Availability is key to maximising Christmas soft drink sales – Britvic
Trystan Farnworth (pictured), commerical director convenience & impulse at Britvic Soft Drinks, offers top tips to maximise soft drinks sales during the important festive period. What do you think is the […]
Egg ‘n’ Spoon Oreo joins Cadbury Easter range
Mondelez International has followed up on the success of two of its power brands with the launch of Cadbury Dairy Milk Egg ‘n’ Spoon Oreo, which aims to drive incremental sales in sharing formats. The […]
New look and recipe for Nurishment Extra
Grace Foods is relaunching Nurishment Extra this month, backed by social media activity. New packaging is designed to improve on-shelf stand-out and a resealable lid adds attraction for the on-the-go consumer. Recipe reformulation has also included a […]
Record year for growing Kitwave Wholesale Group
Kitwave Wholesale Group, which owns nine businesses, achieved record trading figures in the year to the end of April. Pre-tax profit (EBITA) rose from £7 million to £8.7 million on […]
Ian Taylor promoted to retail director at Spar UK
Ian Taylor (pictured), formerly head of retail at Spar UK, which has about 2,400 stores, has been promoted to the new role of retail director, which the group described as […]
Hyperama wins Landmark top award again
Hyperama was once again named member of the year at Landmark Wholesale’s annual awards dinner, held recently in Glasgow. Parfetts collected the top own-brand member trophy and the leading cash & […]
Martin Williams to leave Landmark at end of year
Landmark Wholesale is in the process of choosing a new managing director to replace Martin Williams, who will leave at the end of December after 33 years with the group. […]
Ex-Tesco man becomes Palmer and Harvey chief executive
Tony Reed (pictured), who previously spent 38 years with Tesco, has become chief executive of Palmer and Harvey. His most recent posts with the retail multiple were as CEO of […]
MaltEaster Bunny and Golden Eggs back for Easter
Next Easter will see the return of Mars Chocolate UK’s MaltEaster Bunny, available as a single (rsp 62p) and a pack of five (rsp £2.39). MaltEaster Mini-Bunnies and Family Mix […]
Britvic lifts spirits with relaunch of mixers
Britvic has relaunched its mixers and juices range in a new bottle that emphasises the brand’s classic British heritage. In addition, Britvic’s Indian Tonic Water has been reformulated in response […]
Retailer interaction key to growth – Imperial Tobacco
Peter Whitfield (pictured), account director – key accounts wholesale at Imperial Tobacco, explains why it is important that the trade focuses on category sustainability. What proportion of your business goes […]
Londis and Budgens lift Booker’s sales
Despite a continued decline in tobacco sales – down by 5.6% in the latest half year – and overall like-for-like retail income decreasing by 2.8%, Booker Group managed to increase […]
