Bottles of The Scottish Bee Company Honey Drizzles lie across a marble countertop with raspberry plants and blackberry plants around the bottles.

Scottish Bee Company unveils its new look for 2025

Independent honey products producer The Scottish Bee Company has unveiled its new look for 2025 as it ramps up its ambitious growth plans.
Retailers should consider lower-calorie options to match demands, say bosses for White Claw.

White Claw aims for healthy sales

Bosses for the hard seltzer White Claw believe retailers can capitalise on the demand from younger drinkers for lower-calorie options.
Multipacks remain a strong addition to the cider section across convenience, says Kopparberg.

Kopparberg pushes multipacks for convenience

Swedish cider firm Kopparberg reckons it’s a no-brainer then that a strong range of cider options – especially multipacks – should be the order of the day as retailers look to prepare ahead for the incoming sun.
Petrol Pumps

Fuel duty freeze extended for rest of the year

The UK Government has announced its plans to postpone its 5p fuel duty increase as conflict in the Middle East push fuel prices to a new high.

Focus on the future

Interview with Saleem Sadiq, owner of Spar, Paisley Road, Renfrew The winner of the Retail Technology Award 2015 – sponsored by the Retail Data Partnership Winner details Size:...

Industry warns over alcohol hike

The Scottish Government is considering raising the minimum unit pricing on off-trade alcohol products, raising the prices for consumers.
Swizzels variety bags are packed full of old favourites such as Love Hearts, Parma Violets, Drumstick lollies and Refreshers chews.

Confectionery rules the big night in

With many consumers finding it hard to resist the demands of a sweet tooth for a night in, ensuring the aisle for all things sugary and sweet is well stocked is an absolute must to drive impulse purchases, reckons Swizzels.
George Egg, also known as the Snack Hacker, adds hot sauce to his cheese toastie.

Pilgrims Choice invites George Egg to Bite Into Bold

Cheddar brand Pilgrims Choice has partnered up with award-winning comedian George Egg as part of its Bite Into Bold marketing campaign.
Scottish Grocers' Federation chief executive Pete Cheema.

Crime ‘a scourge’ on Scottish retail

Scottish convenience retailers have painted a grip picture of soaring in-store theft, abuse and violent offences in the latest SGF Crime Survey.
Pack shots of Loyd Grossman sauces consisting of Pomodoro & Fresh Basil, Creamy Tomato & Parmigiano Reggiano and Pomodoro, Mascarpone & Wild Garlic.

Loyd Grossman marks 30th anniversary with new premium sauces and trips to Italy

Ambient sauces brand Loyd Grossman has rolled out a new range of premium sauces to mark the brand's 30th anniversary of trading in the UK.
Arctic Coffee has launched Arctic Decaf Café Latte to meet the growing consumer demand for caffeine-free options.

Arctic Coffee launches Decaf Café Latte

Arctic Coffee has launched Arctic Decaf Café Latte to meet the growing consumer demand for caffeine-free options when it comes to RTD iced coffee.
Pack shots of Twix Hazelnut bars.

Mars Wrigley rolls out new Twix Hazelnut flavour

Mars Wrigley is set to entice more shoppers to the confectionery category across stores with its new Twix Hazelnut variant.
The Scottish Wholesale Association is among the organisations to give evidence to the Scottish Covid-19 Inquiry.

Convenience in brief | SWA, BRC, Baxters

Scottish Grocer highlights three stories that tell convenience retailers about the latest developments and news from the Scottish Wholesale Association, British Retail Consortium and Baxters Food Group.
Pack shot of Maryland Delightfully Good Choc Chip Cookies.

Maryland Cookies unveils first non-HFSS product with Delightfully Good cookies

The new Maryland Delightfully Good is available in Tesco, Morrisons and Sainsbury’s with an MRSP of £1.60.
Pack shots of Beatbox RTD carton packs including Blue Razzberry, Juicy Mango, Orange Blast and Fruit Punch with a wavy purple and black square background behind them.

Red Star Brands launches BeatBox RTDs to the UK

American RTD cocktail brand BeatBox has rolled out to the UK market for the first time as distributor Red Star Brands continues to shake up the category.
Retailers can. take advantage of the growing popularity of air fryers across the frozen section with the likes of McCain's products.

Air fryer out the financial worry

Frozen potato foods brand McCain is keen to ensure that retailers can make the most out of the wildly popular consumer trend for air fryers with its own McCain Air Fryer Quick & Crispy range.