Free from aisle

Bringing free from into focus

With gluten-free variants now available for everything from breakfast cereal to beer it’s time retailers switch on to the free-from opportunity with cakes.
Packshots of The Protein Ball Co range with black, green, orange and purple colours in the background. The brand's tagline 'Ballsy by Nature' sits underneath the packshots.

The Protein Ball Co sets out new marketing stint

Protein-rich snacking brand The Protein Ball Co. has unveiled a new brand positioning following on from some major expansions across the UK and America.

A new experience

COCA-COLA Zero Sugar has returned to TV screen with a new advert encouraging consumers to try the drink for the first time.
Pack shot of McGhee's Halloween Empire Biscuits with skull and spiderweb designs on them.

McGhee’s brings a spooky touch to its Empire Biscuits with a new Halloween design

Glasgow bakery brand McGhee's has launched a deliciously spooky treat for October with its new limited-edition Halloween Empire Biscuits.
Dennis and Linda Williams’ Premier Deli concept was introduced to their store in August last year. Their burger and chili chicken noodles are bestsellers.

Going great

Scottish Grocer spoke to two retailing couples who recently invested in food to go and have already seen results
Promotional image for Spar Big Deals of Christmas campaign for 2025.

Spar’s Big Deals of Christmas returns for third year

UK symbol group Spar UK has brought back its Big Deals of Christmas campaign for the third year running, offering key deals across the festive period.
Fruitella

Harder fruits

FRUITELLA has bolstered its low and no sugar range by with the launch of a sugar-free hard candy.
The Walker's Shortbread travel retail display in an airport's duty free section.

Walker’s Shortbread unveils travel retail campaign for Christmas

Walker's Shortbread has unveiled its new marketing campaign for the travel retail sector for Christmas this year, with Andy Murray taking centre stage.
Landmark Wholesale Vodka and energy drink

Selected for hero status

LANDMARK Wholesale has unveiled a six-strong range of own-brand products it is calling hero products
Packs of Rowntree's Sour Watermelon Lollies, Fruit Pastille Lollies and Mango Lollies are lined up with the sweets bursting out of the bags with swishes of the juices. Each pack is against a representative colour ranging from pink, green and orange.

Rowntree’s launches new Lollies range inspired by frozen treats

Confectionery brand Rowntree's has brought its iconic Ice Lollies range to confectionery shelves with its new Rowntree's Lollies sweets trio.
Yazoo ad

Ad push for Yazoo

The milk drink brand will appear across social media platforms until the end of summer
Bottles of Hive Mind Dark Cherry Mead are lined up against a wall.

Hive Mind rolls out Dark Cherry Mead for young adults

Welsh brewery Hive Mind is set to bring mead to a younger generation of drinkers with the launch of its new Dark Cherry Traditional Mead bottles.

Serving up success

C&C Group has released Magners Dark Fruit in a new specially designed glass bottle .
Bags of Stockleys sweets with sweets pouring out from them against a yellow background.

Stockley’s rolls out new Treat Bag format

Classic confectionery manufacturer Stockleys has unveiled its new Treat Bags format to appeal to sharing occasions with consumers.
Vegetarian Square Sausage

Scots staple goes veggie

Thanks to butcher Simon Howie, a veggie version of the square sausage will now be widely available across Scotland
Cans of Whitebox Cocktails Mai Tai and Clover Club stand on a mantelpiece.

Whitebox Cocktails grows range with Mai Tai and Clover Club

Edinburgh-based cocktail brand Whitebox Cocktails has unveiled a new duo with the launch of the new Mai Tai and Clover Club serves.