Tradition always in demand

Lees of Scotland says its Mini Snowballs consistently prove effective for boosting seasonal sales. Sales director Bert Croll said: “We always see a strong and...
Mr Kipling and Cadbury Christmas snacks

Premier Foods rolls out its festive range

Treats with a bit of tinsel
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
San-Benedetto

Let lifestyle lead the aisle

A three-pronged category focus

Wind still in energy sales

Plenty room for growth, firms say ENERGY has been a stand out soft drink success in recent years and summer provides retailers with an opportunity...
Energy and functional drinks, such as market leader Red Bull, continue to boldly grow where others don’t. But summer is likely to be big this year for premixes and a hot summer will almost certainly mean significant increases in sales of bottled water and adult soft drinks.

Who will be in the mix? Summer drinks preview

HOW should retailers approach summer drinks in the Scotland of 2013? Well, it’s probably important to use last year’s poor summer weather as an...

A TV push for Ferrero

FERRERO Rocher has been celebrating the season on television screens as part of a £3.5m marketing campaign

Winter bugs set for a resurgence

Return of flu could see over the counter sales soar

Ensuring fewer risks

The Retail Mutual advises checking cover after a refit
Irn Bru

Adapt to summer

Soft drinks sales patterns change significantly in the warmer months says Scottish brands giant SOFT drinks are worth £802m in Scotland and the category grew...
Magners

Magners’ plays summer nights

IRISH cider brand Magners is to sponsor a summer music festival at Glasgow’s newly refurbished Kelvingrove bandstand. The Magners Summer Nights festival will be...
Sharing formats should do well as consumers are forced to celebrate at home.

Covid-19 can’t stop soft drinks

Category on course for a successful festive season
JJ Whitley bottles

Fruit flavour from Whitley

Two new flavours have joined the JJ Whitley Vodka range

Continental union

Holyrood Distillery has brought together three non-traditional rum producing countries in the launch of its new blended rum.
Snapple

Snapple adds tea but no sugar

Snapple A new look, a new size and new flavours are all on the schedule for Snapple this summer. Following a redesign, Snapple, which is marketed...

Home bakers grab a chance to show off

MINCE pies, Christmas cake, Yule log... it’s the season when home bakers have a licence to show off and wow friends and family with...