Scottish Grocers' Federation chief exec Pete Cheema and Minister for Business Tom Arthur. Ministerial photo: flickr.com/Scottish Government.

Food price cap plan slammed

Retail and food and drink industry leaders have blasted the Scottish Government’s food price cap plans and slated the consultation over the proposals.
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.

Covid rules risk safety

Two thirds of UK shop workers fear abuse from customers if they try to implement Covid-19 related regulations, new research has found
Pack shots of Mr Kipling White Chocolate & Hazelnut Flavour Tarts and Mr Kipling Gingerbread Cake Bites.

Mr Kipling bakes up new cakes for Christmas

Baked treats brand Mr Kipling has set out its stall for the festive season with tranche of new bakes for Christmas alongside some returning favourites.

Driving milk drinks in the chillers

Mars Chocolate Drinks & Treats and Coca-Cola Europacific Partners offers advice on how to build up dairy drinks across the chillers.
Pack shot of Hovis Best of Both bread with That Christmas branding across it to mark the festive family film.

Hovis kicks off new Christmas competition

Hovis has kicked off a new promotion across its Best of Both loaves in partnership with Netflix's new family Christmas film 'That Christmas'.
Andy Murray stands in a tennis court holding a mug that says 'Walkers Spectator Coach' on it.

Andy Murray steps into coach role in Walker’s Shortbread campaign

Former tennis ace Andy Murray has taken on a new role on the court as the 'Spectator Coach' as part of Walker's Shortbread's latest marketing campaign.
The Scottish Grocers' Federation has published a succinct guide to help retailers with the new HFSS regulations that come into force on 1 October this year.

HFSS concise guide for retailers

The Scottish Grocers' Federation has published a succinct guide to help retailers with the new HFSS regulations that come into force on 1 October this year.
Pack shots of Nerds Gummy Clusters Cherry Lemonade.

Nerds Gummy Clusters introduces new Cherry Lemonade flavour

Nerds is set to tap into the demand for sour fruity confectionery with the new Cherry Lemonade flavour launch for the Gummy Clusters range.
Whether its from scratch or from the chiller, Scotty Brand reckons it has it sorted for consumers' Burns Suppers.

Keep it Scottish for Burns Night

Burns Night presents plenty of opportunities to drive up sales of Scottish products as consumers look to celebrate with the traditional supper.

Allwyn unveils its new Lottery point of sale kit

National Lottery operator Allwyn Entertainment has begun the rollout of its new permanent point of sale kit for National Lottery retailer stores.
Perfetti Van Melle reckons its range should suit the different consumer demands.

Making the most of sugar confectionery

The sugar confectioney category remains one of the biggest drivers of impulse decisions for convenience store shoppers – and retailers should capitalise by having a good variety, says Perfetti Van Melle.

KBE Drinks brings excitement to spirits

KBE Drinks expands into the spirits category for the first time with the launch of four new spirits to the UK market that aims to bring new tastes to consumers.

MUP will hit over half of drinks

MORE than half of off-trade alcohol sold in Scotland is being sold for less than 50p a unit, the figure set for minimum unit...
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Middle ground feels the heat

Waitrose and discounters take share from giants as symbols and independents edge down in tough fight THE big four supermarkets’ battle for the middle ground...
A large venue hall hosting the Spar Scotland 2023 Awards ceremony with rows of people seated at tables with red and green lighting.

Spar Scotland is set to raise the bar this year

Spar Scotland wholesaler CJ Lang & Son has promised a groundbreaking show for its Annual Tradeshow event later this year.