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...
Starting the day with a crunch
DESPITE the old adage about breakfast being the most important meal of the day, Mondelez International says one in three people in the UK...
Sauce adds more free choice
PESTO brand Sacla has added Free From Wild Mushroom Risotto sauce to its range.
It is gluten, wheat and dairy-free and is the eighth free-from...
Best-selling Bud
AHEAD of the Christmas period, Budweiser is currently the fastest-growing mainstream pilsner brand in c-stores, showing growth of 17.9% and adding £11m worth of...
Cashing in on Dad’s big day
DRINKS distributor Maxxium UK reckons this month’s Father’s Day provides an excellent sales opportunity for convenience retailers and the firm is urging store owners...
Priced pots
INSTANT hot snack Pot Noodle has put the price on its King Pots as it tries to tempt consumers to move up from 90g...
Something for the weekend
BIG NIGHTS IN don’t just feature quick snacks. Special nights in and dinner parties have risen dramatically. Research carried out by YouGov found that...
Everyone at the table
MARS Food has unveiled its first UK marketing campaign for the Ben’s Original’s brand.
The ‘Everyone’s Original’ campaign – the first since the brand changed...
Health is a winner
Wellbeing brings sales
THERE’S nothing more valuable than health, a proposition that’s not just true for the individual but, according to a number of snack...
Plan to cash in
THE UK bakery market is huge, worth £3.8bn, and purchasing bakery products is the third most common reason that people visit c-stores, so it’s...
Riding the wave into stores
Surf is up on shelves with a new look following a packaging revamp.
The new pack features more prominent placing of fragrance cues and two...
Cheese gets itself in a bit of a pickle
PICKLE brand Branston has been popping up on TV screens as part of a new marketing campaign targeted at younger consumers.
The ‘Please The Cheese’...
Hey big spenders
STAYING in really does appear to be the new going out if the latest figures from premium soft drink firm Franklin & Sons are anything to go by.
Butcher is back
SCOTTISH butcher Simon Howie has relaunched with a pack redesign across its core product range.
Bassetts brand brings a smile
Parent firm Mondelez International has introduced five new packs under the Maynards Bassetts banner.
