Pack shot of the Terry's Chocolate Orange Marble Egg, Terry's Chocolate Orange Cream Filled Egg Five Pack and Terry's Chocolate Orange Cream Filled Egg single.

Terry’s Chocolate unveils orange filled Easter range

Terry's Chocolate is set to drive up its sales even further this Easter season with its new Marble Egg and wider additions to the range for 2026.
Pack shots of Fray Bentos Chicken Tikka Match Day Pie.

Fray Bentos kicks off new Chicken Tikka Match Day Pie

British foods brand Fray Bentos has launched its new Chicken Tikka Match Day Pie as the brand anticipates a summer of wall-to-wall football.

Horsemeat no joke for c-store owners

SCOTTISH retailers are reporting mixed responses to the ongoing horsemeat crisis. In Crianlarich, customers are demanding the return of spaghetti Bolognaise and lasagne to...
Pack shots of Fini Mini Mochis Fruits and Fini Mini Mochis Berries.

Fini brings an Asian touch with its new Mini Mochis

Confectionery brand Fini aims to emulate a classic Japanese treat with its new line up Mini Mochis, capitalising on the demand for Asian-inspired snacks.

Court hears plain packs challenge

Tobacco giants in 11th-hour effort to head off standardised packaging SIX months ahead of the intended beginning of procedures to introduce standardised packaging of tobacco...

TPD2 could cost 10,000 local jobs

Tobacco makers slam small packs ban NEW EU regulations on tobacco have been branded “illogical, counter-productive and poorly implemented” by the Tobacco Manufacturers Association. The...

Uncharted territory

In its first Convenience Conversation, Scottish Grocer invited a select group of retailers and representatives from the UK’s leading tobacco and tobacco accessories firms...

Clamping down on proxy purchasing

POLICE Scotland is targeting adults purchasing alcohol for underage children in North Lanarkshire this month as part of its ongoing ‘You’re asking for it’ campaign.

Minimum pricing will go ahead

UK Supreme Court rules in favour of Scottish Government policy MINIMUM unit pricing will go ahead in Scotland following a ruling by the UK Supreme...
Sunak unveiled plans to overhaul alcohol duty with new rates for next year.

NFRN calls for Sunak to do more

THE NFRN has called for Chancellor Rishi Sunak to extend his new energy bill support package to include independent retailers. Following industry regulator Ofgem’s announcement...

LRS backs new Scottish Grocer Awards category

Retailers at the ready, Scottish Grocer is pleased to announce an additional category to the Scottish Grocer Awards 2019. Lucozade Ribena Suntory is teaming up...

Gender imbalance still plagues retail

Women in retail speak out at Holyrood
Extracts from FOI letters to Scottish Grocer

Industry rails against ScotGov’s DRS plan

Implementation group members highly critical of proposals

Tesco bakery jobs at risk

ALMOST 2,000 jobs are at risk following Tesco’s announcement that it plans to overhaul bakery operations throughout its supermarket estate.
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Deadline for scheme near

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Dahwood Perves, managing director of Bestway

Integrating a retail giant

BESTWAY Wholesale has announced plans to restructure Costcutter Supermarkets Group (CSG), following the wholesaler’s acquisition of the retail group.