Easter treats from World of Sweets
As Easter weekend is early this year, retailers should stock up as soon as possible to make sure they can offer their customers a wide variety of celebratory products, say bosses from World of Sweets, which has a range of new products.
CJ Lang acquires ScotFresh
Dundee wholesaler CJ Lang & Son has announced the acquisition of Glasgow-based convenience store chain ScotFresh, buying all nine of its stores.
Tobacco firms bid to save 10-packs
BRITAIN’S biggest tobacco firms are backing a bid to stop changes to European retail regulations that would ban the sale of packs of cigarettes...
SBF rolls out new Ribena promotion
SBF GB&I is giving consumers the chance to win cash prizes, experience vouchers or holiday packages as part of its latest on-pack promotion for Ribena.
Scotland’s top brands: 41-50
Scottish Grocer puts the spotlight on the top Scottish take-home food and drink brands in Scotland using the list compiled by Kantar, here taking a look at brands 41-50.
Changes afoot at CJ Lang
CJ Lang's new bosses have big ambitions
THE new faces at the top of CJ Lang have made clear their intentions to revamp the Dundee-based...
Old J Rum rolls out new Coconut variant
Old J Spiced Rum has unveiled a new Coconut flavour after the brand took to social media to find out what its fans were looking for in a new flavour.
Co-op creates jobs for out of work hospitality staff
The Co-op plans to create 5,000 temporary roles in a bid to support hospitality workers who have lost their jobs as a result of the coronavirus crisis.
SGF mini-summit provides insights
Convenience retailers have benefited from a range of insights at the Scottish Grocers’ Federation (SGF) annual mini-summit, which was followed by a general election hustings.
Inflation trickles down on consumer goods
Overall inflation remains consistent while some consumer goods continue to trickle down as the ONS reveals its latest data on inflation rates.
MARKET NEWS | 4 brand new products available in May
Scottish Grocer takes a look at what is available to stores across the Scottish convenience retail channel for the month ahead.
Sweet success for Mackie’s of Scotland
Mackie's of Scotland has hit a new milestone in its distribution across the UK with a presence for the brand across 1000 stores in the grocery channel.
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
Inflation hits key Bank of England target
Prices across confectionery and chocolate have taken a dip according to the latest inflationary data from the Office for National Statistics.
Co-op’s Scot push
£28m to be invested in Scotland with new stores.
Food sales slump in February chill
Like-for-likes down more than 3% as competition and margin pressures lead to the biggest drop this century
A WET, windy February brought bitter news for...
