Two people stand in the Sir Chris Hoy Velodrome with Scotland flags draped across their shoulders with decorative boxes that have the Glasgow 2026 Commonwealth Games and Allwyn logos on them.

Allwyn announced as partner for Glasgow Commonwealth Games

Operator for The National Lottery, Allwyn UK, has been announced as the latest partner for the Glasgow 2026 Commonwealth Games.

Nestlé launches range of bakery-inspired confectionery flavours

Confectionery giant Nestlé has unveiled a new range of sharing bag bakery-inspired sweets across its Munchies, Milkybar and Aero chocolate brands.
A bottle of Isle of Raasay whisky stands on top of a barrel in a warehouse with barrels in the background.

Isle of Raasay named World’s Best Scotch Whisky at Global Spirit Awards

Hebridean distiller Isle of Raasay has picked up the World's Best Scotch Whisky award at the Las Vegas Global Spirits Awards for its Cask Strength dram.

March sales fall back

Food fails to build on February promise and drops 2% SCOTLAND’S food stores saw sales drop by 2% in March compared to the same period...
Coca-Cola has a festive Santa design across a variety of cans and bottles.

Holidays are coming with Coca-Cola

Christmas magic is on its way to stores once again as Coca-Cola Europacific Partners' (CCEP) festive activations return for this year – and the soft drinks giant has been explaining why it believes its brands are must stocks for 2024.
A packet of Swizzels Squashies Squeletons lie on a table with the sweets spilled out, above the packet is a skull and fog at the top and bottom of the image.

Swizzels brings the Squeals this Halloween

Swizzels has got into the spooky spirit for Halloween this year as the firm rolls out its limited edition Squashies Squeletons variant.
Man lighting a cigarette

Half of UK smokers say they intend to quit smoking in the next year

More than half of the current smokers in the UK are projected to quit in the next 12 months, according to a new survey from the Office for National Statistics.
Pack shot of Lurpak Plant Based.

Lurpak unveils first plant based spread

Leading UK dairy brand Lurpak has entered into the plant-based market for the first time with Lurpak Plant Based, responding to a rising consumer demand.
Pack shots of Radnor Spring price-marked packs with green bubble with the text "NEW PMP".

Radnor Hills introduces new PMP range

Welsh soft drinks firm Radnor Hill has unveiled a new PMP format for its carbonated Radnor Spring range, offering retailer stronger margins for the drinks.
A bottle of Falkland Whisky is against a dark background.

The Falkland Collection launches first whisky bottling

Scotch whisky brand The Falkland Collection has launched its first-ever bottling with the roll out of the new The Falkland Collection Speyside Single Malt.
Shamly and Vikas Sud, whose GHSL Ltd business owns Premier RaceTrack Pitstop Bearsden, are congratulated by Laura McDermaid, of Philip Morris, and Scottish Grocer Awards host Elaine C Smith.

Awards Profile – The Innovation Award

Premier RaceTrack Pitstop Bearsden was the winner of The Innovation Award at the Scottish Grocer Awards 2023. We've been catching up with retail manager Guna Sud and store manager Leigh McCarter to find out more about what makes the store so special.
Natalie and Martin Lightfoot stand inside their store Londis Solo Convenience in Baillieston with crossed fingers to mimic the National Lottery mascot.

Londis Solo Convenience kicks off Allwyn shop refit work

Natalie and Martin Lightfoot have kicked off their store makeover plans after winning Allwyn's Local Retail Champions 2024 award.
The new Maltesers Ice Cream Bar from Mars Chocolate Drinks & Treats.

Market News | Maltesers, Pollen + Grace, Imperial, Famous Grouse

Scottish Grocer showcases some new products that convenience store retailers might want to consider stocking to drive up sales.
Pack shots of McCoy's Salted £1.25 PMP packs.

KP Snacks plugs flavour gap with McCoy’s Salted PMP

Savoury snacks giant KP Snacks has introduced its McCoy's Salted crisps to its PMP range, which will hit shelves from 26 January 2026.
Scottish food and drink fortnight

Scottish food and drink fortnight

Scottish food and drink has been highlighted as a potential powerhouse industrial sector for the nation’s future. Next month we all have a chance...
A can of Vault City Dubai Style Chocolate Pistachio Imperial Pastry Stout stands on a table with a chocolate bar balanced on top of the can, a glass with the stout inside it to the left of the image and bars of Dubai-Style Chocolate piled up to the right of the can.

Vault City brews into Dubai chocolate trend with new stout beer

Edinburgh sour beer brewer Vault City has unveiled its latest dessert stout brew with a new beer inspired by the viral Dubai-Chocolate trend.