Mackie’s of Scotland chocolate bars

Gifting to suit every demand

Opportunities for chocolate gifting are in high demand during the first quarter of the year.
Sir Boyd Tunnock stands next to a vintage double decker bus with a Tunnock's Caramel Wafer advert on its side.

Tunnock’s drives support for local charity

Tunnock's is set to drive up support for the upcoming Family and Community Day for the Glasgow Vintage Vehicle Trust on Sunday 28 July.

Small and mighty

SOME retailers might not consider 400 sq ft a lot of room – to Idnan Hanif, of U-Save in Stoneyburn in West Lothian, it...
Elaine C Smith

Elaine’s back to relaunch Motherwell

STAGE and screen star Elaine C Smith returned home to launch the new look of the shopping centre she used as a teenager. Elaine who...

CCEP goes back to the start

CCEP has built up its range of Monster Energy drinks with new zero sugar launches aiming to build up popularity for sugar free energy drinks.
RTD brand Four Loko has lined up a series of music festival sponsorships for the summer, including Glasgow's TRNSMT.

Convenience in brief | Four Loko, SRC, JW Filshill

Scottish Grocer highlights three stories that tell convenience retailers about the latest developments and news from Four Loko, the Scottish Retail Consortium and JW Filshill.

Government says no to new drinks objective

Matheson rejects call for licensing law change to reduce consumption THE Scottish Government has given a knock-back to a plan by MSPs to have the...

November holds out some hope

Black Friday and early Christmas promos see improvement on previous month but figures still down year on year AFTER a tough year in the food...
MSPs have signed off on deposit return scheme regulations for Scotland.

Deposit return is go in 25 months

Scottish Parliament gives the green light to deposit return despite coronavirus warnings from industry
Donna and Bruce Morgan

Retailers react to another lockdown

Scottish retailers share their experiences as customers get to grips with the return of strict Covid-19 rules
Flavours such as caramel and chocolate have been drivers of RTD chilled coffee, says Arla, the company behind the Starbucks products.

Starbucks RTDs says flavours fuel coffee demand

Flavours such as caramel and chocolate have driven ready-to-drink (RTD) chilled coffee, says Arla, the firm behind Starbucks products.
Pack shots of Chicago Town Ultimate Brownies Caramelised Biscuit Crumb and Ultimate Cookie Bars Triple Chocolate Mallow.

Chicago Town expands on frozen dessert range

Chicago Town has helped to add in extra excitement for consumers' pizza nights in with the launch of two new frozen desserts options.
Pack shots of Golden Wonder Saucers Sour Cream & Onion £1 PMP, Golden Wonder Bikers Cheese & Onion 35p PMP and Golden Wonder Oinks £1 PMP.

Golden Wonder turns up the flavour with new launches

Crisps brand Golden Wonder is set to turn up the flavour for the snacks category with the launch of three new variants for its £1 and 35p PMP ranges.
Pack shots of Monster Energy including Original and Ultra with a Call of Duty on-pack promotion.

Monster gives gamers the edge in new Call of Duty promo

Monster Energy has kicked off its collaboration with Call of Duty once again in time for the launch of the latest game, offering exclusive in-game rewards.
Pack shot of Menabrea four pack of cans.

Menabrea launches new can format

Premium Italian lager brand Menbrea has launched into the canned format for the first time, aiming to provide consumers with more convenience this summer.
A group of people taking part in the Simon Howie Puddin Race 5k run on Burns Night.

Simon Howie’s Puddin’ Race hailed as a Burns Night success

Butchery brand Simon Howie has helped to raise over £1,000 for mental health charity SAMH as part of its inaugural Puddin' Race initiaitive.