A butchery counter featuring a range of meat products including burgers and sausages.

Food and drink sector builds on economic growth

A new report has found that the Scottish food and drink sector is now the largest manufacturing sector across the whole of the country.

Support for local suppliers

The Scottish Wholesale Association (SWA) has launched a new local sourcing project in a bid to engage its members with more Scottish producers
Pack shots of Doritos A Minecraft Movie promotion with the Ghast BBQ flavour, Chilli Heatwave and Creeper Vinegar.

Doritos goes square for new Minecraft movie promotion

Tortilla chips brand Dortios has teamed up with A Minecraft Movie with a new on-pack prize giveaway along with two new character-inspired flavours.
Pack shots of Bebeto You Melt My Heart sweets in a bag as well as a tub.

Bebeto rolls out Heart shaped sweets for Valentine’s

Turkish confectioner Kervan Gida has launched a heartfelt innovation for its Bebeto confectionery range with the brand's first Valentine's sweets.

Healthy Living Programme launches Welby for Families in Spar stores

The Healthy Living Programme has teamed up with Spar Scotland for the launch of its in-store promotion Cooking with Welby for Families
Pack shots of Red Bull Summer Edition Citrus Zest and Sugar Free variants.

Red Bull freshens up with Citrus Summer flavour

Red Bull is set to freshen up the energy drinks aisle this year through its new Summer Edition cans that come with a Citrus Zest twist.
Pack shots of Asahi 440ml four-packs and Peroni 440ml 10-pack.

Asahi launches 440ml can multipacks

Brewer Asahi UK has launched a new range of 440ml can multipack formats across its Asahi Super Dry and Peroni Nastro Azzurro brands.
Pack shots of Starbucks Oat Cappuccino Chilled Drink and Starbucks Oat Caramel Macchiato Chilled Drink.

Starbucks brings oat milk to the chillers

Starbucks aims to encourage more shoppers than ever before to pick up its Chilled Coffee range with some NPD, including some Oat Based innovations.
Interior shot of a Hancocks depot displaying massive pallets of confectionery brands.

Hancocks announces next Sweetest Day event

UK confectionery wholesaler Hancocks has announced the next date for its in-store and online Sweetest Day event, offering retailers a trance of deals.
A person holds a bag of TRIP Magnesium Gummies and takes a few out with their other hand against a lilac purple background.

TRIP expands into the gummies market

Functional health benefits brand TRIP has expanded into the gummies market for the first time with the launch of its TRIP Magnesium Gummies.

JTI has a golden opportunity

JTI is giving five retailers the chance to win from a massive cash pot worth a quarter of a million pounds to celebrate the launch of its Mayfair Gold packs.
Asiyah and Jawad Javed, store owners of Spar Alloa Road, stand outside their store with the Snappy Shopper logo in the bottom right corner.

Retail Game Changers: Snappy Shopper

Scottish Grocer shines a spotlight on the Retail Game Changers and highlights those women making a real difference to the convenience channel.
Colin Smith, centre, managing director of Lothian Stores, with fellow directors Graham Benson, left, and David Sands, right, on site at the Pinkie project near Musselburgh.

A shop of all the talents

TAKE a portion of long wholesaling experience, add more than a dash of award-winning retailing nous and mix it with a significant quantity...
Scottish Grocers' Federation chief executive Pete Cheema.

SGF chief praises his team

Chief executive Pete Cheema has marked 10 years of leading the Scottish Grocers’ Federation (SGF) by praising the team around him for transforming the organisation.

SBF GB&I resolves strike action

Suntory confirms procedures in place to minimise any potential trade disruption after union workers announce strike action on 5 February.

Tullamore rolls out new look

Irish whiskey brand Tullamore D.E.W. has unveiled its new look ahead of St. Patrick's Day celebrations, making it a potential winner for any parties on the day.