Irn-Bru’s sugar content to be slashed

AG Barr has announced it will be reducing the sugar in Irn-Bru. The firm has committed itself to making over over 90% of its soft...

Convenience in brief | Spar, FareShare and Unitas

Scottish Grocer highlights three news stories that tell convenience retailers about the latest developments at Spar, FareShare and Unitas' new Plan for Profit.

Shoppers strike gold at Scotmid

Scotmid Co-operative store in Pilrig kicked off its new range of local produce and marked the occasion by dishing out 50 golden tickets to...

Plenty to chew over

Statement raises questions for retailers
Lidl Exterior

Festive cheer for discounters

The latest figures from Kantar for the 12 weeks to 29 December revealed Lidl was the fastest growing bricks and mortar supermarket
Promotional image of Coca-Cola Europacific Partners' (CCEP) retailer competition to win a new personalised EV van with its ARTD brands.

Coca-Cola offers retailers the chance to win a new EV van

Drinks giant CCEP is offering retailers the chance to win a new Ford E-Transit van in its new competition focused on its alcoholic RTD range.
Symbol stores

Changing course or sticking together

January is a good time to reassess symbols and see what’s out there for convenience retailers

Gourmet brands lead the market

THERE’S profit in those pampered pets: the value of petfood sales is increasing, while volumes have fallen, because animal lovers pay more for premium...

Salads or sandwiches?

HOW should you stack your food-to-go shelves? Two recent reports give different suggestions. Food-to-go packaging manufacturer Planglow says sandwiches are 30 times more popular than...
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.
SUPERMARKET giant Morrisons is axing its Cafés and two Morrisons Daily stores across Scotland.

Morrisons closes cafes and two Morrisons Daily stores in Scotland

SUPERMARKET giant Morrisons is axing its Cafés and two Morrisons Daily stores across Scotland.
SWA chief executive Colin Smith wants the Scottish Government to provide support for members to achieve their net-zero emissions targets.

SWA has bold net-zero goal

The Scottish Wholesale Association has set out ambitious plans to reach net-zero emissions by 2040 – and is calling on ScotGov to provide financial help for its members.
Kepak has promoted its Rustlers-branded machines.

Rustlers is a convenient option

Kepak reckons its Rustlers-branded food-to-go machines are a great choice for convenience retailers looking to tap into the profitable category.
Childhood friends Tony Stone and Bob Arnott founded the Stoats porridge oats brand.

Stoats takes pride in local roots

Heritage and provenance sit at the heart of the Stoats porridge oats brand as the firm has set out why being a proud Scottish business sets it apart from its rivals.

Summer’s coming

SOFT drinks in Scotland are hugely important to retailers’ profits and are being influenced by three main trends according to Irn-Bru brand owner AG...
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Predicting the future

Not content with forecasting what trends will be big in 2020, research firm Mintel has predicted the issues that will be important to consumers in the year 2030.