand, has just introduced Orange & Guava flavour to...
Marked ahead of the crowd
IF many retailers think PMPs have become a necessity when selling tobacco they’re not the only ones, most suppliers think so too. Richard Wood,...
Value – even from a distance
PRICE-marked bottles of spirits are particularly useful for convenience stores, which will often have them on display behind the counter.
They allow the consumer...
Making up-front connections
THE Mondelez International-owned chocolate brand Cadbury’s latest Dairy Milk collaborations are now available as PMPs. Cadbury Dairy Milk with Oreo and Cadbury Dairy Milk...
PMP demand rising says KCF
DEMAND for price-marked packs of what it has defined as hot, quick and tasty products is rising, says Rustlers brand owner Kepak Convenience Foods.
KCF...