SCOTTISH produce specialist Scotty Brand is welcoming summer with new soft fruits and salad leaves. The strawberries, from Bruce Farm in Ayrshire, will arrive in stores this month, with the raspberries joining them in July.

Salad days for Scotty Brand

SCOTTISH produce specialist Scotty Brand is welcoming summer with new soft fruits and salad leaves. The strawberries, from Bruce Farm in Ayrshire, will arrive...
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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...

The early bird catches the profits

Nisa is encouraging stores to get cracking with their Easter range, with figures showing that retailers who started Easter early last year saw growth of almost 11%
Puffin and doors to distillery

A tale to tell

Malcolm Waring, distillery manager at Old Pulteney, believes the key to selling good whisky is having a tale to tell.

Crisps stuffed full of flavour

Turkey and Christmas go together like Bonnie and Clyde, so it seems fitting that for its latest limited edition, Burt’s Chips chose a classic Roast Turkey & Stuffing flavour
Pernod Ricard Christmas portfolio including Absolut Vodka, Beefeater London Blood Orange gin, Jameson Irish whisky and Plymouth gin

Demand is growing for gin and Irish whiskey

Keeping up with festive change THERE are certain drinks that have always been associated with Christmas. A Buck’s Fizz at breakfast while opening presents, a glass...
Irn Bru 2 litre bottles

Don’t be afraid to go big on soft drinks

Summer may be over, but Halloween presents retailers with the opportunity to boost their soft drinks sales.

Tune in to the face friends

THE beginning of November is a good time for retailers to introduce festive products to entice Christmas spending and planning, reckons the team behind...

Cater for the cake makers

Christmas the biggest home-baking period of the year HOME baking experiences a spike in sales at Christmas as consumers prepare for parties and celebrations, says...

Drink in the atmosphere

Euro 2020 taking place in 2021 is one of the less serious, yet still strange, quirks of the pandemic – but one more year of waiting will have only served to heighten anticipation among football fans

Coca-Cola shares hope

Coca-Cola has drafted in the support of singer Katy Perry as part of its Open To Better campaign

The impulsive outdoors

Lighter flavour drinks sales rise during warm summer months says RTD brand owner As consumers take the party outside, impulse purchases rise, according to Global Brands. To...
Brothers Toffee Apple Alcohol free

No booze for brother

BROTHERS Cider has expanded its range with the launch of its first alcohol-free variant.

Turn heads this summer

“Creating eye-catching displays can help increase sales, especially impulse buys. Additionally, cross merchandising soft drinks with barbecue items and food, and offering ‘meal deal’...
The Straw Hat wine and Corona in a bucket

Catering for a garden party

SCOTS love an excuse to get outside and will grab any chance to enjoy the sunshine when it shows up

Sparkle for the season

Joining forces with cook and food writer Rosie Birkett, Highland Spring has created a range of suggested serves