All go for the buffalo
A Fife farmer is one step closer to creating Scotland’s first-ever buffalo mozzarella, following a successful crowdfunding campaign.
More info please – Animal welfare concern
ANIMAL welfare is a growing consumer issue, with a new study showing that eight out of 10 UK shoppers want labels which clearly show...
Free meals for kids at Asda cafés
ASDA has announced that children across Scotland will be able to eat for £1 at any time of day in its cafés this summer.
Clean country in the bag
THE Scottish Grocers Federation is encouraging retailers to use the proceeds from carrier bag charges to help tackle litter, after president Abdul Majid signed...
Awards celebrate Scottish food & drink excellence
The Scotland Food & Drink Excellence Awards 2023 take place in September of this year to celebrate the very best of the Scottish food and drink sectors.
Food prices on the rise
FOOD price inflation rose to 2.9% in September, up from 2.5% in August, driven by price rises in ambient foods, soft drinks, sugar, jam...
Marketing with a new digital tool
COSTCUTTER Supermarket Group is entering 2018 with a new digital offer that should aid retailers with their marketing.
Tobacco giant adds two
TWIN-TASTE technology has been added to Imperial Tobacco’s JPS Silver range of economy cigarettes and the firm has launched a new RYO line that...
Two more stores for Thompson
Retailer Stephen Thompson’s has opened two new Eddy’s Food Station stores within a fortnight, following brand's first store launch in May.
Mars to reformulate food lines
MARS Food, whose brands include Uncle Ben’s and Dolmio, will tell consumers to regard some of its products as occasional treats as part of...
Bowl over with fruit energy drinks
AG Barr reckons its fruit flavoured range of energy drinks helps to introduce shoppers to the soft drinks category through its Rubicon Raw and PWR BRU brands.
Going great
Scottish Grocer spoke to two retailing couples who recently invested in food to go and have already seen results
A boon to smugglers?
3% extra rise in duty for rolling tobacco ‘step in the wrong direction’
CHANCELLOR George Osborne has been strongly criticised for potentially lending a helping hand...
Sunshine and sugar-free fuels profits
A sunny summer with strong sales of sugar-free Irn-Bru helped AG Barr’s pre-tax profits rise 9.6% to £38.1m in the year ending 26 January.
Turnover...
AG Barr is on the rise
Reformulation doesn’t seem to have slowed growth for AG Barr, according to the latest financial statement from the firm
Deposit return is delayed to 2022
THE launch date for deposit return has been pushed back to the spring of 2022.
New regulations, published last month as the coronavirus crisis ramped up, have postponed the implementation of DRS. Deposit return was initially slated for a 1 April 2021 launch date.
