Oven dready
HALLOWEEN is now one of the baking high points of the year, with home cooks keen to rustle up creepy cupcakes, slime-drenched biscuits and...
Season is the ‘shining star’ for sweet treats
SPECIALIST confectionery wholesaler Hancocks considers Christmas to be the industry’s “shining star”.
The company says its Christmas sales grew by 16% year on year in...
Get through with a Bru
Brand brings back campaign for COVID
Opening time
FOLLOWING the Vote for the House Party slogan on its advertising on the run up to and during the general election, Smirnoff is continuing...
Tweeters demand raspberry all year
SWEDISH cider brand Kopparberg has listened to vocal fans on social media and added Raspberry as a permanent flavour in the range.
Previously it was...
Fudge with vintage flavour
Soft Drinks brand Vimto is teaming up with confectionery firm Gardiners of Scotland to launch Handmade Vintage Vimto Fudge, just ahead of the Christmas...
Setting up to sparkle and fizz
THE nature of retailing drinks for Christmas and New Year has changed remarkably over the years.
For a start we’ve had the wine revolution in...
Doing the global dew
MOUNTAIN Dew, the citrus drink marketed in the UK by Britvic, aims to spark interest with a sports-linked film that kicks off its new...
Clear option for the Captain
As one of its major launches in Britain in the run up to summer 2015, Diageo has entered the white rum category with Captain...
Time to give peas a chance
MOVE over sprouts: according to frozen food giant Birds Eye, frozen vegetables such as garden peas and petit pois perform particularly well at Christmas,...
Cans with a big heart
Nichols PLC has relaunched its sustainable soft drinks brand Feel Good Drinks
Salad days for Scotty Brand
SCOTTISH produce specialist Scotty Brand is welcoming summer with new soft fruits and salad leaves. The strawberries, from Bruce Farm in Ayrshire, will arrive...
Rolling out a host of new Easter lines
Mondelez unveils its 2019 seasonal range
Scots seeking Scottish
CONSUMERS want brands that reflect their Scottish heritage for Burns Night
Just add sauce
The few long range forecasts available say they expect summer to be ‘average’. With no World Cup or similar event we could do with...
Pints on hold for Paddy’s day
Unfortunately for on-trade operators, stout fans craving their next pint of Guinness will need to be patient, as Covid-19 restrictions are unlikely to be lifted any time soon
