Pack shots of Fox's Chocolatey Pumpkin Spice Creams biscuits.

Fox’s Biscuits unveils new Pumpkin Spice flavour

Biscuits firm Fox's Burton's Companies is set to bring the trendy Pumpkin Spice flavour to the biscuits aisle with its new Fox's Chocolatey variant.

Beast of a promotion on Golden Wonder packs

The Tayto Group's new promotion across Golden Wonder Transform-A-Snack offers consumers the chance to Transform their holiday destination this year.
Pack shots of Erdinger Weissbräu Brauhaus Helles lager bottles.

Erdinger launches new Helles Lager in UK

German beer brand Erdinger Weisbräu has rolled out its Brauhaus Helles lager variant to the UK, expanding the options for worldwide beer on shelves.
A woman standing outside Scotmid Coop Store Front

Fund offering millions open

FUNDING applications are now open for the Scotland Loves Local campaign’s latest grant scheme.
An energy meter that has been damaged by an electric fire after it has been tampered with.

Dangers of meter tampering laid out by CrimeStoppers

Independent charity organisation CrimeStoppers has warned retailers about the dangers of energy meter tampering after seeing a rise of the illegal act.
Pack shots of Capri-Sun Squash variants including Orange, Monster Alarm and Jungle Juice with fruit surrounding each bottle to reflect the fruit found inside the juices.

Capri-Sun Squash drinks relaunch in the UK

Kids' soft drinks brand Capri-Sun has relaunched its range of Squash drinks in the UK, complete with an updated recipe and two new flavour variants.
The Scottish Grocers' Federation Mini Summit panel discussed the problems caused by illegal traders.

Call to crack down on illicit traders

The Scottish Grocers’ Federation has urged First Minister John Swinney to follow Westminster plans to close down illicit stores for up to a year and it wants a special taskforce to tackle the problem.
Lauren Leisk's Fodilicious aims to make energy drinks for people with IBS.

Convenience in brief | Fodilicious, ScottishPower, KeyStore news

Scottish Grocer highlights three news stories that tell convenience retailers about the latest developments and news from Fodilicious, ScottishPower and KeyStore.
Lauren Rafferty, commercial development coordinator at Scotmid, Rodney Graham, managing director at Nudie Snacks and Steve Addison, local sourcing manager at Scotmid, all stand at a table for the Scottish Favourites competition with packs of Nudie Snacks sweet potato crisps.

Nudie Snacks crisps range hits Scotmid shelves

Innovative snacks brand Nudie Snacks has rolled out a trio of its flavours across Scotmid stores following the brand's win at the Scottish Favourites competition.
Promotional image of Bestway and PepsiCo's in-depoot giveaway for the wholesaler's 50th anniversary.

PepsiCo marks Bestway’s 50th anniversary with exclusive Walkers giveaway

Snacks firm PepsiCo has helped to mark Bestway's 50th anniversary year with the launch of an in-depot giveaway for retailers.

UK DRS delayed to 2027

The UK Government has delayed the UK-wide go live date for the deposit return scheme to October 2027 marking a delay of two years.

Call for further tobacco rules

A cross party group of MPs and House of Lords Peers – with support from anti-smoking campaign group ASH – has released a wish list of tobacco control measures in a bid to eradicate smoking in the UK by 2030
Advert for Absolut Warhol with a picture of the bottle at the centre with a photo of Andy Warhol to the left and a photo of two friends taking a selfie to the right, the text reads Born to Mix.

Absolut Vodka revives lost Warhol art in new bottle

Pernod Ricard's Absolut Vodka brand has revived the lost Andy Warhol painting Absolut 'blue' in its new limited edition bottle featuring the artwork.

Darkness arrives

SCOTLAND’S small stores must comply with the regulations of the tobacco display ban from 6 April. Many shops have introduced shutters or other compliant systems...
A woman jumps over the Coca-Cola logo.

Coca-Cola announced as Soft Drinks Partner of Glasgow Commonwealth Games

Drinks giants The Coca-Cola Company and CCEP have been named as the Official Soft Drinks Partner for the upcoming Glasgow 2026 Commonwealth Games.
Pack shot of SKE 15k Lemon & Lime with a refill of the variant standing outside its outer box.

SKE unveils first ever 15,000 puff vape range

Global vape brand SKE has unveiled its first ever device with more than 10,000 puffs with its new SKE BAR 15K range of vapes.