Aidan Fortune

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Articles

Kingfisher Drinks adds Passion Fruit & Guava to Peacock range

3 days ago | conveniencestore.co.uk | Aidan Fortune

Kingfisher Drinks has added a new flavour to its Peacock cider brand. Peacock Passion Fruit & Guava will be available to grocery and convenience retailers from June onwards with an RRP of £2.70 for a 500ml bottle. Senior brand manager at Kingfisher Drinks, Andy Sunnucks, said: “Peacock is an Asian-inspired cider that prides itself on its exotic outlook, both in terms of flavours and attitude.
Retailers feel ‘let down’ by Labour Government over increased legislation

3 days ago | conveniencestore.co.uk | Aidan Fortune

Retailers are feeling let down the Labour Government and fear it will be harder to succeed in 2025. A survey of 1,000 retailers, carried out by JTI, found that 82% of respondents feel the Labour Government has broken its promise to support small businesses, citing rising business rates, an increase in National Insurance contributions, the proposed generational smoking ban and minimum wage increases as the main reasons for their discontent.
Royal Mail parcel lockers to be installed at Co-op stores

3 days ago | conveniencestore.co.uk | Aidan Fortune

Co-op has signed a partnership with Royal Mail to install parcel lockers at its stores. There are plans for Royal Mail to have lockers at 100 Co-op stores, with the first installations expected to take place in Aberdeen, Swansea, Brighton, Derby and Nottingham during the summer.
Rollover adds five new lines to food to go range

3 days ago | conveniencestore.co.uk | Aidan Fortune

Rollover has revealed an expansion of its hot on-the-go range. Rolling out across the convenience and foodservice channels now, the new products include Rollover’s Bacon & Sausage Baguette, Sausage Egg & Cheese Muffin, Bacon Cheeseburger, Chicken Tender Baguette and Boneless Chicken Wings. The five strong range extension is set to help retailers and operators maximise the demand for food-to-go options by tapping into the latest consumer trends and multiple mealtime occasions throughout the day.
ZYN nicotine pouches get new look and expanded range

4 days ago | conveniencestore.co.uk | Aidan Fortune

Philip Morris Limited (PML) has given its nicotine pouch brand, ZYN, a new look and added two flavours to the range. ZYN nicotine pouches now feature a sleek, modern design, with clearer labelling to help users navigate the different strengths and pouch formats. For existing legal-aged nicotine users looking to try nicotine pouches, the ZYN portfolio now includes the extra-low 1.5mg strength , which are sign-posted with a gold flash on the label.
Lincolnshire Co-op expands executive leadership team

4 days ago | conveniencestore.co.uk | Aidan Fortune

Lincolnshire Co-op has added two new members to its executive leadership team. Karen Bennett, who is currently senior director of people services at Asda, will join Lincolnshire Co-op as its new chief people officer, taking up the role on 1 September. Meanwhile, Andy Warman, who currently works as head of strategy and transformation at Lincolnshire Co-op, is to take up the newly-created Executive Leadership Team role of chief transformation officer on 9 June.
Disposable vape listings removed by eBay

5 days ago | conveniencestore.co.uk | Aidan Fortune

Online retailer eBay has pledged to conduct regular monitoring and remove any listings for disposable vapes, having used filters to block 32.6 million attempts to list illicit products in 2023. This comes after it removed a listing found to be selling non-compliant products which was brought to its attention by Convenience Store and retailer Simon Lawrence. It said the offending listing was against eBay policy and regular monitoring will be carried out to ensure compliance.
McVitie’s Jaffa Cakes taps ‘swicy’ trend with Hot Honey flavour

5 days ago | thegrocer.co.uk | Aidan Fortune

Pladis has embraced the hot honey buzz with its latest McVitie’s Jaffa Cakes limited-edition flavour. It has rolled out McVitie’s Jaffa Cakes Hot Honey Flavour (rsp: £1.50/PMP: £1.49). The NPD has hit Asda stores ahead of a wider grocery, wholesale and convenience rollout. The new flavour combined “the sweetness of honey with chilli heat in a delicious jelly” over Jaffa Cakes’ signature cake base and dark chocolate coating, according to the brand.
GroceryAid School Essentials Grant opens for applications

6 days ago | conveniencestore.co.uk | Aidan Fortune

The GroceryAid School Essentials Grant, supported by The Leverhulme Trade Charities Trust, is now open for applications for this year. Organised by the industry charity, eligible applicants may receive £150 per school-age child, for up to three children per household. Applications are open now and close on Thursday 5 June at 5pm. Apply for the GroceryAid School Essentials Grant here Who is eligible?
Red Bull grows Sugarfree Editions range with Lilac flavour

6 days ago | thegrocer.co.uk | Aidan Fortune

Red Bull has expanded its sugar-free line-up with a new Lilac Edition. Offering the taste of “grapefruit and blossom”, Red Bull Lilac Edition Sugarfree will launch into wholesale from 9 June, before rolling out to the wider convenience and grocery channels from July. It will come in a 250ml can, with PMP (£1.60) and non-PMP (rsp: £1.65) options available.