Pack shot of Ritz crackers 2024 festive packs.

Christmas packs on the Ritz

Savoury biscuit brand Ritz has unveiled its new festive limited-edition packs for the Christmas period this year, offering shoppers a chance to bag £10k.

Brothers Cider looks to the bright side

Brothers Cider is out to showcase its new approach as a 'seriously unserious cider' in its new marketing 'Always Look on the Brothers Cider Life'.
Saltire Rare Malt Founders Nigel Heywood and Keith Rennie (left to right) stand behind a whisky barrel with two whisky bottles on top of the barrel and a nosing glass in front of the whisky bottles.

Saltire Rare Malt marks first year of business with new whisky bottling

Independent whisky bottling firm Saltire Rare Malt has marked its first year in business with the launch of a new single malt whisky bottling.
John Drummond

Working for a fake-free future

INDUSTRY groups the Scottish Grocers’ Federation and the Scottish Wholesale Association joined forces with the Scottish Anti-Illicit Trade Group to take a message about...
Martin thatcher has talked up the strength of the Thatchers brand for convenience.

Meet the maker – Thatchers Cider

Thatchers Cider boss Martin Thatcher has talked about the importance of continuing the long family tradition of creating quality ciders.
Alpen's mascot 'Mother' sits at a breakfast table with a box of Alpen, a jug for milk and a bowl of muesli in front of her. Mother is a large, red and furry character who wears glasses.

New Alpen mascot campaign to target adult consumers

Muesli brand unveils new major consumer campaign MUESLI brand Alpen has kicked off a new major consumer marketing campaign, complete with a new brand mascot. Dubbed...
Bottles and cans of beers sit in a chiller in a store.

It’ll Cost You campaign drives home danger of proxy buying

The Scottish Alcohol Industry Partnership has announced the return of its 'It'll Cost You' campaign to help deter proxy buying over the summer months.
Bottles of milk-based drinks lined up in a chiller shelf.

Soft drinks levy charges to change

The UK Government has announced changes to how the sugar tax levy will be applied to soft drinks and has removed the exemption on milk-based drinks as well.
Scottish Government Rural Affairs Secretary Mairi Gougeon took time to explore the stands and talk to a variety of exhibitors and experts at ScotHot25.

Minister praises c-stores at ScotHot

Scottish Government Rural Affairs Secretary Mairi Gougeon has highlighted the importance of convenience retail in boosting Scotland's food and drink industry as she attended ScotHot25.

Elaine C Smith tops the bill

The Scottish Grocer can reveal the host for the Scottish Grocer Awards 2023 as Elaine C Smith, known for her TV comedy roles and Christmas pantomimes.
Kepak reckons its Rustlers brand can provide students with the meal-deal value they will be seeking.

Tips for driving up sales to university students

Experts from Kepak and Asahi, whos Rustlers and Peroni brands are popular with university students, have provided insights to c-store retailers on how to boost sales from these consumers.
DJ Naeem has joined the line-up for Checkout Scotland.

DJ Naeem to play Checkout Scotland for GroceryAid

DJ Naeem has joined the stellar line-up for Checkout Scotland with the message that the GroceryAid music event is one the Asian retailing community shouldn’t miss.
Day-Today retailers were able to attend the UWS trade show to find out what the future holds for the symbol group.

Convenience in brief | UWS, Graham’s, Scotmid

Scottish Grocer highlights three stories that tell convenience retailers about the latest developments and news from UWS, Graham's and Scotmid.
Estelle Balfour, regional development manager at JW Filshill, stands in front of the Filshill 150 logo on a white wall.

Filshill bolsters sales team with new hire

Glasgow-based wholesaler JW Filshill has bolstered the strength of its sales team with the appointment of Estelle Balfour as its new regional development manager.
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...

Divisions deepen over DRS plan

Leading retailer quits SGF over stance on scheme ONE of Scotland’s most prominent convenience retailers has withdrawn from the Scottish Grocers Federation due to their...
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