Consumer Insights

Sweet Lounge is passionate about great tasting sweets with our Earth at heart, focusing our attention on the environmental impact of our brand not only at the forefront but also behind the scenes as well. What is the mission behind the brand? We’re on a mission to create the best tasting vegan sweets without any…

How did it all start? I was asked to take on a failing brand (gift business) that did various products including candles, incense and turned into a Top 14 Allergen Free Food Brand. I grasped the challenge and knew I wanted to create a free-from snack brand for people like me – I have very…

Virtue offer a natural caffeine source alongside a natural sweetener with no calories and no sugar. Alternative to the energy drinks on the market, Virtue offer a complete healthy alternative to other brands. Here to explain more, James Cox, Sales Director @ Virtue

Episode ten of The Convenience Mix, the monthly podcast, brought to you by Conveniencestore.co.uk., Lumina Intelligence and The Grocer is out now. In this episode – The Recipe For Plant-Based Success – Lumina’s experts tackle the growing trend towards plant-based and the opportunities it offers UK convenience. How much has the plant-based category grown in…

Interest in the high-fat regime has rocketed amid a flurry of social media activity over the past few years. Now keto may be edging into the mainstream – so what’s the opportunity for retailers ? Online interest in keto has also skyrocketed in January to three times that of the year before. The keto diet…

Karma drinks are organic sodas made with Fair Trade ingredients

Savoury snacks are growing and well-positioned to thrive.  An opportunity is actually being present with the impending HFSS regulations (high-fat, salt and sugar) with snack suppliers upping their game to create products that offer functionality and permissible indulgence. Gone are the days thinking good-for-you meant sacrificing taste and enjoyment. Here to give us a healthy…

Whether it’s for weight loss, wellness, or dietary limitations there’s never been a bigger demand for low calorie chocolate bars. Consumers are learning quickly that they don’t have to settle, with 74% saying they can’t imagine a world without chocolate* – well they don’t have to – 85 percent of consumers eat at least one…

Butterm!lk has been creating delicious confectionery in Cornwall since 1964. We’re proud of our Cornish roots where it all started in a traditional fudge shop the heart of Padstow. We’re a family-run business, headed up by Tracy and David since 2010. What is the story? Whilst Butterm!lk is a heritage Cornish brand, Tracy and David…