All Sandwiches & Snacks articles
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Promotional FeatureHow to drive your healthy snacking sales
In the face of retail challenges, the sports and nutrition category stands resilient. So how can forecourt retailers tap into this opportunity to drive healthy snacking sales and thrive in this dynamic market.
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Focus On FeatureFOCUS ON FOOD TO GO: All-day grazing
We’ve all heard of the term ‘all-day grazing’ but perhaps didn’t realise how relevant it is to the forecourt retail environment – until now. Fresh Food For Now (which owns food-to-go brands including Ginsters and Urban Eat), recently carried out in-depth research into food-to-go which revealed a total of 14 distinct food-to-go missions – plus one more for forecourts: all day grazing.
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Product News
Three new lines from Ginsters
Ginsters is launching three new lines this month. The BBQ Hunters Chicken Slice (rrp £1.95) has 100% British chicken and streaky bacon cooked in a smoky BBQ sauce with melted West Country cheese – all in light puff pastry. It will be available from September 25.
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Product News10 new lines for Urban Eat
Urban Eat has recently announced the addition of 10 new sandwiches, wraps and hot eats to its portfolio. Using market insight, the brand has elevated its range further with some of the nation’s favourite lunchtime and breakfast combinations, helping retailers provide even more choice to their customers.
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Focus On FeatureFOCUS ON BIG NIGHT IN: The key ingredients
There’s no doubting that the cost-of-living crisis has led to changes in consumer behaviour. But cutting back on going out – to a restaurant or the cinema – has been nothing but good news for the Big Night In occasion. Data from YouGov finds that 68% of UK adults have cut back by spending less on going out, and more on staying in with friends and family instead. Jose Alves, head of Häagen-Dazs UK at General Mills UK, says: “According to new research commissioned by Häagen-Dazs, more than a third of shoppers would choose a Big Night In (BNI) over going to a pub, bar, or restaurant to save money over the next six months, with one-in-three already hosting a BNI at least once a week.
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Product NewsSHOP TALK: Portion power
Sometimes it’s nice to know you’re not alone. In this context I am thinking portion sizes because of new research from Which?
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Product NewsBeef & Mustard added to Burts Ridges range
Burts is adding a new Beef & Mustard flavour to its hand-cooked Ridges range. Available from September, the new flavour will sit alongside the Reaper Chilli & Lime Ridges as Burts focuses on growing its brand into the expanding hand-cooked crinkle market.
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Product News
Dole partners with Jumbo Visma cycling team
The Dole Sunshine Company has announced an official partnership with leading Dutch cycling team Jumbo Visma. Dole will provide the athletes, including the UK’s Thomas Gloag and Anna Henderson, with a selection of healthy snacks to be enjoyed as part of their training and nutrition regime or as an on-the-go snack during race days on the road. The team headquarters will also be fully stocked with sun-ripened fruit snacks for staff and athletes to enjoy 365 days of the year.
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Product NewsLunchables become Lunchers
Mondelēz is launching new, improved recipes for its Dairylea Lunchables range under the new name Lunchers, to align the product with the rest of the portfolio which includes Dunkers, Snackers and Filled Crackers. The company said It’s the same great taste that shoppers love, just with a new name.
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Product NewsNew look and new flavour for Graze
Graze is launching key changes across its portfolio to help retailers make the most of the healthy snacking opportunity.
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Product NewsWin with Walkers
Walkers is giving retailers the chance to win £5,000 to spend on their store, with four prizes up for grabs.
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Product NewsBN brand breaks into cakes
Pladis is expanding its BN biscuit brand into cakes with the launch of McVitie’s BN Mini Rolls. The company hopes the move will broaden appeal among a new audience and help retailers to drive incremental sales in the process.
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Focus On FeatureFOCUS ON SNACKS: Snack, crackle and shop
Despite the massive size of the crisps, snacks and nuts (CSN) category – worth £3.8bn and counting, according to Nielsen data – there is still room for growth.
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Product NewsWarrior launches limited edition
Warrior has launched a new, limited-edition, high protein, low sugar Chocolate Orange Warrior RAW flapjack.
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Product NewsTyrrells in Christmas packs
The top five flavours of premium snack brand Tyrrells are available in fun and festive packaging for Christmas.
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Product NewsBurts Chips brings back Christmas-inspired Maple Pigs in Blankets potato chips for 2022
Independent snack maker Burts Chips is bringing back its Christmas-inspired Maple Pigs in Blankets potato chips for 2022.
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Product NewsKP Snacks launches ‘giveback’ to boost retailers through ongoing financial pressures
KP Snacks is launching a £50,000 McCoy’s ’giveback’, as a gesture of support for retailers and their staff during the ongoing financial pressures they are facing.
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Product NewsBurts Chips doubles donation to RNLI after success of limited edition
Snack maker Burts Chips has announced it will be doubling its initial donation to charity partner the Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI) after the success of sales from its limited-edition Prawn Cocktail flavour that was launched earlier this year.
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Product NewsNisa offers savings with ‘Fuel for School’ promotion
A promotional event focusing on lunch box fillers and breakfast favourites has been launched in Nisa retailers’ stores to coincide with children across the UK returning to school after the summer break.
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Product NewsCadbury Fingers campaign gives tips on learning British Sign Language
Cadbury Fingers is launching a new integrated campaign created in partnership with the National Deaf Children’s Society.