Pack shots of Kerrygold Sweet Spreadables including Spreadable with Salted Caramel, Spreadable with Maple Syrup & Cinnamon and Spreadable with Maple Syrup.

Kerrygold sweetens breakfast with new Sweet Spreadables range

Butter brand Kerrygold is set to elevate the morning meal with a sweet new addition for the breakfast table with the new Sweet Spreadable range.
Total food sales rose by just 0.7% compared with February last year, according to the SRC.

SRC and the Fed warn of tough times

Bosses at the Scottish Retail Consortium are warning of challenging times ahead after its latest disappointing sales and footfall figures, while the Fed has expressed its disappointment at Chancellor Rachel Reeves' Spring Statement.
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UWS prepares for the future

Asim Sarwar announces change at the top .
Data analysts indicate a slow start to the year, with shoppers still cautious on spend. Picture: Shutterstock.com/1000 Words

Grocery inflation drops to lowest rate in two years

Kantar reports the lowest rate for grocery price inflation in almost two years as consumers flock back to the shops seeking promotions to help celebrate.

Speyburn unveils new look and new whiskies

Speyside whisky brand Speyburn has unveiled its new packaging design across three of its whiskies, two of which are new launches for the brand.
Broughton Market Edinburgh picked up the gong for Best New Store at the Scottish Grocer Awards 2022.

Awards Profile – Best New Store

Scottish Grocer caught up with Broughton Market Edinburgh owner Yommana Crombie and manager Wayne Anderson after the shop won the Best New Store honours at the 2022 Scottish Grocer Awards.

90 years in the bag

Scottish Grocer is 90 – and what a difference nine decades make
A woman stands with her arms folded in the middle of a shop with the GroceryAid logo in front of her. The text to the left reads "The help you've earned".

GroceryAid unveils its biggest brand refresh in 168 years

Industry charity GroceryAid has unveiled its new brand refresh to highlight its breadth of services to the retail channel and reach more diverse audiences.

PayPoint promises new approach

But angry retailers thought to be considering further protests PAYMENT services firm PayPoint says it plans to overhaul many aspects of its service to retailers...
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Price cuts see food sales fall

Like-for-like totals slump by 3.7% in May as cost-slashing promotional deals take their toll. EXTENSIVE discounting plus poor weather added up to a disappointing...
Greek inspirations: Yiayia gin has been made using botanicals sourced from Crete.

Two masterclasses in creating gin

Two unusual and enticing gins have come to market that convenience store retailers might want to consider stocking for aficionados of the spirit.
Pack shots of new Mrs Elswood Cornichons and Mrs Elswood Cornichons and Onions jars.

Mrs Elswood pickles up new launches

Mrs Elswood has expanded on its range of pickled gherkins with the addition with its two new Cornichons and Cornichons & Onions variants.
A person holds Vybey's three nutrition bars – Chocolate Brownie, Raspberry White Chocolate and Mint Chocolate – with a green bush behind the bars.

Vybey enters healthy snacks fray with Nutrition bars

Nutrition products firm Vybey has announced the roll out of its new Complete Nutrition snacking bars range, moving into the snacks market.

Fruit-tella Sticks to expansion with Berries & Cherry

Global confectioner Perfetti Van Melle has expanded on the Fruit-tella Berries & Cherry variant with a new on-the-go Stick format pack.
Pack shots of Jacob's Bites range including Mature Cheddar & Caramelised Onion, Red Leicester, Smoked Paprika and Sweet Chilli + Sour Cream.

Bring in boxes of flavour with new Jacob’s Bites range

Pladis is set to capitalise on the demand for savoury snacking opportunities with its new launch of Jacob's Bites savoury biscuits.
The Glencadam Reserva de Jerez has an Oloroso sherry cask finish.

Glencadam Distillery unveils exclusive dram

Glencadam Distillery has launched an exclusive 27-year-old Oloroso sherry cask finish single malt – Glencadam Reserva de Jerez – which is limited to just 1,691 individually numbered bottles and comes with an RRP £700.