All Convenience Store articles in 14 June 2019
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Product News
Field Fare expands fish offer with trio of loose products
Field Fare is continuing to grow its fish offering with three packaging-free fish lines that will be sold under the brand’s Scoop & Serve range this autumn 2019.
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Product News
Mentos encourages shoppers to share a ‘complimentos’
Mentos is investing £1.6m in its biggest campaign of the year, which will see the brand launch new limited edition products aimed at bringing people together with compliments
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Product News
Eurostar Commodities releases gluten free flour bags
Eurostar Commodities has launched a new gluten free chapati flour in two formats available to convenience retailers and independents.
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Product News
Coca-Cola marks start of Premier League season with new ad
Coca-Cola, the official soft drink partner of the Premier League, has unveiled a new version of its ‘Where Everyone Plays’ TV advert to welcome the three promoted clubs - Aston Villa, Norwich City and Sheffield United -to the Premier League.
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Product News
Kellogg’s shakes up Coco Pops brand with White Choc variant
Kellogg’s is mixing up one of its biggest breakfast brands with the launch of Coco Pops with white chocolate.
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Product News
Nescafé rebrands Azera coffee with new format
Nescafé Azera is being relaunched and redesigned this summer with the introduction of a bagged version of its premiuim roasted ground coffee.
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News
"Thousands" of tobacco retailers still not ready for Track and Trace
Thousands of tobacco retailers have yet to apply for their mandatory Track and Trace codes, without which they will soon be unable to buy tobacco legally, Convenience Store has learned.
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Product News
Toast Ale launches can crowdfunding campaign
Sustainable brewery Toast Ale has launched a crowdfunding campaign to raise £35,000 to put its core range into 330ml cans.
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Product News
What’s keeping my till ringing?
Following the introduction of a takeaway-style hot food offer, Welsh retailer Andrew Johnson is benefiting from demand for grab and go meals in his area.
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Products In Depth
Frozen food: The modern classics
Fresh might be grabbing all the headlines, but retailers can rely on a good range of frozen favourites to keep customers coming back.
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Product News
Wine Gums stays on-trend with reduced sugar variant
Maynards Bassetts has redeveloped its Wine Gums sweets recipe to create a bag with 30% less sugar than the original.
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Product News
Dairy Crest becomes Saputo Dairy UK following takeover
Following its acquisition by Saputo Inc., Dairy Crest has changed its name to Saputo Dairy UK to reflect the company’s position as part of international group.
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Dear Jac
What’s in a name?
Samir Patel sent me a picture of his shopfront. It says Londis, but you can see it has been stuck over another sign which reveals just two letters, a B at the beginning and an E at the end.
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Product News
What’s keeping my till ringing?
Fresh fruit is a real selling point for Nigel Dowdney’s Earlham Shopper in Norfolk, and he is surprised by the number of people who are willing to pay more for single items.
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News
Man charged in connection with armed robbery at Scunthorpe c-store
A man has been charged following a knife-wielding armed robbery at a c-store in North Lincolnshire.
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News
Nisa to lure retailers with incentives on Independents’ Day
Independent retailers will be offered financial incentives to join Nisa on 4 July, to mark the group’s support for Independents’ Day UK.
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Product News
KP pricemarks McCoy’s Thai Sweet Chicken crisps
KP Snacks is developing its £1 pricemarked (PMP) range with the addition of a Thai Sweet Chicken flavour from McCoy’s.
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Features and analysis
Security: Stand up to shoplifting
Unable to rely on the police for help, many retailers are adopting new security measures to defend their stores from light-fingered offenders.
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Product News
Salted caramel Flipz joins Pladis snacking range
Global snack brand Pladis is continuing to expand its snacks offer with the launch of Flipz Salted Caramel.
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Product News
Coca-Cola gives away hundreds of Premier League tickets
Coca-Cola is kicking off a multi-brand on-pack promotion, giving away more than 960 pairs of free tickets to Premier League 2019/20 football matches.