All Christmas articles – Page 4
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NewsRAC predicts pre-Christmas price rises at the pumps
The price of unleaded petrol and diesel at the pumps fell for the first time in four months in November, according to the latest data from RAC Fuel Watch. The reduction was a result of retailers passing on lower wholesale prices, which reflected the lower cost of oil, but the ...
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product news: Coca-Cola unveils Christmas advert
Coca-Cola is launching a new Christmas advert for 2016. The 30-second ‘Coke for Christmas’ advert is an extension of the brand’s ‘Taste the Feeling’ campaign, and will be on air from early December. Caroline Cater, operational marketing director at Coca-Cola European Partners, said: “When you think Christmas, you think Coca-Cola, ...
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12 twists of Christmas
Coca-Cola European Partners (CCEP) is supporting retailers with 12 new festive cocktail recipes. Named the ’12 Twists of Christmas’, Schweppes has partnered with Diageo to create 12 cocktails, including Merry Mule, Sour Sleigh Ride and Mistle-Sloe Gin, tapping in to the growing trend of consumers experimenting with special drinks to ...
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product news: Coca-Cola reveals Christmas plans
Coca-Cola European Partners has revealed its Christmas 2016 activations, which include the return of its television commercial and Truck Tour, and the launch of a new charity initiative to provide meals to those in need. The first of two on-pack promotions sees Coca-Cola partner with FareShare. The UK-wide charity fights ...
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Product news: Christmas drinks with a twist
Coca-Cola European Partners (CCEP) is supporting retailers during its busiest season with 12 new festive cocktail recipes. Named the ‘12 Twists of Christmas’, Schweppes has partnered with Diageo to create 12 Christmas-themed cocktails, tapping in to the growing trend of consumers experimenting with special drinks to celebrate the festive season ...
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Key moments can help build Xmas booze sales
As part of its campaign for Christmas 2016, Pernod Ricard UK has identified a number of key moments that it believes retailers can use to excite shoppers, including:My Christmas Dinner Moments where retailers can inspire customers with high end wines from leading ranges including Jacob’s Creek, Brancott Estate and ...
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product news: Boursin launches Christmas packaging
Boursin is this month launching its boldest Christmas themed packaging to date, featuring a premium gold design, running across the hero product Boursin Garlic & Herbs and all additional Boursin skus. The limited edition packaging is supported by a £1.2m investment. Back for Christmas 2016, is the ‘Pleasure is Très ...
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product news: Ginsters launches Christmas range
Ginsters has launched a festive range including two festive limited edition sandwiches and a festive limited edition pasty. Two of Ginsters most successful limited edition sandwiches will feature in the line-up. The Festive Edition Christmas Cracker is a mix of turkey breast, sausage, stuffing and bacon with cranberry chutney which ...
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product news: Pernod Ricard covers off xmas occasions
As part of its campaign for Christmas 2016, Pernod Ricard UK has identified a number of key moments that it believes retailers can use to excite shoppers, including: My Christmas Dinner Moments – where retailers can inspire customers with high end wines from leading ranges including Jacob’s Creek, Brancott Estate ...
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product news: Country Choice rolls out Christmas products
Country Choice is rolling out a range of Christmas products including ready to bake sweet Christmas confectionery and indulgent treats, plus a super savoury selection. The new thaw and serve confectionery includes decorated chocolate Christmas snowman cupcakes, gingerbread muffins topped with toffee icing and a mini chocolate gingerbread shaped figure. ...
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product news: Premier Foods adds Christmas cakes
Premier Foods is aiming to drive incremental sales during the Christmas period by launching several new products through its Cadbury Cakes and Mr Kipling brands. Cadbury Cakes’ new product addition for 2016 will include a new bite called “Silent Bites” a double blended brownie, with raspberry flavouring, covered in ...
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Quick recovery for some service stations in pre-Christmas floods
The recent flooding in Cumbria and Lancashire has brought mixed fortunes for service stations. While some have only just been getting back into business, and others had to close for short periods at the peak of the floods, sites nearby who have been able to remain open have seen a ...
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Xmas treats as Sewell re-opens South Cave
Sewell on the go is celebrating the re-opening of South Cave service station in East Yorkshire by offering customers the chance to ’have Christmas on us’. Using its Your Rewards card, customers who spend £10 in the store five times between November 16 and December 10, 2015, will be entered ...
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product news: WKD lays down Xmas rules
Extreme wrapping, ‘Ladvent’ calendars and WKD’s branded festive-themed head wear are among the key components of the interactive digital ‘Xmas Rules’ campaign backing the RTD brand this Christmas. WKD brand owner SHS Drinks will start unwrapping the WKD consumer ‘Xmas Rules’ campaign on social media from November 28. The activity ...
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product news: Cadbury unveils xmas ad campaign
Cadbury has unveiled its biggest seasonal adverting campaign to date, which it says is worth £10m. The creative reveals “the nation’s most joyful advent calendar” formed from 24 Cadbury purple trucks, where every truck represents a different door of the advent calendar. The advert will then be brought to life ...
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Caddies lead KP Snacks’ Christmas 2015 line-up
With festive sales of crisps, nuts and snacks worth £600m each December (Nielsen data), KP Snacks is aiming to boost its sales this year with an all-new line up.According to Kantar data, 40% of all KP Nuts sales occur at Christmas as consumers look to buy quality brands that they ...
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The holidays are definitely coming as CCE embarks on Christmas campaign
Coca-Cola Enterprises (CCE) is marking the festive countdown with the launch of its iconic Christmas truck tour, an on-pack promotion and return of its ‘Holidays are Coming’ TV advert, all designed to help retailers maximise sales in the run up to the big day. The money-can’t-buy on-pack promotion will give ...
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Chef’s Signature Kettle Chips launched in time for Christmas
Kettle Chips has launched Chef’s Signature, a new range featuring partnerships with some of the UK’s leading, premium food brands. New seasonings have been created by the Kettle Chips chef, Chris Barnard, using his 25 years-plus expertise to combine the highest quality food ingredients with hand-cooked potato chips.The new collection ...
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product news: Bonds gears up for Christmas
Bonds Confectionery, which is this year celebrating its 120th anniversary, has announced that it will release a limited range of own-brand Christmas confectionery gifting ranges this festive season on the back of the overwhelming private label success during the festive period last year. Christmas 2014 saw the confectioner inundated with ...
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Product news: UB launches Christmas gems
United Biscuits (UB) is looking to cement its position as the number one for must-cstock bakes snacks at Christmas with the launch of its seasonal range which combines traditional favourites with new introductions.The range includes: New McVitie’s Victoria Sapphire - UB is extending the premium assortment range with a ...