In the bleak midwinter

Scottish consumers are preparing for a tough winter, according to the latest Scottish Retail Sales Monitor collected by KPMG for the Scottish Retail Consortium (SRC).
The horse meat scandal of 2013 eroded consumer confidence.

Food fraud a real concern

ONE in five shoppers are most likely to blame the retailer in cases of food fraud, a new report has found.
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Sober brand in Scotmid

Port Glasgow-based small-batch soda manufacturer The Start-Up Drinks Lab has been celebrating after securing a multi-store listing in Scotmid.

Convenience is freezer king

Pizza and confectionery lead the field in a year when frozen food sales value holds LAST year was another year of growth for frozen food,...
The tours at Jackton Distillery are interactive and engaging, and will drive brand awareness.

Jackton Distillery offers ‘RAER Moments’

Award-winning Jackton Distillery has launched tours, a tasting bar and on-site accommodation that will help grow brand awareness, especially for its RAER whisky.

Stay safe and stay trading

BUSINESSES and communities in several parts of Scotland – especially the north-east, the south-west and the Borders – have been hard hit in one...

CCEP energises the chiller

CCEP aims to help retailers to drive up energy sales across the chiller with new innovations across the energy drinks category.

Morrisons invests in recycling

MORRISONS has acquired its own recycling operation.

At home for the holidays

Christmas is party season and many people looking forward to celebrating at home will already have begun planning their drinks purchases.
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Plain packs for sweets?

England’s chief medical officer Dame Sally Davies has welcomed a think tank’s proposal to introduce plain packs for sweets and fizzy drinks .

The Larder wins £10k

A Coatbridge school is set to further tackle food poverty in the local area with an injection of support with £10k in funding for its school store.

Wholesaler awards return

The Scottish Wholesale Association (SWA) has announced its industry programme The Achievers Awards will return for a face-to-face event next year

KP Snacks’ biggest retailer giveaway

KP Snacks has marked its milestone 70th anniversary for its KP Nuts brand with its biggest ever retailer giveaway with a total fund of £70,000.

Support for India

SCOTMID has been supporting young women in India as they seek to rebuild following pandemic disruption.

A sweet success

Awards profile - Confectionery Retailer of the Year THE first thing you see when you go through the door into Spar, Market Street, Forfar is...
Queue at Tesco

March boom for c-stores

Lockdown leads to more local shopping