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...
Work out the critical lines
HOW do you define a c-store and which products and services should be considered essential to a typical convenience store’s existence?
Well, the grocery industry...
On-the-go giant is heating things up
HOT food to go is one of the items listed by IGD as a defining product category of a c-store.
Effectively, the organisation said convenience...
The rise of convenience fresh foods
FRESH produce isn’t the easiest category to manage. It is possible to make decent margin on fruit and vegetables but that can be eaten...
Acting on impulse
CONFECTIONERY has been recognised as a key product category in c-stores for a very long time. And confectionery companies have spent decades honing their...
Drink to the future
AS the store manager of Day-Today in Wallyford near Edinburgh, Christina Petrogianni, pointed out in our opening article on C-store essentials, beers, wines and...
Rustlers adds chip shop curry noodles to menu
Kepak Convenience Foods, the UK’s number one micro-snacking company, is introducing a new ‘Chip Shop Curry’ variant to its popular range of Rustlers Noodle...
Jam tomorrow?
THE 1960s Glasgow folk classic the Jeely Piece Song described the difficulties of throwing a jam sandwich from the window of one of the...
Fifty not out
NUTELLA is 50 years old this year and the brand, owned by Ferrero, promises a raft of promotional activity through its spread’s landmark year.
The...
Bakers love the spread
THE home-baking revolution has been a boon for sweet spread sales, according to English jam manufacturer Duerr’s boss, Richard Duerr. Late last year he...
Jimjams in much less sugar
THE high levels of sugar in conventional jams inspired Kevin Bath to launch a healthier spread range, Jimjams.
“Having researched the spread sector, we realised...