1. CPG: Food

Fridge magnets | In focus: Dairy

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Dairy is a staple offering of the convenience store, with the butters and spreads category worth nearly £30m in the independent sector. Cheese is also found in most fridges, 98% of UK households in fact, along with milk, which is most often run out of,…

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