Ribena, the UK's No 1 Juice Drink, is building on its range and offering more consumer choice by launching Ribena Strawberry in a 500ml bottle. The new 500ml offering builds on the success of Ribena Strawberry 288ml, which is the 2nd best selling flavour in the Ribena range. Consumers already love the taste of Ribena Strawberry and the 500ml format is set to attract new drinkers and trade up existing consumers to grow category value. Consumers will be keen to buy a new product from the Ribena range, a brand they know and love, so retailers should stock up now to maximise their profits.

UK baker Warburtons has unveiled plans to relaunch its traditional breakfast range this month as part of a £22m  investment across the Warburtons' portfolio.

BakeMark UK has launched a Quality Street cookie under licence from Nestlé. The Quality Street Matchmakers Cool Mint Cookie builds on the success of BakeMark's existing range of licensed cookies, which includes Nestlé Toffee Crisp Cookies, Nestlé Rolo Cookies and Nestlé Milky bar Mini Cookies. "BakeMark UK has been instrumental in pioneering the development of the licensed cookie category in the UK," said Phil Carratt, licensing manager at BakeMark UK.

Mediterranean specialist Belazu has launched its first fresh olive product in the supermarket sector, to be bought from the chiller cabinet . Bringing all the expertise of its sister company, The Fresh Olive Company of Provence, direct to consumers, Belazu has launched a 500g tub of Verona Olive Mix as the perfect accompaniment to festive drinks and parties over the Christmas and New Year period. The Verona Olive product represents a traditional Italian market stall recipe using plump, pitted green olives, blended with a typical antipasti mix of mushrooms, yellow peppers, garlic and herbs. This larger size tub makes it ideal for sharing and the olives can be eaten on their own, with drinks or, when all the turkey has been used up, they’re perfect:

Two of the world’s most stylish luxury names have released a collector’s limited-edition vintage Champagne case for only the most serious of wine connoisseurs, available now - for the ultimate Christmas sparkle. Champagne Taittinger, one of the few prestige Champagne houses to remain owned by the named family, has joined with Harrods to produce the special case in time for the festive market. The cases are exclusively for the Harrods Christmas range, with a world-wide run of just six presentation cases. The fine grain brushed beech boxes contain the last five vintage Champagnes to be released from the Taittinger’s cellars, in Reims. It is the first time that the Taittinger estate has released such a series. The Taittinger Vertical Series runs through the most recent vintages and includes Taittinger Brut 1998, 2000, 2002, 2003 and 2004.