All Seasonal articles – Page 3
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Stocking the good stuff
Pernod Ricard reckons there’s a £15.5m sales opportunity in the premium wine and spirits category this Christmas, that’s there for the convenience sector’s taking. The company is urging retailers to give better visibility to premium products so they can win back sales from the grocery multiples. Pernod Ricard is investing ...
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Yule all love these
In the lead up to last Christmas, Quality Street lovers got the chance to fill tins with just their favourite twistwapped chocolates thanks to a ’Choose your favourites’ pop-up at John Lewis department stores. This year, as well as ’Choose your favourites’, shoppers at John Lewis’s flagship London store can ...
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Cofresh unveils its With Love & Spice campaign for Diwali
Indian snack brand Cofresh has revealed details of its new With Love & Spice Diwali campaign, designed to boost awareness of the range and drive footfall to the store fixture in the run-up to this key selling time. Prime time programme sponsorship on premium Asian TV channels and national radio, ...
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GSK backs Beechams with £3.9m media spend
GSK is launching a Boss it with Beechams marketing campaign and new look for its cold and flu remedies, backed by a £3.9m media spend. Emily Fox, brand marketing manager at GSK, said: “The new campaign will drive awareness by keeping the brand front-of-mind during the cold and flu season, ...
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Do you dare to scare?
Nobody in the UK will be able to miss Halloween this year thanks to Boris and his Brexit deadline. With the words ’October 31’ appearing in news story after news story and countdown calendars appearing on websites, it’s a date that is very much front of mind. And whatever happens ...
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Fanta gives the range a makeover to mark Halloween
A limited-edition blood orange flavour variant is being added to the Fanta portfolio this Halloween. Fanta Dark Orange, the first Fanta product to turn jet black, will also feature werewolf-themed packaging to stand out on the shelves. The limited-edition, soft drink tax-exempt variant will be available in 500ml plain and ...
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Haribo launches Haribo and Maoam Duo Pack for Halloween
Haribo is inviting retailers to ‘Share the Scare’ with its new Halloween exclusive – the Haribo and Maoam Duo Pack. Developed to capitalise on the key seasonal trends, while delivering the ultimate mix of treats, the Haribo and Maoam Duo Pack combines top selling gums and jellies with the category’s ...
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Spar Scotland supports Scottish Food and Drink Fortnight
Spar Scotland will be supporting Scottish Food and Drink Fortnight across all its stores again this year. This year’s campaign will run from Friday August 31 to Monday 30th September, and highlights some of the Scottish brands and products stocked in Spar stores not just during this period but throughout ...
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Otis introduces llimited edition Halloween Muffins
American sweet bakery brand Otis is getting into the spirit of Halloween this autumn, with limited edition Otis Halloween Muffins. The Otis Halloween Muffin will be available from September, and features a rich, chocolate muffin with a smooth vanilla cream, topped with a pumpkin-shaped decoration, all wrapped in a Halloween-themed ...
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Grenade brings back festive Carb Killa bar
Grenade has revealed that it will be relaunching its Carb Killa Gingerbread protein bar this Christmas, after it sold out during the festive period last year. Gingerbread was the fastest selling Carb Killa SKU in 2018, accounting for 40% of the Christmas sales. The seasonal bar will re-join the existing ...
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Mondelēz International unveils Christmas line-up
Mondelēz International has unveiled its plans for Christmas with advice to retailers to split Christmas into four phases to enable them to stock the right range at the right time. The season begins in September, when stores can kick off with a ‘Fast Start’ for sharing confectionery as the nights ...
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Cracked Egg Muffin in time for Easter
Aryzta Food Solutions has launched a Cracked Egg Muffin under its Otis brand.It is supplied frozen for thaw and serve and comprises a chocolate chip muffin with a vanilla cream centre, finished with a white chocolate cream cracked egg decoration. It comes in cases of 28, rrp £1.49. Pos, including ...
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Aryzta Food Solutions adapts muffin for Easter
Aryzta Food Solutions has launched a Cracked Egg Muffin under its Otis brand. It is supplied frozen for thaw and serve and comprises a chocolate chip muffin with a vanilla cream centre, finished with a white chocolate cream cracked egg decoration. It comes in cases of 28, rrp £1.49. “Demand ...
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Ferrero ramps up its spring occasions range
The Thorntons Easter range includes three new luxury eggs White Chocolate & Raspberry, Milk Chocolate Almond & Hazelnut and Dark Chocolate & Orange. All feature strong colours and a premium look designed to appeal to younger, more affluent shoppers. Meanwhile, Ferrero Rocher’s 212.5g and 275g eggs saw sales increase by ...
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Home movies
Evening snacking is a massive market, worth £6.5bn to retailers and growing, according to Kantar data. Included in this is, of course, the ’big night in’, and when you look at other stats available, you can see why it’s such a big deal. According to Mintel, 78% of consumers spend ...
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Cracking on
Easter just wouldn’t be the same without chocolate eggs and the manufacturer that leads the field in these eggs is Mondelez with a 44% share of the market. Indeed 82% of the UK population ate a Mondelez Easter product last Easter with Cadbury Creme Egg being the number one brand ...
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Christmas Market hot dog debut for Rollover
Rollover has launched a limited-edition Christmas Market hot dog, comprising an authentic, German Bratwurst sausage served in an artisanal pretzel bun with crispy onions and a German-style mustard. Tony Owen, sales and marketing director at Rollover, commented: "In an effort to create seasonal products that consumers will love, I’m ...
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Coca-Cola Christmas truck tour is on the road
The Coca-Cola Christmas truck tour is currently visiting 14 towns and cities before making its final stop in London on December 16. Visitors will be able to enjoy a 150ml can of Coca-Cola zero sugar, Diet Coke or Coca-Cola original taste at each stop. Over the last eight years, the ...
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Christmas jumpers
Limited-edition seasonal packaging supports Supermalt’s Christmas jumper promotion, where consumers can buy or win a special branded sweater.
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Starbucks introduces Christmas red cup design in retail
The Christmas red cup design used in the Starbucks’ coffeehouse chain has been introduced for the Starbucks Chilled Classics Caffé Latte retail brand. Charlotta Oldham, senior marketing manager, Starbucks EMEA, commented: “Dressed in its limited edition, red winter coat, Starbucks Caffé Latte brings the magic and excitement of Christmas to ...