Bakers bring a seasonal uplift
Festive period accounts for fifth of sales
Premium choice – Divine’s Easter and spring range
CHOCOLATE brand Divine’s Easter and spring range includes a selection of eggs of different sizes and novelty products.
For 2013, there are two luxury...
Celebrate with Maltesers Easter Cake Bars
Mars Chocolate Drinks and Treats is highlighting its limited-edition Maltesers Easter Cake Bars as a good way for retailers to gain extra sales at present.
Scandal aids brand loyalty
NO barbecue would be complete without a burger. Yet 2013’s horsemeat scandal put many customers off the summer staple food.
However frozen food specialist,...
Condiments of the season
MIZKAN brand Haywards, which last year introduced a Tang-o-Meter to its range of pickled vegetables reckons pickles and chutneys should be seen as key...
Summer fun with Magners
Magners has launched a new six-month seasonal promotion to give consumers the chance to spruce up their homes or enjoy a staycation
Milk and extras on the rise
FLAVOURED milk sales grew by 2.2% in the last year to £297m according to Mars Chocolate Drinks and Treats. It says chocolate milk has...
Fruit forward
LONGER days increase demand for longer drinks according to C&C Brands and, it says, demand for more exotic tastes is also at a peak...
Craft for CSG
Costcutter Supermarkets Group is bringing 80 craft breweries to stores
Getting into the crispmas spirit
Walkers launch two festive flavoured multipacks
Jammy Dodgers will be getting a festive makeover this Christmas
Burton’s Biscuit Company has unveiled the seasonal pack which will contain Jammy Dodgers embossed with three different festive designs
A cider shop to sing about
Cider shop opens in Anstruther, Fife
Hotting up on the sauce shelf
CONSUMERS want restaurant flavours at home and that extends from the kitchen into the garden in barbecue season according to Caribbean food and drink supplier Grace Foods
Sweet treats dropping for spring
MARGINS of up to 49% are available from its Easter-themed confectionery according to cash and carry firm Hancocks.
The Happy Easter range of more than...
Bursting on to the scene
ENERGY drinks fans are looking for more flavour says Al Gunn of Boost Drinks.
And he reckons Boost’s new Cherry Burst will give independent retailers...
Santa snacks
WHETHER they’re served in bowls at parties or eaten straight from the pack in front of festive TV, crisps, nuts and snacks are big...
