A group of people from Unitas have gathered together at their annual Unitas Connect conference.

Unitas announces overhaul to support its customers

Wholesale buying group Unitas has announced its new plans to strengthen its relationships further with wholesale and supplier partners across the UK.
SRC director David Lonsdale has expressed concerns about the impact of Chancellor Rachel Reeves' budget.

Part-time retail jobs under threat

New UK taxes and regulations will put 13,000 part-time shopworker jobs in Scotland at risk over the next three years, the Scottish Retail Consortium is warning.
Headshot of Lesley Ann Gray

Cheers to beers and fine drams

Lesley Ann Gray, strategic lead for Scotland at market research company Kantar – which provides the listing of the top 50 Scottish non-alcohol brands in Scotland and the top 10 Scottish alcohol brands in Scotland, analyses the year for the leading Scottish brands in Scottish food and drink retailing.

McCain shouts out sustainability

McCain has rolled out limited-edition packs of its Naked Oven Chips to Tesco stores that shout out about the sustainable nature of the potatoes used.

McColl’s signs up to Healthy Living

HEALTHY produce will step into the spotlight in over 100 McColl’s stores in Scotland as the group signs on to the Scottish Grocers Federation’s Healthy Living Programme.
Pack shots of Hershey's and Reese's Easter range including Hershey's Cookies 'N' Creme Egg, Reese's Peanut Butter Egg and Reese's Spring Sprinkles Big Cup King Size.

Reese’s unveils new Easter peanut butter range

American chocolate firm The Hershey Company has unveiled a tranche of NPD for both the Reese's and Hershey's brands for the upcoming Easter season.
Pack shots of different format sizes of Takis Blue Heat including 120g, 100g and 55g PMP packs.

Takis rolls out Blue Heat flavour across the UK

Massively popular snacks brand Takis is set to spice up the snacks category even further with the launch of its new Blue Heat variant in the UK.
Pack shot of Menabrea four pack of cans.

Menabrea launches new can format

Premium Italian lager brand Menbrea has launched into the canned format for the first time, aiming to provide consumers with more convenience this summer.

Edinburgh-based bakery Saltire Patisserie walks off with Diet & Health Award at Food and...

Scottish bakery Saltire Patisserie was the winner of FDF Awards’ Diet & Health Award for its initiative to reduce salt content in its wholemeal bloomers and bagels.
Members of the Scotmid team stand together holding a novelty sized penny coin in front of the firm's headquarters.

Scotmid rolls out Pennies round up for Alzheimer Scotland support

SCOTTISH convenience retailer Scotmid has introduced a new way for consumers to support Dementia Scotland through a new partnership with micro-donation charity Pennies.
Brad Whittingham, Four Pillars LGBT+ Inclusion Advocate, sits at a table with bottles of MacB water and Four Pillars branded mugs.

MacB brings a financial boost to Aberdeenshire charities

Scottish bottled water brand MacB has supported charity organisations across Aberdeenshire with new grants from its Live Bold Community Fund.
Pack shots of XQS Cola Lime and XQS Fizzy Peach variants.

XQS unveils new flavours in nicotine pouch range

Nicotine pouch brand XQS has introduced two new beverage-inspired flavours to the range with Cola Lime and Fizzy Peach pouches.
Kellogg's has teamed up with STV and two of Scotland's strongest people, Nicole Ann Bennett and Chris Beetham, to encourage people to sign up to host their own Big Scottish Breakfast.

Kellogg’s backs STV’s Children Appeal pound for pound to fund Scottish breakfast clubs

Kellogg's has teamed up with STV and two of Scotland's strongest people, Nicole Ann Bennett and Chris Beetham, to encourage people to sign up to host their own Big Scottish Breakfast.
Shona Robison, cabinet secretary for finance and local government, stands in Scottish Parliament in front of the Scotland flag.

ScotGov urged to support businesses in budget

The SRC has called on MSPs across the entirety of the Scottish Government to collectively agree to pass a pro-business Scottish Budget in December.
Butchery counter with a range of meat products lined up.

Inflation refuses to budge

The annual rate of inflation has refused to budge below 4% for the third month in a row as meat products costs push up overall prices.
Exterior image of Scotmid Burghead.

Scotmid moves into former Burghead church building

Retail chain Scotmid has unveiled its new and expanded Newburgh store having taken over a former parish church building in the community.