Scottish Grocers' Federation chief exec Pete Cheema and Minister for Business Tom Arthur. Ministerial photo: flickr.com/Scottish Government.

Food price cap plan slammed

Retail and food and drink industry leaders have blasted the Scottish Government’s food price cap plans and slated the consultation over the proposals.
Trusted sweet shop stalwart Flyers is marking its 80th birthday with a £9.99 75g Gift Pack featuring its distinct 'The Magic's In The Middle' liquorice offerings.

Flyers launches liquorice gift pack

Trusted sweet shop stalwart Flyers is marking its 80th birthday with a £9.99 75g Gift Pack featuring its distinct 'The Magic's In The Middle' liquorice offerings.
Convenience retailers are in with a chance of winning £10,000 in a competition to mark the launch of a new Pringles Prawn Cocktail 70g, £1.25 PMP, on-the-go format exclusively to Bestway.

Retailers have chance to win £10k in Pringles competition

Convenience retailers are in with a chance of winning £10,000 in a competition to mark the launch of a new Pringles Prawn Cocktail 70g, £1.25 PMP, on-the-go format exclusively to Bestway.
Finsbury Food Group has expanded its Little Big Cake range with a strawberry/matcha-flavoured treat called I Like You Berry Matcha.

Finsbury serves up strawberry matcha Little Big Cake

Finsbury Food Group has expanded its Little Big Cake range with a strawberry/matcha-flavoured treat called I Like You Berry Matcha.
McVitie's is making its way to the festive chocolate aisle with the new Jaffa Elf and Penguin Milk Chocolate Treats.

McVitie’s introduces Jaffa Elf and Penguin Milk Chocolate Treats

McVitie's is making its way to the festive chocolate aisle for 2026 with the new Jaffa Elf and Penguin Milk Chocolate Treats.
Golden Wonder is running a Transform-A-Snack on-pack promotion offering shoppers the chance to win a family trip to Hollywood.

Golden Wonder launches Hollywood promotion

Golden Wonder says it is giving retailers another reason to stock up on Transform-A-Snack, with a blockbuster new on-pack promotion offering shoppers the chance to win a family trip to Hollywood.
Nestlé Confectionery says its Christmas range brings together festive favourites and exciting new launches, with KitKat taking the starring role.

Nestlé Confectionery unwraps Christmas range

Nestlé Confectionery says its Christmas range brings together festive favourites and exciting new launches, with KitKat leading the company's bid to help retailers boost their sales.
The Haribo Halloween range includes a convenience channel exclusive – a Sour Bats PMP sharing bag.

Haribo unveils Halloween line-up

Leading confectionery brand Haribo has unveiled its Halloween range for the convenience channel – which includes the new Haribo Sour Bats as a wholesale and impulse exclusive.
Leading pie maker Pukka says its brand redesign will make it easier for shoppers to pick out their favourite recipes.

Pukka unveils pie range rebrand

Leading pie maker Pukka has unveiled its biggest brand redesign ever, with a bold new visual identity across its chilled range.
Chris Cobb, store owner of Cults Stores – KeyStore, stands with Ghayda Jameel, senior account exec at Cirkle, and Andrew Young, business development exec at The Magnum Ice Cream Company, stand together to take a selfie in front of the Ben & Jerry's Community Picnic banner.

Chris Cobb wins UK-wide Ben & Jerry’s competition

Aberdeenshire retailer Chris Cobb celebrated a local community day after winning the Ben & Jerry's Community Picnic competition.
A team for the 'Pedal the Borders' GroceryAid initiative stand together celebrating finishing the race.

GroceryAid raises over £200k in three-day cycle challenge

Industry charity GroceryAid has managed to raise more than £200k through its annual 'Pedal the Borders' three day cycling challenge.
Exterior shot of Premier Your Store in Greenock.

Booker supports retailers with new Autumn Guide

Wholesaler Booker has unveiled its new Autumn 2026 New Product Development Guide, offering its retailers key sales tips for the rest of the year.
Pack shots of Candy Realms Christmas Gummies tree, Elves' Behavin' Badly 5D Peelable Gummies and Bonds of London Choco Stars.

World of Sweets sets out festive range for 2026

Confectionery wholesaler World of Sweets has unveiled its new festive range for 2026 from the Candy Realms, Bonds of London, Elves' Behavin' Badly brands and more.
American savoury snack brand believes its new PMP format in two flavours will be a winner for convenience retailers and wholesalers.

Cheez-It expands convenience offer with £1 PMP duo

American savoury snacks brand Cheez-It is putting more weight behind the convenience channel with the launch of a 65g £1 PMP in two variants.
A woman hiding a bottle under her jacket in a store.

Call for action as shoplifting in Scotland soars

The Scottish Retail Consortium wants increased funding for the Police Scotland Retail Crime Taskforce after the latest official recorded crime figures for the country showed shoplifting had soared by 20% during the year to June.
Thomas Conquet, managing director at Nestlé Waters and premium beverages in the UK.

Nestlé Waters appoints new managing director

Drinks firm Nestlé Waters & Premium Beverages has appointed Thomas Conquet as its new managing director for the UK team.