Pack shots of Four Loko Pink Melon.

Four Loko launches new Pink Melon flavour

Vodka-based RTD brand Four Loko has grown its core range of drinks with the addition of its new Pink Melon flavour, coming in a vibrant pink can.
Both Nisa and Costcutter retailers stand to benefit from profit-boosting decisions taken by their respective wholesalers.

Nisa and Costcutter retailers get profits boost

Both Nisa and Costcutter retailers stand to benefit from profit-boosting decisions taken by their respective wholesalers.
Nisa posts record recruitment

Nisa posts record recruitment

STORES-owned buying group and wholesaler Nisa has reported record recruitment figures. The company said it had brought 245 members operating more than 520 stores...
A range of soft drinks sitting in chillers in a store.

Inflation spikes upwards to 4.1%

The rate of inflation has risen to its highest rate in 2025 so far as the ONS reports the CPIH number increased to 4.1% in April.
The new look for Black and McCallum's aligns with the revamp Belhaven Best saw in 2023.

Belhaven gives stouts a new look

Scottish brewer Belhaven has revealed a new look across two of its stout variants, helping to add consistency across its canned beer range.

Shoplifting in Scotland sees a 25% rise

The Scottish Government has reported shoplifting in Scotland has risen by a quarter in the last year, leaving store owners burdened and dismayed.
Packs of Malcolm Allan Steak Lorne and Steak Pie and Macsween Haggis and Vegetarian Haggis sit on a table.

Macsween helps to feed the homeless a Burns Supper

Butchery brand Macsween of Edinburgh teamed up with Social Bite to help deliver a traditional Burn's Supper to Edinburgh's homeless population.
A digital billboard with the 2025 BrewDog campaign 'What Have BrewDog Done Now?'.

BrewDog unveils new ‘What have BrewDog done now’ marketing campaign

Craft brewer BrewDog has unveiled a new marketing campaign inspired by some of the tabloid headlines that have followed the brand for years.
Bottles of Highland Spring flavours water at a picnic with food spilled out onto a patch of grass.

Embracing hydration with expanded flavoured range from Highland Spring

Trio of Highland Spring Flavoured Water drinks roll out across independent retail, convenience and wholesale sectors in the UK.

Coca-Cola and Monster’s Supercharged campaign

Coca-Cola Europacific Partners and the Monster Energy Co have kicked off the Sales Supercharged campaign once again for the fourth year running.
Pack shots of Forest Feast Pistachio Crisp Milk Chocolate Dates and Salted Caramel Milk Chocolate Dates.

Forest Feast dips into Dubai Chocolate trend with new Dates duo

Snacks brand Forest Feast has embraced some on-trend flavours with its new range of Dates sharing packs in Pistachio Crisp and Salted Caramel variants.
Packs of Birra Moretti 12-packs with the 2025 festive design.

Birra Moretti unveils new Christmas packs

Premium Italian lager brand Birra Moretti has received a new festive pack design as Heineken UK rolls out a new Christmas campaign for the brand.

Mars chews Watermelon nationwide

Mars Wrigley has rolled out its Extra Sugarfree Watermelon flavour chewing gum to stores nationwide in a bid to capitalise on the demand for fruity gums.
Lomond director Barbara Henderson

Lomond seizes chance to grow

Innovative wholesaler Lomond has unveiled ambitious plans for growth. The proposals include a major building project at the main warehouse, expansion of the Cake handmade sweet-treats business, its biggest and best trade show to date and a continued sustainability drive.
A can of Lipton Iced Tea sits next to a glass filled with the drink with peach pieces around them. There is also a blue background with yellow sun and silhouetted hands reaching for the drink.

Win a year’s supply of stock of Lipton Iced Tea

Britvic is offering one lucky retailer the chance to bag a year's supply of Lipton Iced Tea stock in its new retailer competition for the brand.
Fergus Loudon, sales director at Tunnock's, as well as images of the product range from Tunnock's.

Tunnock’s shows that listening is part of the process

Each Tunnock's product presents its own unique manufacturing challenges as the firm looks to overcome the latest hurdles on the road.