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Colette Backwell

Industry vital to food safety

Whatever happens in September’s independence referendum Scotland will have a new body tasked with ensuring the safety of the country’s food. THE Food (Scotland)...
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Confectionery set to check out?

Holyrood invites stores to take sweets and drinks off the tills THE Scottish Government has again said it wants retailers to take all confectionery...

Plain packs back on the agenda

THE Westminster Government has begun its short consultation process on the possible introduction of standardised packaging for tobacco products. If it’s decided to proceed with...
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Kicking off

World Cup fever or not? Have the boys in Brazil put cash through the till? WITH bunting and flags festooning the shop, a display of...
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Science panel says cut sugar

Advisory committee tells Westminster Government that free sugars guideline should be halved CONSUMERS must slash their sugar intake to head off the UK’s obesity epidemic...
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Don’t price our industry out

Retail consortium’s budget wish list says reform business rates, restrict tax hikes, improve parking. PLEASE John Swinney, keep the cost of doing retail business in...
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Which way Scotland?

Scotland’s referendum on independence is only a few months away. Today we begin our look at points of the Scottish Government’s White Paper of...
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Tributes for Mackie’s chief

Ice-cream firm chairman who played major roles in farming, food manufacture, politics and education. MAITLAND Mackie, the patriarch of the Scottish ice cream dynasty,...
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Price cuts see food sales fall

Like-for-like totals slump by 3.7% in May as cost-slashing promotional deals take their toll. EXTENSIVE discounting plus poor weather added up to a disappointing...
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Lidl owner to be Euro tops

Analyst predicts discount group will overtake Carrefour in European food and drink retail and that UK and France will see major multiple convenience growth LIDL...
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Touch up grey sales

Look at the ads and you’d think beauty was a young woman’s (and man’s) business. But you’d be very wrong, finds Kantar Worldpanel THERE is...

Majid takes charge

BELLSHILL retailer Abdul Majid, became the latest president of the Scottish Grocers’ Federation last month. He was officially installed at a special ceremony held at...

Labour adds to wage pressure

Miliband signals NMW link to average earnings IF the Labour Party forms the next Westminster government it will set a statutory minimum wage target linked...

MUP to Euro court

THE Scottish Government’s attempt to introduce minimum unit pricing of alcohol (MUP), with a 50p per unit threshold rate, has been further delayed...
Symbol stores account for 41% of convenience retail sales but multiple c-stores are growing fastest.

C-stores set to reach ÂŁ49bn

Symbols grow 5.1% as multiples outnumber indies The UK convenience retail market should be worth ÂŁ49 billion by 2019, growing by over 30% over...
Cabinet secretary for finance, employment, and sustainable growth John Swinney, on stage right, answers questions at SGF’s referendum debate.

Living wage aim for all sectors

Swinney tells SGF event that an SNP government of an independent Scotland would push for at least ÂŁ7.65 an hour IN an independent Scotland where...