Pack shots of Arctic Frappe drinks including Caramelised Biscuit and Choc Fudge variants.

Arctic Coffee expands category with new Frappe drinks

Chilled coffee drinks brand Arctic Coffee has expanded the category with the launch of its new indulgent sub-brand Arctic Frappe.
Pack shots of Onken Kiddos yogurts including Blueberry, Blackberry & Banana and Raspberry & Banana.

Onken builds family appeal with new Kiddos range

Yogurt brand Onken has expanded its range to appeal to families with the launch of its children's yogurt range Onken Kiddos.
Pack shots of Bluey Freeze-At-Home Fruit Flavoured Ice Pops.

Bluey Ice Pops expands World of Sweets frozen range

Confectionery distributor World of Sweets has expanded on its range of licensed freezable products with its new Bluey Ice Pops.
A pack of Mentos Feeling Berry Good sits on a purple coloured podium with pink walls around it. A raspberry also sits on a podium, with a cherry leaning on it and a berry rolling in front of it.

Mentos bursts open the sharing occasion with new Berry sweets

Global confectionery firm Perfetti Van Melle has expanded on the sharing occasion with its new Mentos Feeling Berry Good sweet packs.
Shoplifting is rising in Scotland.

Police Scotland Retail Crime Taskforce welcomed

The Scottish Retail Consortium has welcomed the launch of Police Scotland’s Retail Crime Taskforce and Action Plan – set up using £3million of Scottish Government funding.
Pack shots of Capri-Sun Zero Cola and Capri-Sun Zero Monster Alarm including multipack boxes as well as single packs.

Capri-Sun rolls out duo launch of Zero added sugar drinks

Children's soft drinks brand Capri-Sun has expanded on its range of Zero added sugar drinks with its new Zero Cola and Zero Monster Alarm flavours.
Promotional image for Club Peroni Nastro Azzuro featuring bottles of the beer as well as a Peroni branded glass filled with the beer next to the bottles. There is a mobile phone with the Club Peroni homescreen on it amongst a blue design. There is a QR code as part of the promotional image to invite customers to join the Club.

Peroni launches loyalty programme Club Peroni to support off-trade

Italian lager brand Peroni Nastro Azzurro has launched an innovative loyalty rewards programme for its off-trade customers with Club Peroni.
The Healthy Living Programme team held a Welby Big Breakfast event on Skye with the help of Armadale Stores.

Convenience in Brief | HLP, SRC, CJ Lang

Scottish Grocer highlights three stories that tell convenience retailers about the latest developments and news from the HLP, SRC and CJ Lang.
Aerial shot of Plant Farms facility in Cirimido, Italy.

Planet Farms invests in vertical operations in the UK

Italian agriculture tech firm Planet Farms has invested over £25million in a new UK-based vertical farming facility to expand the company's presence globally.
Promotional image of Barr Flavours with the Jurassic World Rebirth promotion on pack featuring flavours Cream Soda, Bubblegum, Limeade and Cherryade with a blue and pink background.

Barr Flavours announces on-pack promotion for Jurassic World Rebirth

Welcome to Jurassic Barr-k SCOTTISH soft drinks giant AG Barr has launched an exciting new on-pack promotion across its Barr Flavours range in partnership with...
Image of a One Stop store.

One Stop offers solutions for convenience retail

Fascia group One Stop has set out the benefits of its offer to those retailers who are considering a switch of symbol this year.
James Hall, anti-illicit trade manager at Imperial Brands UK & Ireland, and an image of a shop keeper looking at two people engaging in suspicious activity.

Imperial Brands takes action on the growing illicit trade

James Hall, anti-illicit trade manager at Imperial Brands UK & Ireland, shares insights into the growing illicit nicotine trade following on from the disposable vape ban.
A glass cabinet filled with nicotine pouches that has been backlit with a green light.

Nicotine pouches rise in popularity whilst vape products decline

Nicotine pouches are set to dominate the category, according to research from Haypp, as the products rise in popularity whilst vapes decline.
Promotional image for Madri Excepcional 2025 summer campaign with two women working on a DJ set whilst dancing, a person holds a Madri pint glass in the foreground with beer inside the glass.

Madrí Excepcional celebrates the Soul of Madrid in new TV campaign

Spanish-style lager brand Madrí Excepcional is back on TV screens with a new ad that aims to celebrates 'The Soul of Madrid'.
Promotional image of Angel 20k Holiday Collection vapes with its Tropical Ice variant championed in the image.

Angel 20k unveils new Holiday Collection vapes range

British vaping brand Angel has introduced a new Holiday Collection across its Angel 20k vape device range, offering vapers 16 new limited edition flavours.
The joint venture between Palestine's Taybeh Brewing Co. and Brewgooder, will see the Sun & Stone brand stocked in 1600 Co-op stores.

Co-op to stock Palestinian beer

Palestine’s first and oldest microbrewery, Taybeh Brewing Co., has secured a listing with Co-op to stock a new lager it has created called Sun...