3+ day, 11+ hour ago   (1117+ words) With so much doom and gloom about it can be easy to overlook economic success stories and, where retail is concerned, sports and energy drinks are an irrepressible category. Data bears this out: around £3bn worth of sports and energy drinks…...

6+ day, 3+ hour ago   (299+ words) Crackables is the new name for Magnum’s ice cream pint range, with Pistachio new for 2026. Magnum is relaunching its iconic ice cream pints as Magnum Crackables, putting its signature cracking chocolate experience front and centre. Nine years after Magnum Pints…...

6+ day, 23+ hour ago   (295+ words) Lincolnshire Co-op’s collection tins raised over £180k during the last wave of the campaign in late 2025. Until 6 March 2027, a donation will be made every time members shop with their dividend card, and customers can donate spare change into collection points. Colleagues…...

6+ day, 23+ hour ago   (153+ words) As welll as being lighter than traditional Cumberland sausages, the new Heck! line is high in protein. Heck! is expanding its popular high-protein chicken range with the launch of its first Cumberland Chicken Sausages, rolling into stores from mid-September. The…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (449+ words) Two stores in the centre of Lancaster were shuttered by police yesterday. In news that mirrors new Prime Minister Andy Burnham’s pledge to battle illegal or ‘dodgy’ shops on the high streets of the country, yesterday (25 August) two vape shops…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (386+ words) Alongside its new meals range, Richmond’s sausage offering has also been expanded. Sausage brand Richmond has announced it is to enter the frozen ready meals category for the first time this September. It plans to launch a six-strong range of…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (333+ words) The ribbon cutting ceremony at last week’s Heart of England Co-op opening in Warwick town centre. A new convenience store in the heart of Warwick town centre with a coffee shop and an all-day food-to-go (FTG) counter has welcomed its…...

3+ week, 2+ hour ago   (229+ words) Four of the products in Summit’s food to go range have been recalled by the FSA. Summit Foods is recalling a range of four specific filled wraps in England, Scotland and Wales, because of possible contamination with E.coli (STEC)....

3+ week, 3+ hour ago   (262+ words) Soup is the latest category to be growing with a protein addition, thanks to Crosse & Blackwell. Crosse & Blackwell (C&B) has announced the launch of two new protein-packed soup SKUs, Tomato, Lentil & Chilli and Tomato & Mixed Bean. The new products offer…...

3+ week, 4+ day ago   (488+ words) Abu Bakr Supermarket is urging its shoppers to help those in need today. Today (19 August) marks World Humanitarian Day, and one Leeds supermarket is marking the occasion by encouraging people to recognise that sometimes the smallest acts of kindness can…...