Two people hold small tubs of Mackie's of Scotland ice cream next to a Caledonian Sleeper branded cart with the Caledonian Sleeper sign in the background.

All aboard for new Mackie’s competition

One lucky winner is set to win a trip on the Caledonian Sleeper train service as well as a year's supply of ice cream in a new competition from Mackie's.
Tesco / Booker Stores

Time to change fascia?

Following a 2017 which saw consolidation on a huge scale is now the time to change?
A row of Blu Bar disposable vapes in a gantry.

DEFRA outlines single-use vape ban

The UK Government has outlined new guidance on the incoming disposable vape ban, including device definitions and the consequences of selling them from 1 June.
MSPs have signed off on deposit return scheme regulations for Scotland.

Deposit return is go in 25 months

Scottish Parliament gives the green light to deposit return despite coronavirus warnings from industry
Praveen Kumar

Curry firm is thriving

Perthshire restaurateur Praveen Kumar has been celebrating a boom in business for his frozen curry brand.

Golden worker

Addo Food Group has been celebrating the 50th work anniversary of a colleague at its Palethorpes factory
Scotlands speciality food show

Posh nosh coming to Glasgow

Fine food will be on display at the SEC Glasgow in January, with the return of Scotland’s Speciality Food Show.

Lucozade and Ribena on the market

PHARMACEUTICALS giant GlaxoSmithKline has put its drinks brands Ribena and Lucozade up for sale to concentrate on its core business. Global sales of Ribena grew...
Suspect pictures

Suspect pictures – Police launch identification appeal

POLICE have released new images of three men detectives want to trace in connection with an assault in Tesco, Kilwinning last March. At around 6am...

Donations appeal

Post Office has joined forces with the Disasters Emergency Committee (DEC) to help raise funds for its ongoing Coronavirus appeal

Squeeze into craft

JUICE is the word at Cracker Drinks Co as the firm rolls out its Crafted brand to UK stores. The new range comprises four flavours:...
Pack shot of Pilgrims Choice Extra Mature Cheddar.

Pilgrims Choice Extra Mature cheese wins trio of major awards

Cheddar cheese brand Pilgrims Choice has bagged a trio of awards for its Extra Mature Cheddar at the International Cheese and Dairy Awards.

Aiming for an extra challenge

CONVENIENCE retailing entrepreneur Harris Aslam has set his sights on a new challenge, with plans to open a new store at the site of...

The Co-op buys Nisa

Nisa retailers accept offer for buying group NISA retailers have accepted The Co-op’s £143m offer to purchase the buying group. After a summer of speculation over...
Boxes of confectionery

Promotions on the rocks

Restrictions abound in ScotGov’s latest paper on tackling obesity

Face up the formats, clean up on wash day

As consumers shop more locally and for smaller amounts homecare and laundry has become a top-up and one-stop-shop c-store essential C-STORES have become essential to...