Dunedin golden rum

Baby it’s gold inside

THIS winter sees the release of what is being called ‘Scotland’s first golden rum’.

Sharing in low sugar

Low sugar and share packs key

Snack packs win the day

Halloween presents a particularly strong sales opportunity, with consumers happy to dig into their pockets for a sweet treat .
Macb’s Clare Hooley suggested retailers consider secondary placement of flavoured water near till points to drive impulse.

Flavours find feet in summer

Macb sees a seasonal opportunity
Seriously cheese nuggets

Tap into the cheese boom

What's a Christmas dinner without a selection of cheeses for family and friends to pick at once the trifle bowls are empty?

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%

Fresh campaign to protect teeth at Easter

GLAXOSMITHKLINE has unveiled a new Easter campaign for its Aquafresh toothpaste brand, encouraging families to remember to look after their teeth while enjoying the...
Lucozade-Energy-Watermelon-&-Strawberry

Energy addition is cooler

Watermelon and Strawberry Cooler is the latest addition to the Lucozade Energy range

A cool taste of the tropics

LATEST soft drink in the Barr range is 2015 limited-edition summer special Tropicoola. According to the company’s research 93% of consumers in a taste...
A display of soft drinks in a supermarket

A category adapting to coronavirus

The coronavirus crisis has affected soft drink shopping behaviour according to Bestway Wholesale

Picking pints over phones

Beer brand Stella Artois has launched a new ad campaign that encourages consumers to remove modern day distractions and make time for simple pleasures, like a cold glass of beer
Mondelez has unveiled a raft of new products and old favourites for Christmas 2017.

Christmas comes early with Cadbury

For festive success don’t delay, says Mondelez

At home for the holidays

Christmas is party season and many people looking forward to celebrating at home will already have begun planning their drinks purchases.

Fruit flavours of the season

KOPPARBERG says that while cider is becoming less of a seasonal drinks category ciders still sell better in good weather. The firm says the brand...

Ready to party

LONG hot summer days call for long cold drinks and Hooper’s believes its range is more suited to mature taste buds than other ready mixed drinks on the market.
Tennent Caledonian Breweries marketing director, Paul Condron, above, said the Glasgow-based brewer aims to bring some fun to the market for ‘moderation beers’.

Putting the fun into moderation

IN some ways, mixing beer with a non-alcoholic fruit flavoured liquid, and in the process reducing its alcoholic strength, isn’t new, people have been...