New licensing powers on vapes hailed as a victory

The UK Government has unveiled new licensing powers for England, Wales and Northern Ireland as part of its updated Tobacco and Vapes Bill.
Packs of Yorkie Biscuit & Brownie chocolate bars lay across a grey surface, with the chocolate bars lying outside the wrapper as well.

Yorkie unveils new Biscuit & Brownie flavour

British chocolate bar brand Yorkie has unveiled a new limited edition flavour Biscuit & Brownie using cocoa that has been sourced via Nestlé's Income Accelerator programme.

Market News | Growers Garden, Taylors Snacks, WKD, Unilever

Scottish Grocer showcases some new products that convenience store retailers might want to consider stocking to drive up sales.
A bottle of Eldorado Tonic Wine with the 'No LD, No Party' limited edition design stands next to a crate with the same design on it.

Eldorado Tonic Wine is World Cup ready with new packs

Scottish tonic wine brand Eldorado is set to bring the party for the Fifa World Cup this summer with its new limited-edition PMP bottles.
Pack shots of new 9-pack formats for BEAR fruit snacks.

BEAR rolls out larger pack formats

Fruit snacks brand BEAR has unveiled its new, larger pack format with nine packs of its Fruit Splits or Yoyos snacks to appeal to busy family lifestyles.
Pack shots of Terry's Chocolate Easter range including Terry's Chocolate Orange Mini Eggs Easter Egg, Terry's Chocolate Orange White Mini Eggs Easter Egg, Terry's Chocolate Orange Easter Egg, Terry's Chocolate Orange Mint Easter Egg and Terry's Chocolate Orange Orange Cream Filled Egg.

Terry’s Chocolate aims to crack open sales with its Easter range

British chocolate brand Terry's has kicked off an ambition to drive up its sales across 2025 with a tranche of new Easter products for this season.
Olbas has a range of remedies that convenience retailers should consider stocking.

Olbas let’s you breathe easy on winter sales

Lanes Health has highlighted its Olbas range of remedies as being good for c-store retailers to stock to help customers suffering with winter colds.
A bottle of the new look for Highland Park stands next to the new packaging design for the box with a colour gradient background.

Highland Park unveils a new design

Premium single malt whisky brand Highland Park has unveiled a new packaging and bottle design across its core range, to celebrate its Orkney heritage.
Shona Robison, cabinet secretary for finance and local government, stands in Scottish Parliament in front of the Scotland flag.

ScotGov announces business rates relief

The Scottish Government has announced its plans to provide some relief on domestic business rates and national insurance tax in its 2026-27 Budget.

Overprovision for cigarettes

ScotGov unveils new tobacco proposals
Packshots of Fisherman's Friend Original Lozenges, Aniseed Lozenges, Cherry Lozenges, Mint Lozenges and Blackcurrant Lozenges.

Fisherman’s Friend aims to keep sales strong as a hay fever remedy

Throat lozenges brand Fisherman' Friend aims to support consumers to fight back hay fever symptoms this year with a new campaign.

Waiting game on grocery prices

Food inflation is steadily ticking down but the grocery price storm isn't over yet warns industry leaders and grocery specialists.
Keeping a selection of seasonal stock, such as Edinburgh Christmas Gin, before December can target early shoppers.

Edinburgh Gin pushes importance of festive stock

Ian Macleod Distillers brand Edinburgh Gin has been highlighting the importance of keeping a selection of festive stock before December to target early gift shoppers.
A Barista Bar set up inside a Spar Scotland store.

Barista Barr app launches across Spar stores

Dundee wholesaler CJ Lang & Son has rolled out a new loyalty app across its Spar Scotland store estate with the new My Barista Bar Rewards+ app.

McCain drives support for McDonald’s charity

McCain Foods has marked 35 years of the Ronald McDonald House Charities UK with massive donations to help take some stress out of families' challenging times.

The giant c-stores

BRITISH shopping habits are changing and shoppers are increasingly shopping ‘little and often’ for c-store-sized basket loads. But that doesn’t mean they’re always...