Room for chilled improvement
ARE yogurts and dessert pots losing ground in the convenience channel? Two of the biggest players in the sector – Müller Dairy and Yoplait...
Bigger tub for family sharing desserts
AMBROSIA has put its Devon Dream pouring sauce in a bigger tub and added a resealable lid, to appeal to families who sit down...
Time to brush up on your haircare?
C-STORE shoppers spend some £19.6m a year on haircare, says P&G quoting Symphony IRI –with shampoo taking £10.2m of that. So it’s well worth...
McEwan’s sails back in
ALE brand McEwan’s has gone back to the future as official sponsor of this year’s Scottish Series, the country’s major yacht racing regatta.
The beer...
Barny on the way
MONDELEZ International’s children’s biscuit brand, Barny, is coming to the convenience sector.
The confectionery giant is launching the sponge snack in a new 30g...
Naan bread for speed
THE growing popularity of Indian ready meals has inspired the latest Kepak Convenience Foods range of hot, quick and tasty products. Rustlers Hot Naans...
Revamped sauces bring menu tastes
RESTAURANT favourites provide the inspiration for five new flavours in the Homepride cooking sauce range. With nearly half of consumers now eating out at...
£2m push for Tic Tac
THE generation known as “millennials” is the target of a £2m ad campaign for the latest variety of Tic Tac, Apple Burst.
Millennials are aged...
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?
SCOTLAND...
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...
