Scots food show cancelled
THE organisation behind the Royal Highland Show has called off one of its special Scottish food events.
RHASS has confirmed that Eat Drink Discover Scotland...
Five year licence bans scrapped
THE five-year bans on holding a personal licence for alcohol retailing imposed on people who failed to undertake refresher training or lodge their refresher...
Health policy to hit food to go
Paper from FSS puts food to go in the spotlight with proposed restrictions
Retailers recognised as Bestway’s best
INDEPENDENT community retailers from Perthshire and North Lanarkshire were among the winners at Bestway Wholesale’s Retail Development Awards, held at the Grosvenor Hotel in...
Rising energy costs push up inflation
A rise in Ofgem's energy price cap has pushed inflation back up above the Bank of England's target of 2%, according to the latest ONS data.
Discounters still on the march
Aldi and Lidl grow ahead of giants and Waitrose also soars
BRITAIN’S giant supermarkets continue to lose out to smaller supermarket operations at different ends...
Extending the brand appeal
Recently sour flavours have won new fans. Chewits puts a value of £135m on the chew market with sours accounting for £11.2m, an 8%...
RaceTrack slams police for drive-offs reporting confusion
Retailers have slammed Police Scotland on their approach to handling drive-off reports after a recent experience from a manager at RaceTrack Pitstop.
Retailers raise millions for charities
SCOTTISH stores have raised millions for charity in 2017 according to new figures from the Scottish Retail Consortium (SRC).
The SRC’s latest report, Supporting Scottish...
Sub-zero sales
THE total take-home frozen food category in Scotland is down 2.2% according to Kantar Worldpanel data, but the category continues to recruit new shoppers,...
UWS sales up 5% to £212m
GLASGOW-based cash and carry, wholesale, and symbol group company United Wholesale (Scotland) saw sales rise by 4.8% to reach £212m for the year to...
Plastic leads to Mars recall
MARS Chocolate UK is recalling a number of products produced in the Netherlands after one was found to contain plastic.
The company is recalling batches...
PayPoint Engage launched for FMCG brands and convenience retailers
PayPoint Engage is a new service that aims to boost sales of products for FMCG brands and drive up additional spend for convenience retailers.
Grocery inflation drops to lowest rate in two years
Kantar reports the lowest rate for grocery price inflation in almost two years as consumers flock back to the shops seeking promotions to help celebrate.
Hooch rolls out across wholesale depots to showcase Soopa Hooch range
High ABV RTD brand Soopa Hooch is out on the road as the brand has rolled out across depots in the UK showcasing its portfolio of drinks.
Scots buck paper products trends
THE items might be cushioned, quilted, patterned or plain, but Scots get through a lot of paper products, especially in their kitchens. And when...
