Craft … a convenient opportunity?

CRAFT beers are hot (sales wise) and, increasingly, craft beers are cool (image wise). It should be a great combination for the coming summer. Craft...

Drinks for a long weekend

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

Layer up for Christmas

JENNY Wren has introduced its first-ever Christmas box

Chilled out sales

Four years in the planning, Costcutter in Cocklaw Street, Kelty, is a brand new store, meticulously designed, with chilled food and drink at its...
White Claw Hard Seltzer range

A seltzer with bite

American ‘hard seltzer’ brand White Claw has landed in the UK

Shaping up for the big day

RETAILERS should stock up  on gift products in the lead-up to Christmas and make sure sharing products are available throughout as social occasions are...

Going wild for new gin

Wildcat Gin is the latest NPD from drinks giant Whyte & Mackay

Soft drinks sparkling

With the focus on health showing no sign of stopping, the festive period is sure to be a big opportunity for soft drinks sales
Loch Lomond Original and Glen Scotia Double Cask bottles

Bring out the best bottles

IT should go without saying, but with celebration and gifting at a peak, Christmas is whisky’s time to shine.
Wildcat Bramble gin

Going wild for new gin flavour

It might only be a year old, but Wildcat Gin has already expanded its portfolio with the launch of a new flavour.

Celebrate with style

Easter can also provide an opportunity to boost sales in other categories than chocolate
Strongbow Dark Fruit, an ‘everyday’ cider to appeal to modern flavoured cider drinkers. Wim Wenders directs for Stella Artois Cidre.

Apples are not the only fruit

MODERN flavoured ciders are attracting new customers to a traditional summer drink. They have grown 131% in the off-trade over the last year according to...
cigar packets pic

Large formats flying in 2020

Christmas is a time of celebration and for many adult smokers, that means enjoying their favourite cigar brand

Frightfully fun sized

Wrigley rolls out more seasonal confectionery.
Thatchers cider bottles

New look for cider range

Thatchers ciders have a new look, thanks to a packaging overhaul for the Somerset cider brand
Shoppercentric found people plan to shop around at Christmas. But Scottish c-stores, especially, could gain visits through click and collect.

Shoppers plan to click and collect

SCOTTISH Christmas shoppers are buying their gifts online then picking them up from collection points in greater numbers than ever before. More than two...