Amberdown

Cider’s new look

AMBERDOWN, Today’s Group’s own-label cider range, is getting a summer makeover. The label’s Dry Apple Cider and White Cider are both being relaunched in...

Not only kids

Spirit sales enjoy an uplift of 54% in the run up to Halloween according to Jagermeister and it says it generates 34% higher than...
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Stocking up for pets

PET owners who want to treat their cats and dogs this Christmas will certainly have plenty of choice, thanks to the release of...

Bounce up in spring

Easter presents  opportunities and the giants of chocolate reckon they know how to make the best of them. BIG selling favourites from Mars Chocolate are...

Tangerine releases Halloween specials

Tangerine Confectionery, the creator of a wide range of retro confectionery brands is introducing two special editions for the seasonal Halloween market. Sweet Champions Halloween...
Maltesers

First Christmas for premium teaser

Mars Wrigley seems confident it’s coming into the festive season with a surefire Christmas hit following the launch of Maltesers Truffles earlier this year

Extended treats marked personal

BISCUIT fans have the chance to get their names on their favourites this Christmas thanks to United Biscuits. Boxes of McVitie’s Victoria, Family Circle and...

New flavours on the street

EXOTIC juice brand Rubicon is taking to the streets with its latest launch.
Vimto 500ml

Squash soars

British soft drinks brand Vimto has been enjoying enviable growth according to data specialist Nielsen
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...
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...
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A televsion shake up

Yazoo has returned to the small screen with a £2m six-month broadcast sponsorship deal with Channel 4
Florette mixed salad bag

Winning friends with salad

SCOTTISH consumers should be able to meet up with friends again this summer and – weather permitting – barbecues are sure to be fired up across the land.

Bakers bring a seasonal uplift

Festive period accounts for fifth of sales
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Snow time like the present

There aren’t too many sleeps left till Christmas now. If you haven’t already done so it’s time to get your holiday season activity well...
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Wine and dine with Spar

SPAR is expanding its own label wine portfolio with the launch of two new flavours and new formats.