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Convenience in brief | HLP, Booker, the Fed

Scottish Grocer highlights three stories that tell convenience retailers about the latest developments and news from the Healthy Living Programme, Booker and the Fed.
Pack shots of Cadbury Fingers biscuits with on-pack promotions for the Crossed Fingers campaign.

Keep Fingers Crossed as activation returns with more prizes

Cadbury's popular biscuit brand Cadbury Fingers has kicked off its 'Fingers Crossed' promotion once again for 2025, offering consumers some massive cash prizes.
A can of Coca-Cola Original Taste and Coca-Cola Zero Sugar with the names Kristi and Sabrina on them respectively against a red background.

Coca-Cola reignites ‘Share a Coke’ with names back on cans

CCEP has re-introduced its 'Share a Coke' campaign once again as consumers will be able to find their names across cans of Coca-Cola drinks once again.
Pack shots of Bonds of London sweets with an on-pack call out for the Vicky McClure's Our Dementia Choir charity on packs. Variants includes Lemon Sherbets, Rhubarb & Custards, Butter Mintoes and Pear Drops.

World of Sweets teams up with Vicky McClure’s Our Dementia Choir

World of Sweets has marked the 130th anniversary of Bonds of London with its new share bags in partnership with Vicky McClure's Our Dementia Choir.
Total food sales rose by just 0.7% compared with February last year, according to the SRC.

SRC and the Fed warn of tough times

Bosses at the Scottish Retail Consortium are warning of challenging times ahead after its latest disappointing sales and footfall figures, while the Fed has expressed its disappointment at Chancellor Rachel Reeves' Spring Statement.
An illustration of social media star Mrs Hinch stands against a colourful field of flowers in the background with a landscape overlooking a lake and mountain-ridge. The text at the top reads 'Mrs Hinch's Enchanted Wildflowers'.

An Enchanted touch for spring cleaning with new Mrs Hinch range

Social media star Mrs Hinch has teamed up with Procter & Gamble cleaning brands once again to unveil the latest spring collection scent Enchanted Wildflowers.
Promotional poster for the Walkers Snacks collaboration with A Minecraft Movie featuring packs of Quavers, Wotsits and Monster Munch with graphics from A Minecraft Movie on packs with a landscape from the film and a call out which says 'A Chance to win Prizes every hour plus a trip to Hollywood'.

Walkers extends Minecraft Movie collaboration with on-pack promo

PepsiCo is set to drive up sales across the savoury snacks category with its new partnership between A Minecraft Movie and its Walkers Snacks brands.
An exterior shot of the Bladnoch Distillery featuring whisky barrels stacked up in the foreground of the image with the distillery's warehouse in the background with the words Bladnoch Distillery across the side of the warehouse wall.

Bladnoch gives a ‘dram back’ to encourage exploration

Bladnoch Distillery is offering consumers a chance to try before they buy with their whisky range in its new 'dram back' initiative.
A range of chillers in a convenience store with a range of chilled foods inside with DoubleCool branded doors attached to the coolers.

Win DoubleCool doors for your store’s chillers

One lucky retailer is in with the chance to win up to 16 doors to get fitted on to their open chiller section with the new giveaway from DoubleCool.
Gift packs of wine brands sit on a shelf in a store with glittery pink hearts and promotional prices. The brands include I Heart Wines, Freixenet and Vino Chic.

Inflation falls ahead of Reeves’ spring statement

Seasonal events such as Valentine's helped to boost Scottish sales in February as the overall inflation figure saw a small dip by the end of the month.
Pack shot of Wall's Haribo Push up ice cream.

Wall’s Ice Cream teams up with Haribo on new Push Up pop

Wall's ice cream has unveiled its new collaboration with Haribo Gold Gummy Bears alongside a tranche of NPD for its own brands in time for the summer months.
Pack shots of Jam Shed Bubbly Rosé cans.

Jam Shed brings a fizz with new Rosé cans

Jam Shed is set to disrupt the category this coming summer with the launch of its new 'Format Friendly' Bubbly Rosé canned drinks.
A bottle of Popcorn Kitchen Peter Pigs lies down on a pink background with a bowl that has chocolate covered popcorn and pieces of pig shaped strawberry chocolate with both the chocolate and popcorn lying around the bowl as well.

Popcorn Kitchen pops Peter Pigs on the menu

Gourmet popping popcorn brand Popcorn Kitchen has rolled out its latest indulgent Kit with the new Peter Pigs, featuring Strawberry chocolate pig shapes.
Pack shots of PWR-BRU Dynamo Fruit Punch cans.

Power up energy sales with new PWR-BRU flavour

Scottish energy drinks brand PWR-BRU is set to bring some extra power to retailers this summer with the rollout of its new Dynamo Fruit Punch flavour.
Pack shots of Fox's Party Rings Strawberry limited edition.

Party Rings launches Strawberry limited edition packs

Fox's Burton's Companies has unveiled a new limited edition pack variant for its Fox's Party Rings brand with the new Strawberry flavour.
Laura McDiarmid, Vikas Sud, Shamly Sud, Guna Sud and Elaine C Smith all stand on the Scottish Grocer Awards 2024 stage whilst Shamly holds a trophy for The Innovation Award 2024.

Awards Profile – The Innovation Award

Scottish Grocer has caught up with the team at Premier RaceTrack Pitstop Wishaw after their award win at the Scottish Grocer Awards 2024.
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