Ready to spend more this summer?

IMPROVING consumer confidence could mean a boost to entertaining including, if the weather plays ball, barbecues for families and friends, reckons wine firm CWF. It...

Roasts from the freezer

FROZEN roast potatoes sales are worth £61.7m according to figures from McCain and it has entered the market in time for the Christmas dining...

Chris crossing the Atlantic

Reese’s Stateside take on seasonal opportunities FAMOUS for its Peanut Butter Cups, Reese’s has launched a Christmas range that includes gift products and self-treat items. Brand...

Fancy taking a spring shelfie?

CADBURY Creme Egg is giving retailers a chance to be a winner in the lead up to the spring confectionery sales season with its...
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Get into the spirit for Christmas gift season

Pernod Ricard UK quoted research by Toluna, saying that 60% of shoppers will give alcohol as a gift this Christmas despite current economic pressures.

Cleanest time of the year?

IF you thought the spring was the main time for Britain’s households to go through a deep cleaning session think again. It just might be...
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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.
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Bread of love

ARYTZA Food Solutions has launched a heart-shaped Cuisine de France loaf in time for Valentine’s Day. The 250g L’amour Loaf is a buttery bread with...
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The party starters

No get-together or guising night is complete without some themed confectionery SWIZZELS’ themed variety bags are back for Halloween 2014, with bold new designs and...

Will small be beautiful?

BEER and cider giant Heineken has given some of its brands new looks ahead of the summer. Desperados spirit beers and Old Mout cider are...

Showing bottle for fright night

Identifying Halloween as the third-largest spending occasion of the year, Coca-Cola Enterprises has launched a special Fanta pack for the period. Pumpkin lanterns feature across 2-litre...
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Last Christmas for light

Christmas 2020 will be one of the last times consumers can pick up a ‘Coors Light’

Drink in the atmosphere

Euro 2020 taking place in 2021 is one of the less serious, yet still strange, quirks of the pandemic – but one more year of waiting will have only served to heighten anticipation among football fans

Storck ready to share in success

FAMILIES are getting ready to return to the dinner table this Christmas and Storck UK has offered tips on how retailers can capitalise on the sharing opportunities this presents.
Olivar de la Luna olive oil, Border Biscuit jute bags, Majorcene sobrasada (spreadable chorizo) and Italian panetonne are among the many premium foods available to independent retailers at Christmas.

Say it with food

FOOD gifting in the past few years has exploded as what we eat becomes increasing significant – both culturally and socially

Bringing in the cheddar

A festive fifth-uplift for cheese