McVitie’s brings some tropical flavour to its Jamaica Ginger Cake

McVitie’s brings some tropical flavour to its Jamaica Ginger Cake
Wrigley’s launches ‘Boss Breaks’ campaign pushing Gen Zs to chat to shopkeepers

Wrigley’s launches ‘Boss Breaks’ campaign

Wrigley's wants young workers to chat to shopkeepers to ease their stress.
Packs of Walker's Shortbread 2025 Christmas selection stand upright on a white marble table with a Christmas tree in the background.

Walker’s Shortbread unveils its Christmas range

Walker's Shortbread has unveiled its new range of indulgent festive treats for this year, offering up some ideal gifting options or self-treats for shoppers.
Advert for the Jam Shed 2025 competition 'The Jammy Drop" offering people the chance to win a share of £20,000.

Win a share of £20k with Jam Shed competition

Australian wine brand Jam Shed is offering consumers the chance to win a share of a massive £20,000 as part of its latest on-pack promotion.
Pack shots of Nordic Spirit Frosty Mint Max including a top down view as well as look of each part of the nicotine pouch pack.

Max tastes for nicotine pouches from Nordic Spirit range

JTI UK has unveiled its strongest nicotine pouches to date for the Nordic Spirit brand with the launch of the new Frosty Mint Max variant.
Wooden boxes holding fruit and vegetables sit on top of a store shelf unit.

Inflation dips as foods cost rise as Christmas approaches

Overall inflation has decreased month-to-month by the end of October, but food and drink prices have climbed upwards once again.
Two staff members stands the Spar Scotland wholesale depot holding fundraising buckets for Marie Curie with the charity's branded van behind them.

Spar Scotland hits record-breaking fundraising for charity

Symbol group Spar Scotland has announced a record-breaking year for its charitable donations as the firm hit an impressive £200k donated to good causes.

Happy Holidays from the Scottish Grocer

The team at the Scottish Grocer would like to wish you and the whole team a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year.
A person is lifting out a pack of cigarettes from a drawer at the back of a shop.

Inflation creeps upwards at end of 2025

An increase in tobacco duty and food prices saw the overall inflation figure creep upwards at the tail end of 2025, according to the Office for National Statistics.
Pack shots of Dr Pepper Cherry Crush 330ml cans.

Dr Pepper brings the ‘Lurve’ for Valentine’s Day

Drinks giant CCEP has unveiled a new Valentine's campaign for its Dr Pepper Cherry Crush variant complete with romance advice from 'Dr Lurve'.
Asim Sarwar of United Wholesale (Scotland) will become the youngest-ever president of the Scottish Wholesale Association at its conference this month.

Sarwar in hot seat at wholesale group

THERE’S a new man at the top of Scotland’s wholesale industry representative organisation. Asim Sarwar is the youngest-ever president of the Scottish Wholesale Association. The...
Pack shots of Fanta Grape 500ml bottles.

Fanta Grape brings a fruity twist for UK launch

CCEP has brought another fruity twist to the Fanta core range with the UK launch for the Fanta Grape variant to match rising consumer trends.
Left to right: John Lee, Scottish Grocers’ Federation; Iain Gulland, Zero Waste Scotland; Tom Brock, Scottish Seabird Centre, at the launch of the Carrier Bag Commitment.

Commitment is in the bag

SCOTTISH Government-funded environmental body Zero Waste Scotland has launched the Carrier Bag Commitment for Scottish retailers. New laws passed by the Scottish Parliament will require...
Exterior image of Premier Girish's @ Barmulloch and a photo of Girish Jeeva, owner of the store.

Girish’s Barmulloch store is set to change to Costcutter

Premier Girish's @ Barmulloch is set to change fascia this month as Girish has announced he will be moving to the Costcutter symbol for the store.

Bring it on

Renfrew retailer Mohammed Jamil reveals his plan to open a new c-store across the street from Aldi By John McNee MOHAMMED Jamil has 25 years of...
Pack shots of Bacardí Spiced & Coca-Cola cans.

CCEP grows Bacardí & Coca-Cola range with Spiced variant

Drinks giant CCEP has expanded on its alcoholic ready-to-drink range with the addition of its new Bacardí Spiced & Coca-Cola cans.