Bill could spell end of unpaid trial shifts

Member’s bill has second reading this month
Promotional image of the digital gaming campaign for Frubes with Engage featuring a phone playing the game.

Frubes gamifies the lunchbox

Yoplait has built on its Frubes Freeze 'Em summer campaign with help from digital agency Engage to create a new online game for the brand to engage consumers.

International Women’s Day – C&C Group

Scottish Grocer is highlighting some influential and inspiring women working across convenience retail to celebrate International Women's Day.
A Costa Coffee Express machine is next to an image of Gillian Martin, acting net zero secretary.

Time ‘is not right’ for single-use cup charge

Convenience chiefs say now is not the right time economically to introduce a 25p charge on all single-use drink cups. They hit out after the Scottish Government announced it was opening a new public consultation on the proposal.
Promotional image of the Robinsons Star Wards: The Mandalorian and Grogu movie featuring the film's eponymous characters with bottles of the new variants.

Robinsons unveils new Star Wars flavours

Soft drinks brand Robinsons has unveiled a new limited edition range of drinks inspired by the upcoming film Star Wars: The Mandalorian and Grogu.
Bryce Cunningham, founder of Mossgiel Farm, sits on an armchair in a field drinking from a milk bottle with a cow to the left of him.

Mossgiel Farm expands with London distribution deal

Ayshire dairy firm Mossgiel Farm has secured a major new London distribution deal as the consumer demand for natural products continues to grow.
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.

Tobacco levy plans rejected

The big talking point from George Osborne’s summer budget for convenience retailers was almost certainly the news that a new National Living Wage for workers...

International Women’s Day – Mrs Unis Spicy Foods

Scottish Grocer is highlighting some influential and inspiring women working across convenience retail to celebrate International Women's Day.

Soft drinks beat £10bn

A long thirsty summer in 2013 saw category sales grow, with water and niche brands among the big winners GOOD weather and the trend to...

Disposables deadline set

Retailers have until 1 April 2025 to remove disposable vapes from their stores and make major adjustments to the overall layout for the refillable sections.
A pack of Coors lager sits on a rock step with a bottle of Coors lager to its side with red rock steps in the background.

Win a trip to Colorado with new Coors promo

Consumers are in with the chance to bag an epic music experience holiday to Colorado with the new on-pack promotion for Coors lager

Thompson returns with Eddy’s brand

MORNING Noon and Night co-founder Stephen Thompson has launched a new convenience retail brand, with plans to open at least 30 stores. Eddy’s Food Station...
Colourful-looking vapes appeal to kids, says the Trading Standards Scotland team.

Scottish youth vape sales shock

Trading Standards Scotland officers say one in five Scottish retailers have been found willing to sell vapes to under-18s and there are now calls for a crackdown.
Pack shots of Coca-Cola Original Taste, Coca-Cola Zero Sugar and Diet Coke 500ml 'Supercans' with Premier League promotions across the design.

Coca-Cola launches new 500ml ‘Supercans’

CCEP has unveiled its new 500ml canned format 'Supercans' to tie in with its ongoing partnership with the Premier League football tournament.
James Hall, anti-illicit trade manager at Imperial Brands UK & Ireland, and an image of a shop keeper looking at two people engaging in suspicious activity.

Imperial Brands takes action on the growing illicit trade

James Hall, anti-illicit trade manager at Imperial Brands UK & Ireland, shares insights into the growing illicit nicotine trade following on from the disposable vape ban.
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