Hot stuff – Latest from Heinz
MEXICAN chilli is the latest ingredient to spice up Heinz tomato ketchup.
Warm and herbal with a kick, rather than blowtorch hot, the sauce...
Sweet heat – Heinz launches new flavour
WITH an eye to the sweet chilli sauce market (said to be worth £16m), Heinz has added a hit of sweet chilli to its...
Pitta patter – Rebrand from Warburtons’
Warburtons’ baked pitta chips have been rebranded as Escapes in adventure-themed packaging.
The snacks have 45% less fat than potato chips, and are described...
£3.5m push for frozen brand
GERMAN confectionery company Coppenrath & Wiese is set to develop the branded frozen desserts category during 2013 with a £3.5m brand marketing campaign and...
Disney joins novelty push
ICE cream specialist R&R is freezing Disney’s best known characters with a licensed range of Mickey and Minnie Mouse ice cream lollies.
This cartoon range...
Mars goes mini-sized
MARS and Snickers ice creams will be available for summer in a new mini format. With 74 calories (Mars) and 85 calories (Snickers), the...
Scots shoppers take the biscuit
Mark Thomson, business unit director of Kantar Worldpanel looks at consumer trends in biscuits and cakes.
SHOPPERS in Scotland still go for traditional favourites like...
When it comes to the crunch…share
BORDER Biscuits has recently introduced sharing packs of its biscuits which include Strawberry and Cream Shortbread, Toffee Apple Crumbles, Butterscotch Crunch and Milk Chocolate...
Walkers drums play to Scots beat
WALKERS has added two new shortbread “drums” to its portfolio. The products pay homage to two Scottish icons - the red deer stag and...
Revamp for teatime faves
LEES of Scotland has revamped its snowballs and teacakes packaging. The packs have been simplified and modernised and launched in new colours. The teacakes...
Biscuit boss set for 80th birthday bash
BOYD Tunnock, head of the Uddingston-based Tunnocks, famous in Scotland and abroad for its Teacakes and Caramel Wafers, turned 80 in January.
Staff at the...
Freshening up with local cakes
Stores tell Claire Amber Young that shoppers are turning on to traditional treats
SHOPPERS still want to see well-known biscuit and cake brands but some...
More biscuit PMPs on the way
CONSUMERS want biscuits and cakes to be good value for money and are moving away from volume deals towards PMPs. They also want healthier...
Lunchtime – the biscuit big break?
RETAILERS should consider encouraging shoppers to choose a cake-style treat as part of their lunch, according to Laura Smith, brand communications manager at Cuisine...
Will home oil cash in on olive industry woes?
Not for the first time in recent years there are fears of an olive oil shortage. Should food-led stores be stocking up on extra-virgin...
Barr fires 2014 starting pistol – commemorative can launch
THE commercial build-up to the Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games has started with AG Barr’s launch of the first in a series of commemorative Irn-Bru...