Suntory Beverage & Food is running its popular Win the Weekend competition again.

Retailers’ chance to win with drinks firms

Both Suntory Beverage & Food and Coca-Cola Europacific Partners are giving c-store retailers the chance to win in competitions they are running.
Scottish Grocers' Federation chief executive Pete Cheema.

Retail industry reacts to Scottish Budget

Industry bodies have had a lukewarm reaction to the Scottish Budget, with many organisations claiming ScotGov has not gone far enough to support the sector.

Team up for National Spritz Day

Two non-alcoholic brands have teamed up in time for National Spritz Day to offer consumers an alcohol free way to partake in the day.

Tap into tapas & wine nights with Tapabrava

Pernod Ricard is out to capitalise on the growing demand for Spanish foods by bringing Spanish wine brand Tapabravas over to the UK market.
Pack shots of Red Bull Zero.

Red Bull Zero picks up on health trend

Energy drinks brand Red Bull has expanded on its healthy drinks offer with the launch of Red Bull Zero, offering consumers a zero calorie variant.
Jodie Burrage poses holding a tennis rackets against a tennis court background with a blue colour breaking into this with a torn paper effect for a Del Monte branded competition, the text. reads "From Court to Snack The Perfect Match Get a Chance to Win Your Dream Tennis Tickets Plus, Find out how to get cashback on this product" with the LTA logo, a QR code for the competition and the Del Monte logo along with an array of Del Monte fresh fruit packs as well as fresh fruit sitting around these packs.

Del Monte serves up new tennis LTA competition

Fresh fruit brand Del Monte has served up the next level of its partnership with the Lawn Tennis Association with its new on-pack consumer competition.
A pack of Indie Bay Snacks Pretzel Thins Lightly Salted is against a blue background with a red mountain range under it and the Indie Bay logo above the pack.

Kestrel Foods acquires Indie Bay Snacks

Kestrel Foods has acquired Indie Bay Snacks from Nurture Brands, building up its portfolio with another award-winning healthier savoury snacking brand.

Nestlé launches range of bakery-inspired confectionery flavours

Confectionery giant Nestlé has unveiled a new range of sharing bag bakery-inspired sweets across its Munchies, Milkybar and Aero chocolate brands.
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Promo ban slammed

Retailers voiced their concerns over proposed promotions restrictions at the latest meeting of the Scottish Parliament Cross Party Group for convenience stores
Promotional image of the new Crumpton Oaks campaign with text that reads 'The Raver with Flavour'.

Crumpton Oaks brings a 90s flair to the summer in new marketing campaign

Leading cider brand Crumpton Oaks is set to celebrate the summer months with a 90s rave flair with its new marketing campaign Happy Applecore.

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,...
Saltire Rare Malt Founders Nigel Heywood and Keith Rennie (left to right) stand behind a whisky barrel with two whisky bottles on top of the barrel and a nosing glass in front of the whisky bottles.

Saltire Rare Malt marks first year of business with new whisky bottling

Independent whisky bottling firm Saltire Rare Malt has marked its first year in business with the launch of a new single malt whisky bottling.

New Rubicon Spring is full of zest

Barr Soft Drinks aims to capture more sales from the health-conscious consumer with the launch of a zesty new flavour in the Rubicon Spring portfolio.
The Nisa fascia remains as part of the Co-op Wholesale proposition and there has been investment in Co-op own-brand lines.

Co-op Wholesale off to a flying start

The new Co-op Wholesale business – the recently rebranded Nisa group – has wasted no time in demonstrating its commitment to the independent retail sector while targeting other growth opportunities.
A tablet screen with the myAutomate website on it showing Gulf forecourt prices.

Gulf works with myAutomate on Fuel Finder compliance

Gulf Retail has teamed up with myAutomate to provide its retailers with its FuelSense platform to support Fuel Finder compliance with its locations.
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Subpostmasters to be cleared of convictions

Subpostmasters south of the border are set to be cleared of convictions against them in a groundbreaking new law set to be introduced in July of this year.