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Still going strong four decades on

Jet Lothian celebrates 40 years with fuel partner
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A big honour for Boyd

Boyd Tunnock has been given another impressive accolade to mark his inclusion on the Queen’s Birthday Honours list .
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Cold comforts Scots love – chilled foods

COMFORT food and familiar dishes are what keep Scottish consumers coming back to the chiller cabinet. According to leading market research firm Kantar Worldpanel, Scots...

Co-op celebrates Scottish suppliers

THERE was no shortage of celebrations last night (September 13) at the first-ever Co-op Scottish Supplier Awards, with winners crowned across 11 categories. Held in...
Estelle Balfour, regional development manager at JW Filshill, stands in front of the Filshill 150 logo on a white wall.

Filshill bolsters sales team with new hire

Glasgow-based wholesaler JW Filshill has bolstered the strength of its sales team with the appointment of Estelle Balfour as its new regional development manager.

Looking sweet

ONE company aiming to bring a sugar alternative into the mainstream in 2017 is SugaVida. The UK’s exclusive supplier of organic Palmyra Jaggery (a crystallised,...
A member of the KeyStore team and a member of the Healthy Living Programme team stand inside a KeyStore shop holding bags as part of a recipe meal initiative with the KeyStore estate.

Filshill partners with Healthy Living Programme on summer campaign

JW Filshill is working with the Healthy Living Programme to roll out free tomato pasta meal kits for families across the whole of Scotland.

President appointed

ALLAN Leighton has been appointed the new president of GroceryAid by its board of trustees.

The tracks of your life

Name: Asim Sarwar Job Title: Managing Director, United Wholesale (Scotland) Ltd How long have you been a retailer? I have been involved in wholesale for my...

Seeking a taste of something special

Premiumisation trend could be good for c-stores CONFECTIONERY has been going through some changes, with reformulations and new product development to meet the demands of...

Marmite spat suggests price issues ahead

UNILEVER brand Marmite made it on to the nation’s front pages last month as it and many other of the giant group’s brands began...

Early Christmas for the big four

Christmas appears to have come early for the supermarkets, with the latest figures from Kantar Worldpanel revealing continued growth.

Town centre commitment from government

The Scottish Retail Consortium (SRC) has welcomed a commitment from the Scottish Government to work with the retail industry in a bid to improve...

Saddling up the big bucks

WORLD record-breaking long-distance cyclist Mark Beaumont has presented Dundee charity Eighteen and Under with a cheque for £15,000 as part of Scotmid’s new Community Connect initiative.

Barr jobs could go

SOFT Drinks firm AG Barr is consulting employees and could shed 90 jobs by the end of next January as a result of a...

ScotGov committed to promotion restrictions

THE Scottish Government has renewed its commitment to restrict food promotions in its programme for 2019/20. While the commitment does not mean new restrictions are...