Awards Profile – Bread & Bakery Retailer of the Year
The first profile for the Scottish Grocer Awards 2023 saw us catching up with Bread & Bakery Retailer of the Year Spar Market Crosshouse, highlighting the strength of the store's range.
Sleeping partners
GLASGOW-based wholesaler, JW Filshill took a night-time route to raise £10,000 for the homeless charity, Shelter Scotland.
Over 30 volunteers joined Filshill’s managing director, Simon...
Retailers bring the noise
MOVE over TRNSMT, GroceryAid is bringing headline acts and food and drink brands to Glasgow’s East End for the charity’s inaugural Checkout Scotland festival on 1 September.
EG selling 27 forecourts
Billionaire business moguls Zuber and Mohsin Issa have said they will sell almost thirty of their EG Group petrol forecourts in response to concerns raised by the UK competition regulator Competition and Markets Authority (CMA)
Big b-day for Heinz
Heinz hits a big milestone this year, with the global food brand celebrating 150 years in business
Blowing the food whistle
Ron McNaughton, head of food crime and incidents at Food Standards Scotland, explains how the organisation’s food crime hotline means Scotland’s retailers can help in...
Premier opens up in Dunbar
Premier Dunbar has seen plenty of success since it opened its doors in November, and adds a truly unique offer to the Premier portfolio in Scotland.
List maker now online
IMPERIAL Tobacco has launched a new price list online tool for retailers at MyTobaccoPriceList.co.uk.
The service is available for free to all retailers and...
Business as usual say tobacco firms
BACK in June, just a few months into the tobacco display ban, Scottish Grocer found that some Scottish retailers had spotted opportunities to manage...
Fresh thinking at wholesale giant
FRESH produce and food to go will be top priorities for wholesale and cash & carry giant Booker.
Speaking after the group’s half-year financial results...
Will home oil cash in on olive industry woes?
Not for the first time in recent years there are fears of an olive oil shortage. Should food-led stores be stocking up on extra-virgin...
Demand rising for takeaway deliveries
ONE in eight UK adults have reported getting delivery from a restaurant or takeaway either for the first time, or more often than usual...
Cold comfort on the bottom line
EFFICIENT refrigeration makes sense on every level. Craig Pringle, of Eco Refrigeration, spends every day discussing freezers and chillers with c-store owners across Scotland...
Digital expo almost here
Interest in Nisa’s annual expo has double since moving to an online format in response to Covid-19.
Yanks for sharing
It’s US Independence Day next month and there are now many American treats available in the UK
AMERICAN confectionery has been growing in popularity in...
Gearing up for Awards
Preparations are well under way for the Scottish Grocer Awards 2023.








































