Melting all the way to top
FOLLOWING a poll of 12,000 consumers, Sharwood’s Stir Fry Melts has been voted a Product of the Year.
Sharwood’s says the survey by TNS leads...
Value on impulse a snacks win-win
WITH many shoppers looking for value for money and one in four shoppers buying on impulse price-marked-packs can provide real benefits to retailers, suggests...
Hot snacks target impulse growth
FOR Kepak Convenience Foods, the firm behind the Rustlers brand of ready-to-microwave hot snacks, chilled convenience snacks is a product category whose time has...
The indie touch
Scott Graham’s McLeish store in Inverurie has picked up quite a few awards in recent years – in Scotland and, more recently, in UK-wide...
Fuelling the party spirit
THE Big Night In is big and getting bigger according to drinks giant Diageo. Quoting findings from recent years from HIM Research, from Nielsen...
Home hunt for flavours
Consumers want coffee shop flavours at home according to Nigel Padfield, category and shopper controller at Jacobs Douwe Egberts, and he says breakfast continues...
Savoury success
CRISPS are a snack staple in Scotland’s convenience sector and for good reason.
With customers continuing to grab bags when they’re on the go or...
Bake off winner backs chocolate cake comp
FORMER Great British Bake Off winner John Whaite has joined forces with baking flavours and extracts brand Dr. Oetker to support its ‘Dare to...
Devon dairy gets results
DEVON-based cheese producer Quicke’s is reporting a 20% uplift in sales which it attributes to greater consumer interest in provenance.
The firm recently renamed two...
Kids pack rolls out
NICHOLS has released a new variant of its Vim2o water brand that the firm reckons is ideal for lunchboxes.
The new 250ml sportscap Vim2o minis...
Drinks key to a great night in
PIZZA, curry, crisps, confectionery – all staples of a Big Night In. But while the food on offer is important, the drink options can be what make or break an evening.
10 years in the making
The Arran Malt has been blended from a selection of first-fill bourbon barrels from 2007.
A smoother scoop
SCOTTISH dairy brand Mackie’s has gone under the microscope, in a bid to show the benefits of its new freezer system.
Mackie’s of Scotland has...
Teasers in a tub
FANS of Maltesers are in for a treat this February with the launch of a new Maltesers Ice Cream Tub
Farmhouse flavour for Hovis range
EARLIER this year bread firm Hovis bet on the farm when it launched a new Farmhouse loaf range – including Hovis Soft White Farmhouse...
Free drink
DRINKS giant Diageo has launched the dairy-free vegan friendly Baileys Almande
