Olive price set to rise?
LISTEN to the radio early in the morning and you are likely to hear financial commentators talk about the price of oil.
Usually they’re discussing...
Packing a path to a £200m boost
WINE brand owner Treasury Wine Estates is, for the first time, launching a range of price-marked bottles for its top-selling brands in the £6-8...
Oil chief claims essential role
ONCE it was a specialist product, known and used by foodies and endorsed by celebrity chefs but now cold-pressed rapeseed oil is increasingly seen...
More than one oil to meet a need
OLIVE oil may now have more competition from other oils than before. And a huge number of types and styles of olive oil from...
Raging Bull backs British bangers
CELEBRITY Masterchef winning sports star Phil Vickery will become the face of British sausages next month.
The international rugby star, said to have been nicknamed...
Batteries back after ups and downs
OVER the past year, the total battery market has grown in both volume (up 5%) and value (up 4%), with 576 million batteries being...
Energizer’s Top 5
THE predicted top five toys for Christmas 2014 are all battery-operated, according to Energizer – and only one comes with batteries included.
The company has...
Coke adds colour codes to packs
COCA-COLA is to adopt the UK government’s voluntary front-of-pack nutrition labelling scheme.
The scheme combines information on nutrient amounts and percentage ‘reference intakes’ with colour...
Massive backing for alternatives
BREAD giant Allied Bakeries is putting its money where it reckons the market’s mouth is.
It has ploughed £8.4m worth of investment into its Glasgow...
Drinks giant says premiums deliver
CONVENIENCE retailers who fail to get into festive premium spirits are missing a major sales opportunity, according to drinks firm Pernod Ricard UK.
Shoppers hunting...
Duracell upgrade powers on
P&G has unveiled a new look for its battery brand Duracell, with upgrades across the Alkaline, Rechargeables and Speciality lines.
Also being introduced is a...
Sherry with a signature
A sherry that’s a bit special is promised by Maxxium UK which is introducing Signature by Harveys.
Described as a premium cream sherry, it’s launching...
Ginsters goals
GINSTERS, the savoury pastry and food-to-go sandwich maker is running an on-pack promotion with Sun+, the paid-for online presence of Britain’s biggest-selling newspaper, from...
Breakfast stories
FERRERO wants to know how folks use its Nutella spread at breakfast and it’s spending £1.8m to find out, spread the news and give...
Lambrini Heats up as Castaway makes comeback
HALEWOOD International has launched an on-pack offer for its Lambrini brand in association with Heat magazine.
Aimed at the brand’s 21-34 year old female target...
Changing to meet needs
THE Mintel research covered in our report on pages 66 and 68 shows that while some consumers have been buying into functional and energy...
