WKD offers music prize
READY-to-drink brand WKD is linking up with music-streaming service Spotify to give consumers the chance to win premium subscriptions. It’s the first stage...
Jam firm adds a saucy dimension – New from R&W Scott
SCOTTISH jam producer, family-owned company R&W Scott, is tempting home bakers with a new range of premium sauces, designed to fill cakes, accompany desserts...
Are school lunchboxes under threat?
PACKED lunches may provide opportunities for retailers but they’re not flavour of the month with everyone.
A recent report for the Westminster government suggested packed...
Drinks range to make its mark
INTRODUCING more price-marked-packs is drinks distributor Maxxium UK’s new strategy to drive spirit sales in the convenience channel.
As of last month, 70cl and 35cl...
Freddo faces up for fun – five face expressions for every occasion
CADBURY’S frog-based children’s brand, Freddo, is ready to face the future
Freddo Faces, described by brand owner Mondelez International as a new fun...
Jerky looks east and west
AMERICAN and Japanese flavours are the latest innovations for Jack Link’s meat snack, Beef Jerky. Made from dried rump steak, Beef Jerky Peppered and...
Bread of life – Bakery goods key to lunchtime
SOME 61% of children take a lunchbox to school, and the average person consumes 133 sandwiches each year, so bakery products are clearly an...
Back to deals – Nisa looking to offer value
WHOLESALE and symbol store group Nisa has been working to ensure members can provide a competitive back-to-school offer.
In particular, it says, it has been...
SG workSHOP: Project 1, Milk
McLeish, Market Place Inverurie
SG workSHOP projects are designed to run over several months and category management projects begin with a meeting with the ...
Think inside the box – Lunchtime for little and large
The back to school period is important but grown-ups provide the majority of packed lunch sales opportunities, and lunchbox sales grow in cash-conscious times.
TRADITIONALLY...
Galaxy boldy goes to a new look – revival of its classic strap-line
GALAXY has a new look to accompany the revival of its classic strap-line: “why have cotton when you can have silk?”
On August 11...
Bakers who mix it up – Home baking latest
Kits and accessories aim to bring the cup cake revolution to every home and store
THE image of the domestic goddess in her frilly pinny...
Wham flits to Candyland
TANGERINE Confectionery has created a new umbrella brand, Candyland, to consolidate its sugar confectionery portfolio, which includes Wham and Dib-Dab.
Candyland’s first move is a...
In more shapes and sizes
OREO, from Mondelez International, the world’s biggest-selling biscuit, has a number of packs designed to suit the nation’s lunchbox fillers.
Last year the firm launched...
Coke offers 250 option
CCE has introduced a new slimline can format for Coca-Cola, Diet Coke and Coke Zero. The new 250ml can is designed to provide a...
Muffins go on a roll
GOOD things come in small packages, apparently.
Mintel research on the UK cake market shows volume sales of small cakes grew by 19% between...
