Co-op Wholesale has extended its partnership with Roadchef

Co-op Wholesale has extended its partnership with Roadchef with an agreement to supply into...

Co-op Wholesale has extended its partnership with Roadchef with an agreement to supply into WHSmith stores.
Three retailers

Obesity strategy: retailers react

Scottish Grocer asked a trio of retailers about the proposed obesity consultation paper
John Brodie

Society thrives in anniversary year

John Brodie welcomes positive figures for Scotmid as society celebrates its 160th birthday this month
Left to right: John Lee, Scottish Grocers’ Federation; Iain Gulland, Zero Waste Scotland; Tom Brock, Scottish Seabird Centre, at the launch of the Carrier Bag Commitment.

Commitment is in the bag

SCOTTISH Government-funded environmental body Zero Waste Scotland has launched the Carrier Bag Commitment for Scottish retailers. New laws passed by the Scottish Parliament will require...
MSP for South Edinburgh Daniel Johnson

Time to protect shop workers

ADDITIONAL protections under the law for retailers and other workers selling age-restricted products have been given a further push
Mary Ann McMillan, left and Alexis Devlin weren’t expecting samba bands and TV stars at Browns

Lotto shop hosts the stars

REGULAR Lotto customer, 82-year-old Mary Anne McMillan, got a surprise when she put her numbers on last month. A series of National Lottery-backed groups...
EG Group’s new Spar forecourt store in Peterhead.

Filling up in Peterhead

SPAR has teamed up with EG Group once again to bring a new convenience store and forecourt site to Peterhead.
Victoria Lockie has been welcomed to the team by Unitas Wholesale managing director john Kinney.

Unitas Wholesale hires Lockie as retail director

Unitas Wholesale has revealed that the former head of retail at Nisa, Victoria Lockie, has joined the buying group as retail director to strengthen its convenience sector capabilities.
Lidl

Discounter adds gluten free range

DISCOUNTER Lidl has introduced a permanent free-from range and says, with prices from 79p, it is making the category affordable and accessible to all.

Scottish Food & Drink Fortnight kicks off

Scottish Food & Drink Fortnight returns for its 14th year as Scotland Food & Drink aims to boost up more local produce over the fortnight.

Scots buying up premium

SALES of premium ice cream are growing across the UK and Scotland is outperforming the rest of the country, says Mackie’s of Scotland. With consumers...

Cadbury launches retailer exclusive competition

Retailers stand to win from a prize pot worth £25k as Mondelez launches its Great Retail Ideas Exchange to commemorate Cadbury's 200th anniversary year.
A photograph of the Eden Mill Distillery in St Andrews looking over a body of water to the distillery and its warehouses.

Production kicks off at Eden Mill distillery

Independent distiller Eden Mill has officially completed the commissioning of its new distillery as the firm kicks off production for its gin and whisky ranges.

Buttery future

THE backlash against artificial foods has been great news for butter in all its formats. Dairy giant, Arla Foods, reckons that butter’s natural credentials...
Esso

MFG takes biggest share of UK forecourts

The £1.2bn deal gives MFG a combined total of more than 900 sites.

PMPs hit the sweet spot

See sales soar with price-marked packs