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...
Mr Kipling Easter cakes

Mr Kipling’s makeover for a better life

THE Mr Kipling range has had a packaging revamp to tie in with the Premier Foods ‘Life is better with cake’ campaign. And the...

Juice for the health conscious

FRUIT juice specialist Sunmagic has released two new fruit juice ranges ahead of the Christmas selling period. They include the firm’s first ‘not from concentrate’...

Sweets for monsters

Individual seasonal confectionery is now worth £1.1m according to Mondelez International and it has launched a series of Halloween-themed products designed to catch seasonal shoppers’...

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...
Aircell Crivat

Saving energy

SAVING on energy is welcome in any business and chiller firm Adande Refrigeration reckons it’s got a new cabinet that could cut bills
The summer months present major opportunities to boost soft drinks sales. But for c-stores, many of whom excel in providing drinks for immediate consumption, having chilled, merchandised and back-up stock will be vital.

Cool liquid assets – Planning for heat

The summer of 2013 won’t have a Euro championship, a London Olympics and Paralympics, or a Diamond Jubilee to encourage the party spirit. But...
Storck xmas range

Festive treats for the family

Storck has been rolling the tinsel out across its boxed confectionery range as the festive season draws near.
Moira Dean, of Premier @ DUSA

A focus set on student sales

By the time the middle of the university semester comes around, students are more than ready for a night where they can let go and forget about the worries of assignments or exams.

Wine winner will fly down under

AUSTRALIAN wine brand Jacob’s Creek is giving consumers the chance to win a trip to the 2017 Australian Tennis Open in a promotion running...

Beer leader primes the party season

CHRISTMAS is a particularly busy time for retailers, wholesalers and everyone else involved in the convenience channel and Tennent Caledonian Breweries, Scotland’s biggest brewer...
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Let’s hear it for chicken

FROZEN food brand Aunt Bessie’s, is being backed by an £8 million winter campaign that promotes serving Yorkshire puddings with roast chicken as well...

Can of history

A journey to Bavaria over 130 years ago starts the story of Tennent’s Lager as told on the back of the brand’s new cans.
Glen Moray Fired Oak Cask

Turning up the heat

American bourbon - and its sweeter flavour- have been growing in popularity

Bringing in the cheddar

A festive fifth-uplift for cheese

Dressing for trick or treat

Families entering into the spirit of Halloween have boosted the spend on the fancy dress festival to £330m according to AG Barr. The Irn-Bru manufacturer suggests...