Skittles and Starburst get spooky
This Halloween sees the launch of two limited editions from Skittles and Starburst, as Wrigley, a subsidiary of Mars, aims to capitalise on the...
Ready for the summer
THE last two summers have been good for sales of barbecue products in Scottish stores.
Italian trio land on British shores
BEER importer World Beers is bringing three more Italian craft beers into the country ahead of the summer sales season.
All from the award-winning Birradamare...
Divine inspiration
CONVENIENCE stores should merchandise Christmas impulse chocolate lines together, but away from regular all-year-round impulse lines, reckons Divine Chocolate.
A spokesperson said: “They should be positioned...
Continental union
Holyrood Distillery has brought together three non-traditional rum producing countries in the launch of its new blended rum.
Wrap up sales with premium
Pernod Ricard says premium spirits are essential to strong festive sales
Peel back and drink
NO glass in your customers’ grass? Wine Innovations, the firm behind the Intrepid Fox range of single-serve sized wines in ready-to-use, sealed plastic glasses,...
Championship prizes
VIP tickets to Wimbledon are among the prizes on offer in the latest Robinsons Refresh’d on-pack promotion
Eastern flavour for gin brand
MIDDLE Eastern flavours are at the heart of the latest gin launch from Opihr.
Putting passion into cocktails
RUM based liqueur Malibu has added a passion fruit flavour in time for summer.
Whisky’s roaring 20s
AS duty increases and other pressures cause spirit prices to rise drinks producers, large and not quite so large, have been giving greater importance...
Toffifee gets festive for new ad
STORCK UK has launched its Toffifee Seasonal pack as part of a campaign it says is designed to increase confectionery sales in the festive...
Dessert menu
CHRISTMAS is a time when some keen cooks make their own desserts, including traditional fare like pudding, yule logs and trifle.
For others, however, frozen...
Sparkling celebration
Loch Lomond Group has launched a new RTD range offering consumers the opportunity to indulge in a Scottish tipple with a botanical twist
Big brands offer season’s sweeting
Confectionery sales were worth £706m at Christmas in 2015 according to Mondelez International.
And it says it has a 29.4% share of the Christmas chocolate...
Adding winter to core sales?
FESTIVE sales opportunities start early and continue longer than you might think for one of Scotland’s big cider providers.
“The Christmas season constitutes a full...
