A willingness to take risks in the category has more than paid off for Saleem and his team and bagged them the Soft Drinks Retailer of the Year honour at the 2024 awards.

Awards Profile – Best Soft Drinks Retailer of the Year

Scottish Grocer has been catching up with Saleem Sadiq after his store, Spar Renfrew, was named Best Soft Drinks Retailer of the Year at the Scottish Grocer Awards 2024.
Promotional image of the digital gaming campaign for Frubes with Engage featuring a phone playing the game.

Frubes gamifies the lunchbox

Yoplait has built on its Frubes Freeze 'Em summer campaign with help from digital agency Engage to create a new online game for the brand to engage consumers.

Healthy living in Markinch

Markinch store hosts Healthy Living Day for local school pupils HEALTHY eating was the talk of Fife recently when Nisa Local store Greens of Markinch...
Pack shots of Wise Wolf French Sauvignon Blanc.

Wise Wolf expands with new white wine

Aussie wine brand Wise Wolf has reaffirmed its sustainability commitment with the new launch of its French Sauvignon Blanc white wine.
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FM open to vouchers

FIRST Minister Nicola Sturgeon has indicated that Scottish retailers could benefit from a retail voucher programme
BAT is calling for a retail licence to sell vapes – similar to one for alcohol and tobacco.

BAT urges regulation over vapes

British American Tobacco is pushing the UK Government to introduce new legislation for the vaping industry to avoid an outright ban on disposables.

Mondelez goes novel for Christmas drive

Mondelez International aims to build up excitement for Christmas throughout November with its novelty confectionery range from Cadbury and Toblerone.
Megan Smith, was winner of both Wholesale Local Food Champion and Employee of the Year at the Achievers Awards in 2025.

Shortlists for SWA Achievers Awards unveiled

The Scottish Wholesale Association has unveiled the shortlists for five categories at its forthcoming Achievers Awards that celebrate industry workers' successes.

Diageo welcomes Kenyan President

WATER was top of the agenda when President Uhuru Kenyatta of Kenya paid a visit to Diageo's Johnnie Walker Princes Street venue during COP26. The...

PayPoint makes EPOS pitch

THE C-STORE industry could be set for major in-store technology competition after payment services giant PayPoint launched its new PayPoint One platform, offering EPOS,...
Londis Solo Convenience in Baillieston, Glasgow, is among the participating stores in the winter charity initiative.

Suntory in winter charity drive

Soft drinks giant Suntory Beverage & Food GB&I is partnering with leading independent convenience retailers to support with stock donations to local communities and charities.

Fuel duty slashed and NI threshold to rise

FUEL duty will be cut by 5p from six o'clock tonight (23 March), with a £3,000 increase in the National Insurance threshold to follow,...

Scotland sets out HFSS restrictions

The Scottish Government has set out its proposals on HFSS products across the country, eyeing tougher restrictions than those in place for the rest of the UK.

Virtue wins for Asda stores

Asda has picked up a gold gong for its Scottish-produced non-alcoholic Rhubarb & Ginger Botanical Drink at the London Spirits Competition.
A group of people stand in front of a Spar Scotland lorry with the new livery highlighting its winning streak at the Scottish Wholesale Association's Achievers Awards with its three Symbol Group of the Year wins.

Spar Scotland unveils new lorry livery

Symbol group chain Spar Scotland has revealed its new eye-catching lorry livery highlighting its Achievers Award win for the third year in a row.

Calls for off-trade tax

Scotland's national alcohol charity has called for a retailer tax levy on off-trade sales to support alcohol treatment across Scotland.