Will we have a long-awaited hot summer? If we do it’s important to realise which product cateogories bring in most of their cash in the hot months. Mark Thomson, business unit director of Kantar Worldpanel, explains the summer shift.

Turning up the heat – Summer spenders

Will we have a long-awaited hot summer? If we do it’s important to realise which product cateogories bring in most of their cash in...

Bestway and Red Bull team up

Red Bull and Bestway Wholesale have joined forces to launch a new category tool for independent retailers
Galbani mozzarella

Warming up to cheese

WHEN the warm weather arrives, retailers should make sure to include cheese in barbecue displays.

Good ideas land in Prestonpans

Entrepreneur Award winner Ferhan Ashiq drew on some of the best store executions in Scotland when refurbishing his Day-Today store in Prestonpans

Festive indulgence from the freezer

Orange oil has been added to Mackie’s chocolate ice cream to create a festive flavour. Kirstin Mackie said: “Chocolate oranges are already so closely associated...

A taste in time saves the day

FOLLOWING his leading role in the Kronenbourg 1664 advertising campaign last year, French former international footballer Eric Cantona will be back on TV promoting...

Eggs added as gift size grows brand

POPPETS has introduced a new product in time for Easter. The 140g gift box of Poppets Mini Eggs has an RRP of £1. Brand owner...
Cadbury Dairy Milk Choca-Latte.

Public votes for new Cadbury Dairy Milk flavour

The new Cadbury Dairy Milk Choca-latte hits shelves following a competition run by Mondelez which let consumers submit their ideas for a new flavour.
Christmas turkey

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...

Cleanest time of the year?

IF you thought the spring was the main time for Britain’s households to go through a deep cleaning session think again. It just might be...
TGI-Fridays-Cocktails

Big names on new products

Cocktails and pouches hit shelves
Pack shots of Fruit-tella Out at Night multipacks.

Ready for guisers with Fruit-tella Out at Night multipacks

Fruit-tella Jellies has rolled out a new multi-pack format ideal for the Halloween season for one of its latest flavour launches Out at Night.
two bottles of schwepps tonic water and a glass on tonic with a lemon slice

Adding soft drinks to the mix

Soft drinks play a key role during the festive season, with the category set to drive sales for retailers across the period.
Limited edition Pot Noodle Christmas flavour in cracker packaging

Festive Pot Noodle launches for Christmas

Instant hot snack brand Pot Noodle has introduced a new flavour and launched a festive pack for Christmas.

Ready to spend more this summer?

IMPROVING consumer confidence could mean a boost to entertaining including, if the weather plays ball, barbecues for families and friends, reckons wine firm CWF. It...

Spirits need to chill out to sell more

SPIRITS can benefit from a summer uplift, with customers picking up fractional-sized bottles and cocktail ingredients on their way to parties and barbecues. And...