Front cover of SRC's Realising the Growth Ambition: Retail industry recommendations for the 2025-26 Scottish Budget with an aimge of Kate Forbes standing in Scottish Parliament.

SRC sets out Scottish budget retail support hopes

Members of the Scottish Retailer Consortium have met with Kate Forbes MSP to highlight the support ScotGov could deliver retail in the upcoming budget.

Acts making the headlines at Checkout Scotland

GroceryAid has revealed its headline acts for its Scottish music festival, Checkout Scotland helping to build excitement for the event on 31st August.
Pack shots of TUC Sandwiches Cream Cheese & Chive and Sweet Chilli & Sour Cream variants.

TUC Sandwich ranges expands with two new flavours

Global snacking firm pladis has unveiled two new variants for its TUC Sandwich range with Cream Cheese & Chive and Sweet Chilli & Sour Cream.
Belhaven's Scottish Oat Stout won Gold at the World Beer Awards in 2022.

A stout choice for consumers

Belhaven Brewery reckons its stout options will be popular with consumers through the winter months and into 2024 – making them must-stocks for convenience store retailers.
The Retail Showcase was a big success for Bestway last year.

Convenience in brief | Bestway, SGF, Spar Scotland

Scottish Grocer highlights three stories that tell convenience retailers about the latest developments and news from Bestway, the Scottish Grocers' Federation and Spar Scotland.
Pack shots of Kirin Ichiban beer.

Damm to distribute Kirin Ichiban across the UK

Spanish brewer Damm has been announced as the UK distributor for the Japanese premium beer brand Kirin Ichiban, bringing an authentic option to the off-trade.

Vaping tax confirmed for 2026

Chancellor Jeremy Hunt has confirmed a tax on vaping devices will be introduced in the autumn of this year in the UK Government's Spring Budget 2024.
Brewdog and Mackie's join up to launch "Two Scoops"

Doric duo tie up to create unique beer

The new stout "Two Scoops" marks a partnership between Mackie's of Scotland and Brewdog using honeycomb from Mackie's and Brewdog's brewing skill.
A pack of Liquorice Flyers Four Pack lies against an orange background with single Flyers sweets scattered around the packet.

Stockley’s expands liquorice sweets with new Flyers four pack

Nostalgic sweet firm Stockley's has announced a new format for its Liquorice Flyers range with the introduction of its new Four Pack Multi-flavours on-the-go Flyers.
Spar is running an online gaming campaign that could see consumers win £10,000 cash.

Spar shoppers can win a Frozen Fortune

Spar shoppers in can win big over the next few weeks, with four £10,000 grand prizes up for grabs through the convenience symbol's latest online gaming campaign – Frozen Fortune.
A person holds a phone with Jisp app open on it to scan a product on a store shelf.

Jisp trials in-store NPD service

Retail tech firm Jisp has unveiled a new NPD service as part of its app offering, allowing brands to directly receive data on how new products perform.

Starbucks extends no added sugar fraps

Arla is out to grow the demand for balanced Frappuccino variants with the launch of its Starbucks Frappuccino Caramel No Added Sugar drink.

Quite continental

With a food-to-go operation that features a pizza oven all the way from Italy, the latest venture from Giacopazzi’s aims to bring a taste...
A scene from the Seriously Spreadable TV ad campaign being run by Lactalis.

Seriously spreads out with TV campaign

Lactalis UK & Ireland has invested in a new TV campaign for its Seriously Spreadable cheese range and hopes it will help to increase brand awareness for Seriously as a whole.
Aldi

Discounters top brands charts

DEEP discounter, Aldi, has overtaken John Lewis, BBC iPlayer and Samsung as the UK’s favourite brand. Poll company YouGov’s mid-year list of the top...
Hamlyns of Scotland products

Oat-cuisine is a growing trend

Healthy options and value for money are two key drivers for shoppers when it comes to breakfast choices, according to Hamlyns of Scotland.