All Convenience Store articles in 14 June 2019 – Page 3
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Brindisa brings Nortindal Cuttlefish Ink to the UK
Spanish food supplier Brindisa is expanding its range of seafood products with two cuttlefish ink skus.
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Isle of Wight Distillery launches Mermaid Pink Gin
Following the relaunch of its Mermaid Gin earlier this year, the Isle of Wight Distillery is introducing its first-ever pink gin.
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Jägermeister unwraps new Cool Pack format
Jägermeister has unveiled a Cool Pack format, created to allow consumers to enjoy its drinks chilled to -18 degrees.
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Sainsbury’s reacts to customer trends with 'UK's first' meat-free butchers
Sainsbury’s opened what it claims was the UK’s first meat-free butchers last week in response to a surge in sales of plant-based products.
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Yushoi snack range enhanced with packaging update
Global snack maker Calbee has launched new packaging for its Yushoi oven-baked pea snaps portfolio
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Heineken adds calorie and nutritional info to labels
Heineken is rolling out new calorie and nutritional information labelling across its cider portfolio.
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Revenue losses to illicit beer plummet since alcohol registration scheme
The amount of beer sold without duty being paid has fallen by 30% since the introduction of the Alcohol Wholesale Registration Scheme (AWRS) in 2017.
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Border cuts plastic from its packaging
Border Biscuits is reducing the amount of plastic used to create its biscuits range, as part of a wider £1.6m investment in its products and processes.
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Simple teams up with Little Mix to tackle online bullying
Simple is working with girl band Little Mix and cyberbullying charity Ditch the Label to raise awareness of teen online bullying.
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Lucozade Zero couples with Love Island for marketing push
Lucozade Zero is partnering with ITV2 for a new campaign, which sees the brand named official soft drinks partner for the reality series Love Island.
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MUP linked to drop in Scottish alcohol sales but c-stores buoyant
Minimum Unit Pricing has contributed to the lowest alcohol sales per adult in Scotland since 1994, according to the Scottish government, but independent retailers are reporting higher margins since the legislation was introduced last year.
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Gang jailed for carrying out 11 ATM attacks across South of England
A gang of three men have been jailed for carrying out 11 ATM ram-raids across Sussex, Surrey and Hampshire last year.
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What’s keeping my till ringing?
Calum Duncan, director of Crown Stores in Inverness, is enjoying strong sales from alcohol and confectionery as people in his area opt to socialise at home during the rainy weather.
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Asahi UK to drive distribution of slimline Peroni can
Asahi UK is embarking on a tactical sales campaign to encourage more convenience stores to stock the recently-launched slimline 330ml can of Peroni Nastro Azzurro.
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UK illicit tobacco market declines, official data suggests
The UK’s combined illicit tobacco market appears to have contracted in recent years, new HMRC data for 2017/18 suggests.
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WKD targets c-stores with two price-marked cocktail cans
WKD is appealing to convenience retailers with its new ready-to-serve canned cocktails, available in a 440ml price-marked format.
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Burton’s enters chocolate biscuit bar market
Burton’s Biscuit Company is looking to offer indulgence in a convenient format with its Maryland Chocolate Cookie Bars.
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Tesco hints at upmarket convenience store concept
Tesco has dropped a strong hint that it is developing a new, more upmarket convenience store format.
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Co-op Group calls for stronger protection for shop workers
The Co-op Group has thrown its weight behind calls for stronger protection for shop workers, as new figures revealed its staff were subjected to 2,500 incidents of verbal abuse and anti-social behaviour over the past three months.
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Convenience to grow quicker than grocery market despite discounter expansion
The convenience sector is likely to increase its share of the total UK grocery market in the next five years, but at a slower growth rate than that achieved by online sales or the discounters, according to the latest forecasts from IGD.