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Red Bull launches Co-Driver to help retailers turn insight into sales

Red Bull launches Co-Driver to help retailers turn insight into sales

Date: February 1, 2026Leave a comment

Red Bull has announced the launch of ‘Co-Driver, Fuelled by Red Bull’ – a collaborative category approach to the future of soft drinks. The soft drinks category is predicted to […]

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‘Engage with Nestlé to build business together’ – Ollie Richardson

‘Engage with Nestlé to build business together’ – Ollie Richardson

Date: December 1, 2025Leave a comment

Coffee is holding its own in the convenience channel, with value up slightly (TWC), and Nestle’s Nescafé brand remains the clear leader in pure soluble coffee with a 57.6% share […]

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Unconform cold brew coffee with nootroprics ‘bridges the gap’

Unconform cold brew coffee with nootroprics ‘bridges the gap’

Date: May 26, 2025Leave a comment

Unconform’s bold ambition is to ‘bridge that gap between hoity toity coffee that very few people actually like, and the coffee drinks that are basically ice cream milkshakes with a […]

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California walnut industry anticipates strong 2025 crop

California walnut industry anticipates strong 2025 crop

Date: May 9, 2025Leave a comment

California walnut growers are reporting outstanding early-season conditions that point to a positive outlook for the 2025 crop, according to industry experts monitoring the state’s orchards. Following three consecutive years […]

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Global Brands reveals latest trends in growing canned cocktail sector

Global Brands reveals latest trends in growing canned cocktail sector

Date: October 11, 2024Leave a comment

Global Brands, the company behind VK, All Shook Up and Shake Baby Shake, has released its first-ever canned cocktail category report. The UK’s No.1 branded cocktail supplier to the off-trade […]

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Danone launches new category management website for the trade

Danone launches new category management website for the trade

Date: June 12, 2024Leave a comment

Danone UK & Ireland has launched a new category management website DANONE-THE-GO for trade customers. With Danone having eight of the top 10 water SKUs in convenience with Volvic and Evian, […]

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Thatchers Vintage becomes fastest growing premium cider in wholesale

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

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

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

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

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

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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