Tag: Christmas

Facing up to winter demands

BOOST Drinks has launched a limited-edition Boost Winter Spice energy drink that the firm says will bring a new dimension to the market and...

Small is bountiful

CRAFT manufacturing is becoming important in many parts of the drinks business including whisky. At Isle of Arran Distillery managing director Euan Mitchell said...

Create a buzz and think spirits

WITH the countdown for Christmas truly underway, convenience stores must decide which are the best drinks products to stock to make the most profits,...

Most wonderful sales of the year

CHRISTMAS is crucial for drinks retailers, spirits – especially premium spirits – see sales rise dramatically over the festive season, indulgent products also see...

Tune in to the face friends

THE beginning of November is a good time for retailers to introduce festive products to entice Christmas spending and planning, reckons the team behind...

Fancy a crafty Christmas?

CRAFT and specialist beers are currently increasing sales and gaining significant media coverage and some stores may well want to offer something special for...

Hats off to seasonal rule breakers

RULES can be broken at Christmas. In fact, eating too many mince pies or wearing kitschy jumpers can be justified precisely because it’s Christmas...

Build a new social life

Drinks giant aims to help retailers tweet their way to festive success DRINKS giant Pernod Ricard UK reckons retailers should get social this Christmas and...

Glens premium faces west

2015 is the first Christmas for Glen’s Platinum Vodka the premium stablemate to Scottish take-home’s most valuable Scottish alcohol brand, and the UK’s second-biggest...

Oz brand says bring it anywhere

AUSTRALIAN wine brand McGuigan Wines has launched a major advertising campaign in the UK and Ireland to encourage consumers to “Bring a McGuigan”. The campaign,...

Wine fans set to trade up?

. WINE could be more important than ever to retailers this Christmas and that very much includes retailers running c-stores, according to Brand Phoenix the...

Spirits in happy New Year push

Convenience store sales peak in week between the major holidays CHRISTMAS starts in October for William Grant and Sons and it certainly doesn’t end...

Launching more sparkle

CONSUMERS are increasingly choosing prosecco instead of Champagne for their celebrations, says International Brands Limited. The firm has added two new varieties to its...

Adding winter to core sales?

FESTIVE sales opportunities start early and continue longer than you might think for one of Scotland’s big cider providers. “The Christmas season constitutes a full...

Grape choice

QUOTING Nielsen Scantrack research published in August 2015, Shloer says it is the biggest-selling adult soft drink brand in the Scottish take-home market, accounting...

Mulling it over until January

TRADITIONAL cider brand Henry Westons has relaunched its Mulled Cider for the winter season. Available from now until January it’s described as a “classic...