Tag: Nielsen
Summer is thirsty work
LAST summer the sun put in an appearance and had thirsty folks reaching for juice drinks.
Dave Turner, trade communications manager at Coca-Cola Enterprises...
Out pop the Animals
SLICES of cheddar with pop-out animals are Galloway’s latest innovation for the children’s dairy snacks category. Galloway Animals come in packs of five and...
Rolling up the extra sales
THE roll-your-own RYO filter tips and papers market is showing strong growth as increasing numbers of smokers opt for the value, choice and flavour...
A WKD Christ-Moose
A moose in a party hat is WKD’s secret weapon to boost sales over the festive season. Scotland’s top-selling RTD (as measured by Nielsen)...
Dominating the indie gantries
THE recession has seen smokers scanning the shelves for the best value on offer. And that has led to a growth in PMPs on...
Time to mug up for winter
WITH daylight hours dwindling and warm summer temperatures turning to a distant memory, consumers are set to increase spend on hot beverages and hot...
Fright night turns sweet
IT might be kids’ stuff to some but the annual ghosts and ghouls festival of Halloween has become one of the most important seasonal...
Specials up in tough market
THE UK tea market is showing no overall growth despite an upturn in sales of specialist lines such as green tea and decaf products,...
Spirits of the night – Drinks analysis
In the early days of the current big night in trend beers were seen as especially important, particularly for sports audiences. But wines, spirits...
Biscuits at kids’ size power on
BURTON’S Biscuit Company, reckons the start of the new school year is a great time for retailers to capitalise on demand for child-friendly biscuit...
Development drive – Lidl to spend £30m on Scottish push
RETAIL chain Lidl says its first branding campaign in Scotland has boosted customer numbers by more than 20% and has led it to launch...
Take-home drinks sales still falling
DRINKERS are consuming less at home as well as on nights out according to the Wine and Spirit Trade Association’s latest market report. Off-trade...
Halfway houses – Bread and bakery breakdown
If you’re looking for a staple item you don’t have to look much farther than bread.
Almost all of the UK population buys the product....
Juice feels the squeeze
Smoothies buck the downward trend to grow 6.9% in value
JUICE, juice drinks and fruit squashes traditionally do well in summer compared to the rest...
Scots avoid a wet loss – AG Barr
WIND, rain, grey skies ... nothing keeps Scots from their soft drinks, especially if they are bright orange and made from girders.
AG Barr reported...
Fruitful time for cider – C&C brands
CIDER is a summer drink; right? In some cases. Some 41% of beer and traditional cider is sold between May and October, while the...
