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Thatchers Vintage becomes fastest growing premium cider in wholesale

Date: February 1, 2024Leave a comment

Thatchers Vintage 8.3% has become the fastest growing premium cider brand in the wholesale channel (Circana). Since it was given a new look and higher abv in 2023 to reflect […]

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Kingfisher Beer Europe rebrands as Kingfisher Drinks

Date: January 3, 2024Leave a comment

Kingfisher Beer Europe has rebranded as Kingfisher Drinks. The company was set up over 30 years ago to distribute India’s number one beer, Kingfisher, to the UK and throughout Europe. […]

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Walnut imports from California have grown five-fold

Date: February 13, 2023Leave a comment

Pam Graviet (pictured), senior marketing director, international at the California Walnut Commission (CWC), highlights the growth of California walnut consumption and opportunities for the trade. Has the UK been increasing […]

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Mondelez launches new website to support retailers

Date: November 24, 2022Leave a comment

Mondelez International has launched Snack Display – a new website to support retailers. Containing product news, bestseller information, category advice, market trends and planograms, the website is designed to help […]

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New PEPPADEW Bites set to pep up sales

Date: July 5, 2022Leave a comment

PEPPADEW, the UK’s No. 1 pepper brand[i] , has launched a new crispy bite – PEPPADEW Bites – exclusively for foodservice. With 87% of consumers saying they would buy new […]

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California walnut consumption grows five-fold in UK

Date: April 26, 2022Leave a comment

Pam Graviet (pictured), senior marketing director, international at the California Walnut Commission (CWC), highlights the growth of California walnut consumption and opportunities for the trade. How are California walnuts performing […]

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Bettys & Taylors of Harrogate granted Queen’s Award for Enterprise

Date: April 21, 2022Leave a comment

Bettys & Taylors of Harrogate, the home of Yorkshire Tea and Taylors Coffee, has been honoured in this year’s Queen’s Awards for Enterprise. The business is one of 31 companies […]

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KP reformulates brands and variants ahead of HFSS legislation

Date: March 22, 2022Leave a comment

KP Snacks has announced its HFSS brand reformulation strategy, ahead of the introduction of the legislation taking effect in October. For Tyrrells, the Lightly Sea Salted flavour, which is the […]

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‘We champion wholesale’ – Matt Collins, KP Snacks

Date: August 9, 2021Leave a comment

Matt Collins (pictured), trading director at KP Snacks, explains how the supplier supports the trade by acting on insight to respond to, and influence, shopper habits. The amount of business […]

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CCEP launches new products and UEFA activity to support the trade

Date: May 2, 2021Leave a comment

Coca-Cola European Partners has unveiled a raft of activity to add excitement to the soft drinks category. In a first for the energy category, the company has introduced Monster Nitro, […]

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RNF is rebranded as b2b.store to reflect focus on wholesale

Date: April 20, 2021Leave a comment

RNF, the company responsible for launching the first ordering app in the wholesale sector for Bestway in 2013, is being rebranded as b2b.store. The move follows the launch of b2b.store […]

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Further potential for growth in savoury snacks – Matt Smith, Tayto Group

Date: March 3, 2021Leave a comment

Matt Smith, marketing director of Tayto Group (pictured), highlights trends in the savoury snacks category and outlines the company’s product developments designed to meet consumer demands. What effect is the […]

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