Hip new Scotch

WHISKY has been made in St Andrews for the first time in 160 years and the distiller is introducing its limited edition range to the market

Shaping up for the big day

RETAILERS should stock up  on gift products in the lead-up to Christmas and make sure sharing products are available throughout as social occasions are...
Truede Mini Turkish Delight Mixed Flavour Grab box

Having a delightful Christmas

Truede’s Mini Turkish Delight comprises small cubes of authentic Turkish Delight in a grab and go box or bag
Boxing champ Anthony Joshua has backed the Lucozade Sport campaign to support fitness workers.

Hard hitting RTD launch

Kopparberg Hard Seltzer launched late last month, with three flavours in the range

Pulling out a bag of tricks

Retailers put weight behind Halloween .

New flavours new look

Carlsberg plans major spending on its expanding cider brand A year of growth has encouraged Carlsberg to spend £7m marketing its Somersby cider range. Director of...

Don’t rain on the parade

Firms reckon off-sales will go well this summer IT’S a bit of a cliché to say the Scottish summer is unpredictable, but it’s a cliché...

When Johnnie comes marching home

LAST Christmas was a good one for spirits, with 92m individual bottles sold in the 12-week run-up as measured by Nielsen. That was a...
New Blossom Hill range

New look for Blossom Hill

Design targets younger audiences
Valentine’s Day, Sourz, Sourz Raspberry,

Just add the fizz

VALENTINE’S Day is an occasion where couples or groups of friends often gather for parties or nights in, says Emma Heath, marketing controller at...

Fun in the sun

THE summer months of June to August account for 22.3% of all take-home food and drink spend in Scotland, totalling £2.2bn, according to Kantar...
KitKat

KitKat gets the cone treatment

KITKAT, said to be the UK’s biggest selling confectionery line according to IRI, is getting the cone treatment. Ahead of hoped-for warm summer weather,...
Campo Viejo Rioja Tempranillo

Price-marking wine

Pernod Ricard has launched a new price-marked pack format for its Campo Viejo Rioja Tempranillo
Will we have a long-awaited hot summer? If we do it’s important to realise which product cateogories bring in most of their cash in the hot months. Mark Thomson, business unit director of Kantar Worldpanel, explains the summer shift.

Turning up the heat – Summer spenders

Will we have a long-awaited hot summer? If we do it’s important to realise which product cateogories bring in most of their cash in...

The doctor’s creations

HALLOWEEN means happy days for home baking sales according to Dr. Oetker.
Coca cola zero sugar cans

Going soft for holiday sales

Coca-Cola Europacific Partners say soft drinks present a big opportunity to drive growth this festive season.