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Taking a leap with salmon

JCS Fish reckons convenience retailers would do well to bolster their range with some smoked salmon

Eastern flavour for gin brand

MIDDLE Eastern flavours are at the heart of the latest gin launch from Opihr.
New Blossom Hill range

New look for Blossom Hill

Design targets younger audiences
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New spirit on market

A NEW sugar cane spirit has been released by Spirit of Haiti
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Getting into spirits this Christmas

“This Christmas is likely to be the third in a row dominated by gin, and the average outlet now stocks on average eight different types: two standard, three premium and three super premium. ”
Rubicon plans a £2m nationwide ad campaign to promote its exotic drinks to the mainstream market as well as ethnic consumers. Sunny D adds raspberry and passion fruit to its orange juices. Weight Watchers joins the tropical flavour trend with watermelon and mango-flavoured drinks.

Juice feels the squeeze

Smoothies buck the downward trend to grow 6.9% in value JUICE, juice drinks and fruit squashes traditionally do well in summer compared to the rest...
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Festive fair

SHOPPING for Christmas gifts should be fun but can be stressful. Some manufacturers are keen to give retailers and consumers the chance to spread...
How are you for food to go? It’s a question most retailers will want to ask of any potential symbol partner as FTG continues to grow in Scottish convenience stores.

Choices to make

There’s a lot to think about when selecting a symbol. Here’s our checklist for success
CJ Lang is now offering Equis.

CJ Lang expands its offer

SPAR Scotland wholesaler CJ Lang has been expanding its offer with new supplier partnerships
Landmark says its licensed range caters for all the tastes of summer and includes own-brand lines such as Scandia lager and Eridge Vale ciders. Its own-brand energy drink range LSV is now its energy top seller.

Own label energises soft drinks market

LSV retails at less than half the price of the leading brands OWN-brand energy drinks and Italian sparkling wines are set to be the big...

Harviestoun says haud your ABV

Whisky may be the drink synonymous with Burns Night, but not all consumers will be enjoying a tipple on the 25th
2012 was Fredericks Dairies’ best year. It makes Cadbury Ice Creams, which was sole packaged ice cream provider to the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games. Coppenrath & Wiese is currently investing heavily in a bid to boost the frozen desserts category.

Maximise your lolly – Ice cream

THE ice cream market is worth £933m in the UK and shoppers purchasing ice cream tend to spend more on an average c-store visit...

A season of soaring sales

Summer months are crucial to soft drinks
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Cookie brand gets kid active

Promo launches in time for new term

Sales sugar and spice

The only subcategory within confectionery that is growing is sugar confectionery, now worth £242m having grown by 3% in the last year, says Chewits. Looking...

Bridging the premium gap

Artisanal apple cider will be a key category driver over the next four years, according to Heineken, and it says it has launched Bulmers...