A Squashies Strawberries & Cream Celebration Cake with a slice taken out of the cake against a pink background.

Swizzels’ first Squashies Celebration Cake heads to Tesco stores

Baked goods firm Finsbury Food Group has teamed up with British confectioner Swizzels to launch the first ever Squashies Celebration Cake.
Pack shot of Terea Silver.

Philip Morris unveils Terea Silver for IQOS ILUMA

Nicotine products firm Philip Morris Limited has announced the next expansion for its Terea range of tobacco sticks with the new Silver variant.
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Did Games deliver gold?

Retailer near entrance of main venue sees traffic and crowd control slash business during sports fest. But other businesses register benefits of good weather and...

Good agreement for Bon Accord

Scottish soft drinks brand Bon Accord has signed a new deal with Sainsbury's that will see its drinks in over 20 of the supermarket's stores in Scotland.
Boost Juic'd range from Boost Drinks.

Boost Drinks rolls back the pounds

Boost Drinks has reintroduced its £1 price point across its Juic'd range of energy drinks following a rise in demand for the 500ml can format in the market.
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Retailers react to another lockdown

Scottish retailers share their experiences as customers get to grips with the return of strict Covid-19 rules
A young girl stands on a football pitch wearing the Kellogg's x Puma football top.

Kellogg’s Football Camps kick off for 2025

Children are in with the chance to win a free place at Kellogg's Football Camps once again as the initiative returns for its second year.
Packets of Maggi Air Fryer Crispy Coating range stand on a kitchen table including the Southern Style, Katsu Style and Korean BBQ Style variants.

Maggi rolls out Air Fryer Crispy Coating range

Culinary brand Maggi has unveiled its new range of Air Fryer Crispy Coating packs to help deliver quick and easy meal time solutions to consumers.
Pack shots of Cadbury Fingers biscuits with on-pack promotions for the Crossed Fingers campaign.

Keep Fingers Crossed as activation returns with more prizes

Cadbury's popular biscuit brand Cadbury Fingers has kicked off its 'Fingers Crossed' promotion once again for 2025, offering consumers some massive cash prizes.
Theresa May and EU flags

Brexit means challenges

Scottish independent retailers say Brexit is already affecting business
A Biffa branded waste disposal truck is parked outside of a building.

ScotGov faces £166million DRS court action

Waste management firm Biffa has welcomed a judge's decision to allow it to pursue a £166million legal claim against the Scottish Government over the failed DRS.
Pack shots of BrewDog Cold Beer Pint Can four pack as well as a single pint can and BrewDog Lost Lager pint can four pack as well as a single can.

BrewDog introduces new Pint Can four packs

Craft brewer BrewDog has unveiled a new four pack pint can format for its price-marked pack range, matching consumer demand from the off-trade.
A group of people stand in front of a billboard featuring the 2026 Pepsi Max campaign whilst holding cans of Pepsi Max.

Pepsi Max launches multi-channel campaign

Pepsi Max has unveiled a new campaign focussed around mealtime opportunities and invites consumers to make the drink a staple part of dinner options.
Daniel johnson MSP’s bill would make assaulting a shopworker an offence.

Crunch time on retail crime

Future of Protection of Workers Bill hangs in the balance as MSPs consider arguments
Parfetts joint managing directors Noel Robinson and Guy Swindell said they were happy to give staff the 4% bonus and are confident the business will continue to grow.

Parfetts rewards employees with maximum 4% bonus

Employee-owned wholesaler Parfetts has awarded staff its maximum annual sales bonus of 4% after delivering record turnover of £807millioin, up 10.6% on the previous year.

Sales grow but units slowing

C-stores will beat supermarkets while store expansion tails back CONVENIENCE store sales should see significantly more growth than supermarkets’ in the next five years but...