Drinks for a long weekend

Coca-cola European Partners reckons soft drinks will be an essential purchase for most consumers over Easter.

Food sales in festive boost

STRONG demand for Christmas food and drink gave Scotland’s food retail industry a boost at the end of 2015, with the best performance in...

A fresh start

AS 2014 has drawn to an end some fascinating and encouraging findings from specialist convenience channel market analyst HIM Research & Consulting suggested that...

Bags of new candy choice

IT’S not only chocolate that enjoys a spring in sales around Easter time. According to Swizzels, sugar confectionery also sees a boost and it says...
Kettle christmas range 2021

Packs to unwrap with friends

‘Tis the season of giving and Valeo Snackfoods is looking to help consumers get into the spirit with new Christmas packaging for Kettle Chips rolling out this month.

Seasonal chocolate boost in the bag

Fun-size and sharing packs are the way to go for Halloween according to Mars, which says it had a 46% share of confectionery sales during...

A taste of the unusual

Out of the ordinary products will be on shopping lists at Halloween as consumers look for something different, claims Premier Foods. The Mr Kipling and...

Eastern flavour for gin brand

MIDDLE Eastern flavours are at the heart of the latest gin launch from Opihr.

A fizzing festive season

ADDING some sparkle to off-sales would be a smart move this Christmas according to Continental Wine & Food.
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Terry’s Chocolate unveils orange filled Easter range

Terry's Chocolate is set to drive up its sales even further this Easter season with its new Marble Egg and wider additions to the range for 2026.
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Toffee with the treacle touch

TREACLE Toffee, an old-school sweetie, has been repackaged and given a Halloween twist by Walkers Nonsuch. The product is made with black treacle, whole...

Take stock of festive spirits

Convenience retailers can boost their alcohol sales by stocking trending spirits as gifts and a range of celebratory drinks, Diageo has said.
JJ Whitley bottles

Fruit flavour from Whitley

Two new flavours have joined the JJ Whitley Vodka range

How to win at wine o’clock

NEW world wine giant Treasury Wine Estates (TWE) is going all out for summer sales in the £6-8 price range. It says that’s the...
Peebles Gin 1881 gift set

Giving the gift of gin

Peebles based gin brand 1881 Distillery has launched a new gift set which includes four of the distillery’s core gins.

Biscuit firms boxing clever

Boxed biscuits have long been marketed as festive gifts and giant brand McVitie’s has updated its festive boxes and tins for 2016. McVitie’s Snowglobe Tin...