Scottish musician Callum Beattie.

Callum Beattie is checking in with Checkout

Suppliers and industry firms have all put their weight behind GroceryAid Scotland's Checkout festival event with headliner Callum Beattie.
Pack shots of Tropical Juicy Drop Blasts.

Tropical blast from Bazooka Candy

Bazooka Candy Brands reckons it will be able to drive up sales from kids with the launch of its new Tropical Juicy Drop Blasts fruity sour candies.
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.

Glasgow 1770 launches ‘harmonious’ experimental whisky

The Glasgow Distillery has added to its Glasgow 1770 Small Batch Series with an ambitious first for the distillery with a blend of two wine cask finishes.

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.
Promotional image of the UK launch for Modelo Especial with people gathered round a campfire with a bottle of the beer rising out of the flames.

Modelo Especial launches across the UK

Mexican lager brand Modelo Especial has hit shelves across the UK as Budweier Brewing Group brings the beer to the off-trade for the first time.

Top 10 Scottish take-home alcoholic brands 2025

Discover which Scottish alcoholic drink brands have made it into the Top 10 in Scotland this year with Worldpanel by Numerator’s latest data.
Charles Wilson, Booker

Profit grows as like for likes fall

Display ban and poor weather hold back store sales WHOLESALER and symbol group owner Booker has announced a rise in profits but a fall in...
A group of retailers stand together for the *Shopt Refer a Friend Scheme launch with a neon sign of the *shopt logo.

*Shopt kicks off Refer a Friend scheme

Retailer rewards app *shopt has kicked off its new 'Refer a Friend' scheme, offering current users the chance to earn up to £1,000 to spend in the app.
A bottle of Goslings Spirited Sea sits on a wooden bannister of a ship with a ship's wheel blurred in the background.

New Goslings Rum docks in the UK

Love Drinks is set to bring an innovative new dark rum to the UK that has been aged whilst travelling at sea with Goslings Spirited Seas.
Exterior shot of the Loch Lomond Group's Luss Distillery in Loch Lomond.

Loch Lomond Group opens the new Luss Distillery

The Loch Lomond Group has opened its new multi-million-pound distillery and visitor experience, Luss Distillery, on the banks of Loch Lomond.
Promotional image of the partnership between Galaxy chocolate and the Young Women's Trust with a pack shot of a Galaxy chocolate bar, a QR code and symbol highlighting Galaxy's support of Young Women's Trust and an orange bubble that shows the brand's £150,000 donation. The text reads "Pick up a bar & join us in empowering women to thrive.

Galaxy commits to support of the Young Women’s Trust

Galaxy chocolate has kicked off a new partnership with the Young Women's Partnership charity with an initial donation of £150,000.
The Mrs Tilly's core range has a new look with the same quality Scottish confectionery inside the packaging.

Market News | Mrs Tilly’s, Burts, Cathedral City, Biona

Scottish Grocer showcases some new products that convenience store retailers might want to consider stocking to drive up sales.
Pack shots of Pringles Hot Blazin' Fried Chicken.

Pringles Hot fires up with new Blazin Fried Chicken flavour

Convenience retailers will be able to fire up snacking sales this summer with the new Pringles Hot Blazin' Fried Chicken flavour on shelves.
Pack shots of the 2025 redesign for Surcare including Washing Up Liquid, Fabric Softener, Non Bio Washing Powder, Non Bio Laundry Capsules and Non Bio Laundry Liquid.

Surcare unveils rebrand across its suite of laundry products

Senstive-skincare laundry brand Surcare has unveiled its new rebrand in an effort to encourage more shoppers to consider laundry as part of a skincare routine.
The IQOS Iluma has overtaken the Marlboro cigarette brand for Philip Morris International.

Philip Morris pushes IQOS ahead of vape ban

Philip Morris Limited has been highlighting the firm's heat-not-burn IQOS Iluma device to convenience retailers ahead of the ban on disposable vapes.