Spooky snack attack
LEADING soft drinks, cakes, snacks and biscuit producers are intensifying launch and marketing activity on Halloween-themed products in an attempt to boost sales during...
It’s heating up in the chiller
Nichols extends Levi Roots range
Spending more in the comfort zone
SOUTHERN Comfort has revived its advertising slogan, Whatever’s Comfortable, for the festive season. A TV campaign, which will continue until Christmas, shows a long-haired...
UNITAS goes festive
UNITAS Wholesale has launched a new guide to help retailers maximise Christmas confectionery sales this year.
Beating the blues with a celebration
While retailers in other parts of the UK may struggle to find cause for celebration this month, Scottish stores have a national poet to help them through the winter.
Turning up the heat
American bourbon - and its sweeter flavour- have been growing in popularity
New look for lunchtimes
LUNCHTIME shoppers are being targeted by Britvic in a relaunch of its juice drink brand Drench.
GB marketing director Kevin McNair said: “Adults tend to...
How to win at wine o’clock
NEW world wine giant Treasury Wine Estates (TWE) is going all out for summer sales in the £6-8 price range. It says that’s the...
Let it be chilled
June and July are the biggest-selling summer months for beer and cider according to Budweiser and Stella Artois brand owner ABI and it claims the...
Winter bugs strike back
One of the quirks of social distancing measures throughout last winter was a decline in consumers picking up run of the mill colds.
Sandwiches for charity
SPAR UK is aiming to bring festive cheer to raise funds for Marie Curie this Christmas.
A slice of the action
Build-your-own burgers element of the barbecue party presents an opportunity for cheese sales
Let’s talk turkey, the battle is on to win festive customers
Offers, recipes, planners, countdowns and celebrity chefs... Christmas is well underway at the multiples. Could you learn from the giants?
IT is the time of...
A pressing issue – Belvoir
DELI favourite Belvoir has put its elderflower pressé and raspberry lemonade into a 250ml can, to help potential stockists who can’t accept glass bottles.
The...
A cool taste of the tropics
LATEST soft drink in the Barr range is 2015 limited-edition summer special Tropicoola.
According to the company’s research 93% of consumers in a taste...
Scottish firm in high spirits
Turnover is up at William Grant & Sons
