National lottery retailers have been thanked for their responses to Allwyn's Operation Guardian mystery shopper and training programme.

Convenience in brief | Allwyn, FDF Scotland, Christie & Co

Scottish Grocer highlights three stories that tell convenience retailers about the latest developments and news from Allwyn, FDF Scotland and Christie & Co.

Massive food to go opportunity

£1.6bn market north of the border but Scotland lags behind rest of GB market, researcher finds FOOD-to-go sales are growing and the market...
Pack shots of Mentos Gum Duo packs with Tropical and Cherry flavours.

Mentos doubles on gum in new packs

Perfetti Van Melle has launched a new Duo Pack format across Mentos Gum, aiming to drive up sales of the brand further here in the UK.

Asda builds Foundation of support

Asda Foundation has opened up invitations to its second round of grants following highland dance group Dannsairean Màiri's own success story with a grant.
An image of a black and white dog is to the left of the picture, with an under-the-counter illicit nicotine hatch shown to the right hand side of the image.

Over £3k in illicit nicotine products seized in Falkirk

Tobacco detection dog Boo helped to uncover over £3,000 worth of illegal nicotine products in a Falkirk high street premises earlier in February.

Scottish Grocer Awards 2017 Winners and Highly Commended finalists

Local retailers from across Scotland were honoured last night at the Scottish Grocer Awards 2017. The event, the biggest awards programme of its type in...
A group of people stand together holding a cheque from Scotland Loves Local.

New ambassador to drive sales for Scotland Loves Local gift card

The Scotland Loves Local Gift Card scheme has appointed a new ambassador to help drive up awareness of its impact across the country.
The fuel brand wants to show the human face of Jet where its staff step up

Jet spins people round with its new advertising campaign ‘Carousel’

The fuel brand wants to show the human face of Jet where its staff step up
A bottle of Johnnie Walker Black Label is next to two cocktail serves set against an orange and yellow background.

Diageo celebrates a Royal Five

Spirits company Diageo has received five Royal Warrants of Appointment from King Charles III across a range of its wine and spirits brands.
Queue at Tesco

March boom for c-stores

Lockdown leads to more local shopping

Scotland’s top brands: 7. Mackie’s of Scotland

Scottish Grocer puts the spotlight on the top Scottish take-home food and drink brands in Scotland using the list compiled by Kantar, here taking a look at brand number seven.
Promotional image for Jägermeister Freeze to Win Campaign featuring a bottle of Jägermeister frozen in a block of ice that is being chipped out.

Freeze to Win competition from Jägermeister

Jägermeister's Freeze to Win campaign has made its return for the third year running as the brand offers 480 prizes from VIP tickets to exclusive brand merch.

Simon Howie ramps up Asda presence

Perthshire butcher Simon Howie has increased its presence across Asda stores with the firm's products rolling out to the supermarket's stores across the UK.
Promotional image of Barr Flavours with the Jurassic World Rebirth promotion on pack featuring flavours Cream Soda, Bubblegum, Limeade and Cherryade with a blue and pink background.

Barr Flavours announces on-pack promotion for Jurassic World Rebirth

Welcome to Jurassic Barr-k SCOTTISH soft drinks giant AG Barr has launched an exciting new on-pack promotion across its Barr Flavours range in partnership with...
Chivas Brothers has shared its energy tech with the industry.

Chivas Brothers shares sustainability knowledge

Chivas Brothers is sharing its sustainability technology developments with others in the whisky industry in a bid to cut emissions.
Promotional image of the 7UP 2026 summer campaign with a can of 7UP Zero next to text that reads 'Win a £5k Summer Uplift'.

7UP seeks to shake up summer with £5k cash prize

Soft drinks brand 7UP is set to bring a refreshing new campaign to the UK this summer and offer consumers the chance to win £5,000 cash.