Pack shots of Doritos 3D Crunch Nacho Cheese and Flame featuring an on-pack partnership with Formula 1.

Doritos to drive sales with new 3D Crunch format

Snacks brand Doritos has unveiled its new 3D Crunch packs as part of its continued partnership with F1 as its Official Savoury Snack.
Total food sales in Scotland grew by 4% year on year in June. Like-for-likes were up only 0.2% but that was better than the figure achieved at the same time last year. All categories of food were said to be up.

Sunshine days see sales soar

Some like it hot as Scotland beats inflation and zooms ahead of UK average to return best growth in two years HOT weather and a...
Aisling McGhee, commercial director at McGhee's, sits at a boardroom table with McGhee's products across the table.

McGhee’s rises to the top in Worldpanel research

Bakery firm McGhee's has risen into the top position in Worldpanel by Numerator's Scottish Brand Footprint in Scotland research.
Pack shots of Hovis Thick and Medium Sliced bread with the PGL promotion on packs.

Hovis partners with PGL on new promotion

Bakery brand Hovis has partnered up with activity provider PGL to offer families to the chance to bag an outdoor adventure holiday.
A person is putting an empty plastic bottle into a reverse vending machine.

ACS works with Exchange for Change to support retailers

The Association of Convenience Stores has teamed up with non-profit Exchange for Change as part of a webiner series to answer questions on DRS.
Members of the Healthy Living Programme team stand with school pupils from a local primary school in Shetland.

Healthy Living Programme feeds 786 pupils on Shetland

The Healthy Living Progamme has expanded its network across Shetland as the team visited the island and fed nearly 800 pupils over five days.

Lochhead takes deposit campaign to Holyrood

Former minister sponsors deposit scheme event FORMER environment minister Richard Lochhead is leading calls for the creation of a Bottle Deposit Return scheme with the...

Pergola introduces a new tequila can

Pergola Drinks is out to add a premium touch to the canned cocktail market with its Tequila & Tonic cans, which the firm claims is a market first flavour.
Pack shots of Bebeto Freeze Crunchy Strawberry Hearts and Bebeto Fizzy Heart Pops.

Bebeto unveils heartwarming Valentine’s sweets

Halal confectionery brand Bebeto has unveiled its new launches for Valentine's Day 2026 to provide consumers with unique treats for loved ones this year.
Discounter Lidl has made forecasts across a variety of food and drink categories for this year.

Experts predict future consumer trends

Identifying forthcoming trends is one way for savvy store owners to stay ahead of the game and ensure they meet consumers’ demands – and help is at hand for the beginning of 2025 from Lidl and The Knowledge Bank.

Doubling up with symbols

Two new symbol stores have opened up in Scotland.

Round Table aims for straight talk

RETAILERS and suppliers met together in Edinburgh last month to get updates on political and lobbying work being carried out by the Scottish Grocers’...
Packs of Oreo cookies with an on-pack promotion for A Minecraft Movie.

Oreo builds together with Minecraft movie promotion

International cookie brand Oreo has built a unique partnership with the highly anticipated film A Minecraft Movie, featuring a unique gameplay feature.
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UWS prepares for the future

Asim Sarwar announces change at the top .
The Equi's rollout to Scotmid stores includes its new Strawberry Cheesecake flavour.

Market news | Equi’s, Kepak, Hobgoblin, Inch’s

Scottish Grocer showcases some new products that convenience store retailers might want to consider stocking to drive up sales, featuring Equi's, Kepak, Hobgoblin and Inch's.
The front entrance of a Costcutter store featuring signage for the symbol group as well as signage for the Post Office.

Bestway empowers retailers with social media initiative

UK wholesaler Bestway is set to empower local retailers in adopting social media to promote their stores with a new initiative with Socio Local.