Festive heritage holding up

C-STORES should prioritise heritage brands and sharing-sized bottles to boost cider sales at Christmas, says Amanda Grabham of SHS Drinks, whose portfolio includes Merrydown...
Olivar de la Luna olive oil, Border Biscuit jute bags, Majorcene sobrasada (spreadable chorizo) and Italian panetonne are among the many premium foods available to independent retailers at Christmas.

Say it with food

FOOD gifting in the past few years has exploded as what we eat becomes increasing significant – both culturally and socially

Water proves summer star

Give the clear stuff space to sell says Scottish soft drinks giant SUMMER is a key sales period for water and last year it was...
Dr Oetker baking

The great big Easter bake off

Demand for home baking is set to grow

Glasgow has bottle

GLASGOW Distillery has revealed the bottle for its first ever whisky, 1770.

Having a ball

WARNINKS aims to show the versatility of the Snowball with its new Christmas campaign. The brand has four new ways to serve the basic cocktail...
Shelf-Talk

Shelf help tips from Heineken

Heineken has launched a series of industry reports that will be released throughout the year

Forget about the weather

Scottish climate is no barrier to BBQ sales Scottish barbecue season may sound like the start of a joke but despite sometimes dreich weather, the...

Pumpkin Ice Cream Launched for Halloween

Ice cream brand Ben & Jerry’s is introducing a new limited-edition flavour for Halloween; Pumpkin Cheesecake, available to retailers throughout October. Last year 37% of...
Hoopers Dandelion & Burdock

Nostalgia amped-up at Easter

Painting hard-boiled eggs, hunting for chocolate treats – and of course giant chocolate delivering rabbits – are all considered to be traditional parts of Easter.

Rolling out a host of new Easter lines

Mondelez unveils its 2019 seasonal range

Going nuts for sharing packs

ALMOST 40% of its nuts sales occur in the run up to Christmas, says KP Snacks. And the firm has special packs and products...
Sunny-D-No-added-Sugar

Health really is hitting mark

Figures show shift to low and no

Going for gold at Christmas

Each gift pack includes a 70cl bottle of Black Cow as well as a reusabe 24 carat gold-plated straw

Ringing up sweet sales

OF every £1 spent on seasonal treats, 70p is spent on confectionery says Refreshers and Wham brand owner Tangerine Confectionery. Referring to a Mintel report,...

Seasons beatings

Summer should give a helping hand to sales of many, but not necessarily all, drinks. Who are the champs of June, July and August? SUMMER...