Group shot of the Scotland Food & Drink Excellence Awards 2025 winners.

Scotland Food & Drink announce finalists for Excellence Awards

Scotland Food & Drink has unveiled its finalists for the upcoming Excellence Awards 2026 ceremony set to be held in the Crowne Plaza Hotel in September.
Pack shots of Squashies Drumstick Cherry Cola PMP hanging bags.

Swizzels introduces price-marked Squashies Cherry Cola

British confectionery producer Swizzels has unveiled its new PMP bagged format for the Squashies Drumstick Cherry Cola variant.
Pack shots of Cadbury Dairy Milk Grab & Go format bars in Marvellous Creations, Fruit & Nut and Cadbury Dairy Milk variants.

Cadbury rolls out new Grab and Go pack format

Cadbury has unveiled a new Grab & Go format pack for its Dairy Milk range in a bid to cater to shoppers seeking out more convenient pack sizes in stores.
PM Rishi Sunak.

PM’s warm reception

Industry leaders have welcomed the appointment of Rishi Sunak as the new prime minister, in the hopes it will lead to some market stabilisation.
Britvic is running a Pepsi MAX competition for convenience retailers.

Britvic run Pepsi MAX competition for convenience retailers

Britvic is marking the Pepsi rebrand with a Pepsi MAX competition for convenience retailers. Running from 7 February to 1 March, it will reward ambitious retailers and you can find out more here.
Grocery sales have grown by just 0.4% on average during each of the past 12 months, according to SRC data.

UK and Scottish budgets ‘must help shoppers’

The Scottish Retail Consortium is calling for UK and Scottish budgets that help shoppers amid the economic challenges facing consumers and retailers after disappointing footfall and sales figures for August.

Glasgow 1770 springs into new launches

The Glasgow Distillery has expanded on its Small Batch Series with the Glasgow 1770 with three new additions that have been specially made for the spring.
Promotional image of the UK launch for Modelo Especial with people gathered round a campfire with a bottle of the beer rising out of the flames.

Modelo Especial launches across the UK

Mexican lager brand Modelo Especial has hit shelves across the UK as Budweier Brewing Group brings the beer to the off-trade for the first time.
The new Bebeto Forest Fruits from confectioner Kervan Gida.

Market news | Bebeto, Robinsons, Florette, Fridge Raiders, Fairfields Farm

Scottish Grocer showcases some new products that convenience store retailers might want to consider stocking to drive up sales, featuring Bebeto, Robinsons, Florette, Fridge Raiders and Fairfields Farm.
Tobacco gantry

Menthol ban arrives

THE sale of menthol cigarettes will be banned from 20 May
A person in a 'We hae meat' branded jumper stands in front of the entrance to a Sainsbury's supermarket.

We hae meat expands into Sainsbury’s

Girvan butchery brand We hae meat has announced new listings across Scottish Sainsbury's stores for three of its products.
Colin Smith, chief executive at the Scottish Wholesale Association, with the logo for the organisation in the top right hand corner in a white box.

Scottish Wholesale Association changes venue for annual conference

The Scottish Wholesale Association has announced it has changed the venue for its Connex Conference to the Òran Mór in Glasgow's west end.
KP Nuts launches new Luke Littler on-pack promotion

KP Nuts launches new Luke Littler on-pack promotion

KP Nuts launches new Luke Littler on-pack promotion
Petrol Pumps

Fuel duty freeze extended for rest of the year

The UK Government has announced its plans to postpone its 5p fuel duty increase as conflict in the Middle East push fuel prices to a new high.
Pack shots of St Pierre 6 Chocolate & Hazelnut Filled Croissaints.

St Pierre secures listing for Chocolate & Hazelnut Croissants

Continental bakery brand St Pierre has expanded on its range of sweet pastries with its new Chocolate & Hazelnut Filled Croissants packs.
A person carries a blue Co-op Tote bag in a Co-op store with a photograph credit in the bottom right corner.

Co-op admits breach of Competitions Authority

The Co-operative Limited has admitted over 100 breaches of anti-competitive land agreements, according to the Competitions and Markets Authority.