String wars
MAY the force of calcium be with you! Kerry Foods is featuring Star Wars on an on-pack promotion on Cheestrings from this month.
Packs will...
A world of difference
Scottish Grocer speaks to three leading retailers to learn their approach to biscuits and cakes
BISCUITS have become an everyday treat for Scots and recent...
Colourful campaign promotes Africa
Accolade Wines is spending big on its Kumala wine brand .
Real green tea
THE Co-op has brewed up a fully biodegradable paper tea bag which it reckons could save nine tonnes of plastic waste per household each year.
Win with own brand
Costcutter retailers looking to spice up their food to go offer should look to the Co-op own label range .
Something to chew on in August
CHUPA Chups is bringing an Australian range to the UK this August, diversifying its offer in the process.
Spirit of home
BEER may be seen as a big-night-in staple but many spirits firms have been arguing for some time that retailers shouldn’t underestimate the growing...
Untapped sales
GLOBAL drinks company Diageo has launched the new phase of its My Store Matters programme saying it has identified a £455m untapped alcohol sales...
Tropical twist on no alcohol
KOPPARBERG has been mixing it up in the alcohol-free category, with the addition of a new flavour to its portfolio.
High tech vaping
NEW technology and a new design are built into the latest products from e-cigarette brand Blu.
The closed system Blu Go and Blu Plus have...
Singularly moving up
CHILLED single-serve is the fastest-growing sub-category in juice and juice drinks. That’s the word from Refresco Gerber, which says the singles are up 5.6%...
Rum with the punch taken out
Spiced rum brand Dead Man’s Fingers has expanded into the low and no category with the launch of its new Spiced 0.0 variant.
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...
Haagen-Dazs winter scoop
HAAGEN-Dazs has launched two seasonal flavours for consumers seeking some winter indulgence.
Tilda heats up new rice packs
Tilda has rolled out two new ready-to-heart rice pouches, aiming to cover off a versatile range of meal times, with Saag Aloo and Garlic & Herbs.
Breakfast bakery is big business
According to NielsenIQ Scantrack data for the year to 4 December 2021 (excluding the discounters) breakfast bakery products were worth £599 million in the UK, growing at 6.9% – a £38.7m uplift on the previous year.
