All articles by Convenience Store – Page 2

  • Product News

    Bertolli in fine dining promotion

    2011-07-21T00:00:00Z

    Bertolli is giving customers the chance to win a year of fine dining with its latest on-pack promotion.

  • Product News

    Cadbury invests in Wishes chocolate stars

    2011-07-20T00:00:00Z

    Cadbury is hoping to send sales of its Wishes chocolate stars soaring this Christmas with a £1m marketing injection.

  • Product News

    Bazooka Candy launches themed Transformer range

    2011-07-20T00:00:00Z

    Bazooka Candy Brands has teamed up with summer blockbuster Transformers: Dark of the Moon to launch a themed confectionery range.

  • News

    Buxton supports retailers during National Independents' Week

    2011-05-27T00:00:00Z

    Buxton is providing retailers with eye-catching, easy–to-display pos to help drive sales of the bottled water during National Independents’ Week 2011.  

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    Products In Depth

    Cash In: BBQ - Go Green

    2011-05-14T00:00:00Z

    Even though it's not always the most popular part of a meal, retailers cannot afford to overlook salad products. According to Florette marketing manager Elaine Smith, 50% of its pre-packed salads are sold during the key barbecue period of May to August.

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    Cash In: BBQ - Side orders

    2011-05-14T00:00:00Z

    Another popular fixture for shoppers during the barbecue season is the bread display. Allied Bakeries’ category director Guy Shepherd says the sector saw a 40% increase in the sales of bread rolls between May and August last year compared with January to April. He adds that rolls are purchased for 43% of barbecues (Nielsen Scantrack).


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    Cash In: BBQ - Spice it up

    2011-05-14T00:00:00Z

    Condiments are big business during the barbecue season and the past 12 months haven’t been short on new launches to this market. The total barbecue sauces market is worth £18.9m (AC Nielsen 52 weeks ending January 22, 2011).

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    Cash In: BBQ - Liquid refreshments

    2011-05-14T00:00:00Z

    With all of the food taken care of for your customers, it’s important not to neglect the lucrative alcohol side of things. A combination of last summer’s World Cup and fine weather fuelled a 5.2% increase (IRI total off trade) in the off trade beer market during the four weeks…

  • News

    Retailers not exploiting summer soft drinks sales, says poll

    2011-05-04T00:00:00Z

    Many independent retailers are not capitalising on impulse sales in soft drinks during the summer, new research reveals.

  • News

    Retailers flush thanks to cocktail of slush

    2011-05-02T00:00:00Z

    Customers over the age of 18 can choose from a selection of enticing fl avours listed on a smart, laminated menu, created by Mark. Options include: Jäger-icester with Jägermeister; Frozen Russian with vodka; Chilly Scotsman with whisky; and Frozen Napoleon with brandy.

  • News

    Don't write off cheques quite yet

    2011-05-01T00:00:00Z

    Plans to phase out cheques as a method of payment could be reversed following public concern. The House of Commons Treasury Select Committee is to re-open its inquiry on the future of cheques, which face being phased out by October 2018

  • News

    Best before dates set to be thrown out

    2011-04-30T00:00:00Z

    ‘Best before’ dates on food and drink products came one step closer to being binned last week. Environment secretary Caroline Spelman said best before dates confused shoppers and were contributing to the UK’s 8.3m tonne food waste mountain – 60% of which is avoidable. 

  • News

    Stores urged to tailor products to new era

    2011-04-29T00:00:00Z

    Mars Chocolate is urging retailers to take advantage of a predicted increase in c-store trips by adjusting their product offering to shoppers’ changing demands. 

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    Product News

    Kellogg's launches Special K bar to convenience channel

    2011-04-27T00:00:00Z

    Kellogg’s is to launch its new Special K bar exclusively into the convenience channel.

  • Products In Depth

    Cash in: Easter - Ones to watch

    2011-02-19T00:00:00Z

    Spring loaded 
    The gingerbread man will have to make room for a new range of decorated gingerbread biscuits this Easter. Image on Foods’ Mr and Mrs Bunny faces, Easter Chicks…

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    Cash in: Easter - Bigger picture

    2011-02-19T00:00:00Z

    With impulse and novelty covered, your next port of call should be premium priced eggs. Says Hancocks’ Summerley: “A third area for independents to consider is larger shell eggs that are not the focus of supermarket price wars.”

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    Cash in: Coffee

    2011-01-28T00:00:00Z

    Although we are still a nation of tea drinkers, it does appear that some tea fans are defecting to coffee. 

    The volume of tea bought last year dropped by 1.4% in the year to June 13, 2010, according to Kantar Worldpanel, whereas…

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    Cash in: Tea

    2011-01-28T00:00:00Z

    Although young people are starting to experiment more with coffee, for most Britons nothing can beat a good old cuppa.

    And producers are quick to stress the importance of convenience stores for tea sales. “The convenience sector …

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    Products In Depth

    Cash in: Horlicks and hot chocolate

    2011-01-28T00:00:00Z

    It’s worth remembering that it’s not just tea and coffee that consumers want to find on the shelves. The snowy spells through 2010 also encouraged many consumers to reach for…

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    Products In Depth

    Cash In: Hot beverages

    2011-01-28T00:00:00Z

    Freezing temperatures have turned up the heat on hot beverages sales for c-stores, and manufacturers are working hard to keep up that success