A pack of KitKat Formula 1 Chocolate Cars as well as a single pack and a chocolate car out of its pack sit on a finish line on a racetrack.

KitKat accelerates the break with new Formula 1 chocolate car

Chocolate bar brand KitKat has unveiled its new Formula 1 Chocolate Car bars in the shape for a Formula 1 racing car in partnership with the motorsport.
Ravindrasinh Bhatti, retailer of The Corner Shop in Hythe, stands in front of a National Lottery game station with magazine behind him.

Allwyn awards £40k to 22 retailers

National Lottery operator Allwyn has handed out massive cash prizes to 22 retailers as part of its Site, Stock, Sell online quarterly draw.
The Premier @ DUSA team accept the award for Sustainability Champion at the Scottish Grocer Awards with John Leslie of Britvic and Scots comedian Elaine C Smith.

Awards Profile – Sustainability Champion

Scottish Grocer has been catching up with the team at Premier @ DUSA to talk about their Sustainability Champion award win at the Scottish Grocer Awards 2023.
Boost Juic'd range from Boost Drinks.

Boost Drinks rolls back the pounds

Boost Drinks has reintroduced its £1 price point across its Juic'd range of energy drinks following a rise in demand for the 500ml can format in the market.

Swizzels gets in the Halloween spirit

Halloween brings retailers the chance to drive up some store profits through confectionery and Swizzels aims to support store owners in treats with no tricks.
Image for the Birds Eye 2025 campaign.

Birds Eye unveils new campaign to drive up goodness of frozen food

Frozen food brand Birds Eye has launched its new masterbrand campaign to highlight the versatility and convenience of frozen food.
Retail venue: BAad at the Barras.

Retailers bring the noise

MOVE over TRNSMT, GroceryAid is bringing headline acts and food and drink brands to Glasgow’s East End for the charity’s inaugural Checkout Scotland festival on 1 September.
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.
Daniel Johnson, Colin Smith and Richard Lochhead at the Holyrood reception.

Scottish wholesalers make parliamentary delivery

Politicians have been given an insight into all channels of Scotland’s food and drinks sector during a Scottish Wholesale Association parliamentary reception at Holyrood.

Carbon neutral Mars Bars by 2023.

MARS Wrigley UK has committed to making Mars Bars sold in the UK, Ireland and Canada carbon neutral by January 2023. The announcement – which...
Pack shots of Red Bull The Spring Edition Cherry Sakura with a four pack format of 250ml cans as well as a 250ml £1.75 PMP can.

Red Bull unveils Cherry Sakura Spring Edition

Energy drinks brand Red Bull has unveiled its new Spring Edition variant with the new Cherry Sakura flavour, driving up demand for cherry flavours in soft drinks.

FareShare keeps it sweet at COP26

FARESHARE has added some sweetness to its campaign against food waste, by handing out ice creams to COP26 delegates in Glasgow. ON Tuesday 2 November,...
Drinks sit on a white marble table with a bottle of Franklin & Sons Sicillian Lemon on the table next to a vase.

Franklin & Sons adapts to changing tastes

As consumers' tastes shift in the spirits market, so too will their desire for the mixers that come with them and Franklin & Sons reckons it can meet this.
WHOLESALE giant Booker is trying out a new low-cost c-store format intended to compete for business with discounters such as Aldi, Lidl and Poundland.

Booker to launch discount stores

WHOLESALE giant Booker is trying out a new low-cost c-store format intended to compete for business with discounters such as Aldi, Lidl and Poundland. Family...
Lorna Slater

Spotlight on DRS insights

Deposit Return Scheme administrator Circularity Scotland has hosted a conference as Scotland prepares to introduce the scheme.
Image of the exterior of Co-op Selkirk.

Co-op confirms a further three store openings for Scotland

Co-op has announced its plans to open three new stores across Scotland as part of new plans to open 18 stores in the first quarter of 2026.