Tag: Nielsen
Wall’s aims for a sunny side up
WALL’S aims to make its thick pork sausages a barbecue must with a three-month promotion giving customers the chance to win cash by predicting...
Cheese brand spreads out
LUNCHBOX staple Dairylea has added two new flavours to its tubs of spreadable cheese. Mighty Mature and Springy Onion, both made with all natural...
First edition – Pimm’s blackberry and elderflower
PIMM’S has added blackberry and elderflower to its No 6 Vodka Cup to make a very British new fruit flavour in time for summer....
Home comforts – planned nights in
Stats show consumers are still choosing staying in rather than going out. But retailers say these days a big-night-in strategy has to be about...
Soft drinks value touching £10bn
AT first glance, the latest in the series of Britvic Soft Drinks Reviews seems to suggest the brands that fill drinks chillers across the...
The cold advantage
THE recession-prompted trend towards entertaining at home still presents a great opportunity for small retailers in 2013, despite an absence of sporting events on...
Innovation aids soft progress
SOFT drinks is a highly resilient category. While other categories have slowed in the face of economic challenges, soft drinks have have returned value...
A piece of the action – Reese’s seeking further growth
AMERICAN chocolate and confectionery brand Reese’s is extending its reach in the UK. The brand – the third largest chocolate brand in the world...
Drinks making their mark
CHEERING news for retailers: HIM research shows 90% of consumers would consider buying price-marked spirits. With that in mind, last year Diageo introduced PMPs...
Exotic and cool – Rubicon from Barr
THE tropical flavours of the Rubicon soft drink range – the UK’s biggest-selling exotic drink brand according to Nielsen Scantrack – form the basis...
Growing water second to cola – Sales for sector soar
TAPS across the nation are in danger of rusting over as sales of bottled water continue to show recession-defying growth. Kantar Worldpanel figures, quoted...
Gums and variety pay – Sales up for confectionery
NEW products and greater production by manufacturers of products for seasonal events, has helped increase confectionery sales over the last two years, according to...
Cans beat the wet summer
IT may have rained and it may have poured but last year’s summer washout didn’t dampen the spirit of Britain’s soft drinks fans. And...
Chocolate – spirit of the ‘new special’, taste, appeal and sharing
The trend is well-documented, to save money people are having a night in instead of a night on the tiles. And whether they’re entertaining...