Blue santa with Scotland Loves Local sign

More support for local stores

Two thirds say they shop local when they can

Freezing out wasted food

Food waste is a hot political and environment  topic at present. It looks as if Scottish consumers are, like those in other parts of...

Fresh sales soaring

NISA says its fresh produce range has shown major growth with sales up 21.9%. The delivered wholesaler said iceberg lettuce sales had jumped 400%,...

Thursday fun supports charities

Weetabix Food Company got its support of the FareShare UK and GroceryAid charities off to a flying start with its first ever Charity Month in April.

SGF crime conference calls for more cooperation in the future

‘COOPERATION’ was the word of the day at the second annual Scottish Grocer Federation Crime Seminar at the Police Scotland College in Tulliallan. Speakers at...
FDFS chief exec David Thomson

Call to help producers

Food and Drink Federation Scotland chief David Thomson has said ScotGov must use its powers to support producers and keep costs down for households.

Nisa logs new weekly record

NISA Retail has broken through its weekly case distribution record, hitting over 2.8m cases of product delivered, worth more than £33m. The performance puts the...
Post office

Deadline for scheme near

Horizon compensation applications closing

CCEP desires for deposit return

AS the UK and Scottish governments deliberate on how best to introduce a deposit return system for drinks containers, Coca-Cola European Partners (CCEP) has...
Müller

Müller reviewing Scottish dairy plants

EK and Aberdeen dairies could go as firm announces major investment in Bellshill The future of two Scottish plants of Müller Milk & Ingredients is...
Pack shots of Macsween Haggis.

Edinburgh Fringe visitors develop a taste for Haggis

Macsween Edinburgh has reported an uplift in its Haggis sales since the beginning of the Edinburgh Fringe Festival as tourists discover the Scottish delicacy.
Ocado delivery van

M&S joins forces with Ocado

MARKS & Spencer is set to launch a food delivery service for the first time ever, after it agreed a deal with online supermarket Ocado
Deposit Return Scheme

New date for DRS

A NEW date has been set for Scotland’s proposed deposit return scheme. Scottish Government minister for circular economy and co-leader of the Scottish Greens Lorna...

Positive news says Scotmid

Profit slips but underlying trading, including food, is good says Brodie EDINBURGH-based independent co-operative Scotmid made an operating profit of £6m in the year to...

Top up shops come out top

The top up shop is making big gains with British consumers, with smaller trips increasing at twice the rate of larger trolley shops

Safe as houses

In the first of two articles examining the subject of forecourt crime, Scottish Grocer takes a look at Cot House Services near Dunoon. After...