Pack shots of Cathedral City formats including Sliced, Grated and Mini Cheddars.

Lactalis acquires Saputo dairy brands

Dairy firm Lactalis has secured a range of British dairy brands from Saputo Inc. including the likes of Country Life butter and Cathedral City cheese.
Megan Murrie, founder of Nakey Bakey, stands holding two of the brand's granola packs with a hair net and overalls on.

Nakey Bakey secures Scotmid listings

Fife-based allergen-free foods brand Nakey Bakey has secured new retail listings across Scotmid Co-op stores for its range of granola and snacks.
Retailers are being encouraged to attend a get-together in Perth being organised by the Fed's Scotland District.

The Fed to hold Scottish retailer event

Independent store owners are being urged to attend the Perth Retailer Summer Get Together being hosted by the Fed's Scotland District.
Cabinets in a shop with vaping products in them.

SGF urges retailers to speak up on vape consultation

The SGF is calling on retailers to have their voices heard on the new vaping consultation which seeks to restrict displays and packaging on products.
Exterior image of a Spar store in the UK with Iceland branding and a head shot of Jerome Saint-Marc, incoming managing director for Spar UK.

Spar UK appoints new managing director

Symbol group Spar UK has announced it new managing director as Michael Fletcher is set to step down from the role later this year.
Representatives from Asco Foods and Vitasoy sit at a table signing a new distribution deal between the two firms.

Asco Foods gains distribution for Vitasoy

Asian products distributor Asco Foods has been chosen as the UK & Ireland distributor for the Hong Kong soy-based drinks brand Vitasoy.
Stephanie Karte, chief executive at Retailers Against Crime, stands next to an electronic billboard in Glasgow's Buchanan Street which features the Retailers Against Crime marketing campaign.

Retailers Against Crime launches national billboard campaign

Retail crime partnership Retailers Against Crime has launched a new awareness campaign offering shoppers advice on how to identify retail crime techniques.
Boyzlife, consisting of Keith Duffy, from Boyzone, and Brian McFadden, from Westlife, will perform at Checkout Scotland.

Boyzlife join Checkout Scotland line-up

Pop band Boyzlife have been unveiled as the second headline act for the Scottish GroceryAid branch's flagship Checkout Scotland music festival.
(L to R) head shot of Geoff Byrne, chief executive at Booker and Andrew Yaxley, chief executive at Tesco Ireland & Northern Ireland.

Leadership changes at Tesco and Booker

Tesco and Booker have announced changes to its senior leadership positions as the firms affirm their commitment to developing talent across the group.
Interior image of the VB Distribution depot.

VB Distribution approved for vaping products duty

Nicotine products distributor VB Distribution has secured HMRC approval under the Vaping Products Duty scheme ahead of it going live.
A headshot of Padma Sivakumar, customer success executive at MHouse.

MHouse strengthens customer team with new hire

MHouse has strengthened its customer service team with the appointment of Padma Sivakumar as its new customer success executive.
New HFSS regulations will affect the promotion and placement in store of certain food and drink products.

FDF Scotland to help retailers prepare for HFSS regulations

Convenience retailers are being invited to join a Food & Drink Federation Scotland webinar about the forthcoming Scottish HFSS regulations that will affect many stores.
A group of people stand outside the entrance to RaceTrack Pitstop Strathclyde.

RaceTrack Pitstop announces new partnership with Co-op

Glasgow retail chain RaceTrack Pitstop has announced a new five-year partnership with Co-op Wholesale, with four of its stores stocking Co-op products.
STV presenter Sean Batty sits at a table with fruit on it talking to a group of children.

Kellogg’s teams up with STV’s Big Scottish Breakfast

Cereal giant Kellogg's has teamed up with STV's Big Scottish Breakfast for the fourth year running to help raise funds for schools' breakfast clubs.
A man fills up plastic containers in the boot of his car with fuel.

Forecourt Eye offers enhanced tech to combat fuel theft

Forecourt stations across the UK are set to benefit from a new partnership between Forecourt Eye and Facewatch to help tackle rising fuel thefts and retail crime.
Head shot of Louisa Coursey, programme manager of Scotland Food & Drink's Net Zero Commitment team.

Scotland Food & Drink strengthens Net Zero team

Industry firm Scotland Food & Drink has strengthened its commitment to hit net zero by 2045 with the appointment of a new programme manager for the initiative.