Nairn’s

Oats champ in snack attack

Nairn’s bars with fruit and seeds aim to capture health-conscious nibblers OATCAKE brand Nairn’s is expanding its range to take advantage of what it sees...

A taste for adventure

ONCE an exotic treat, Chinese and Indian meals are pretty much a staple part of the average UK family’s home menus these days, but...
Lucy Bee Coconut Oil, fairtrade fortnight, fairtrade.

Bigger Bee oil

LUCY Bee Unrefined Extra Virgin Fairtrade Organic Raw Coconut Oil is now available in a 1L jar. An alternative to  processed oils, butter and margarine...

A slice of the market

Allied Bakeries has entered the free-from category with the launch of two new products from its seeded-loaf range Burgen. Burgen Soya & Linseed 500g and Burgen...

Championing the cause

SUSTAINABILITY is always high on the agenda at Premier @ DUSA, the c-store at the heart of University of Dundee’s campus.
Quorn convenience core range

Healthy protein healthy planet

THE increased popularity of meat free products will be no surprise to retailers who have been watching category trends in chilled and frozen.
Irn Bru advert

Barr issues a challenge

How do you describe the indescribable? That is the latest challenge from Irn-Bru.
Sunpride Mango Juice

Is mango the new coconut?

World foods have shown sales growth in the UK for some time. Is there now also a growing market for world drinks? According to Refresco...

Nakd claims it’s dressing up the category

REFERRING to a Mintel snacking report, Nakd  says 40% of consumers are switching to healthier snacks. It also reports that with sales amounting to £31m...
Mars Chocolate & Drinks vegan dairy free drinks

Dairy free is flying

The non-dairy drinks category is worth £29 million annually, according to Mars Chocolate Drinks & Treats (MCD&T).

Beer in the city

DUNDEE could be about to ride the craft beer wave as planning permission has been granted to 71 Brewing for the creation of a...

Alternative range rolls out

BEL UK has rolled out its first range of plant-based alternatives to cheese with the launch of Nurishh.
Berry Brothers & Rudd summer spirits bottles

New look for spirits relaunch

Berry Bros. & Rudd has relaunched its spirits range with a new bottle.

Authentic delight from Turkey

AS a result of consumers travelling more, they have become more adventurous with food and drink, says Zeynap Turudi of Truede. That, she says, means...
2014

Kicking off Scotland’s big year

FOR many Scots 2014 was always going to be a big year. The 700th anniversary of the battle of Bannockburn occurs in June and there’s...
Andrew McCaffery of Ecoveritas.

A triumph for common sense

Andrew McCaffery, global EPR director at Ecoveritas, responds to the latest DRS advice from the Scottish Government.