Colette Backwell

Doing what it says on the tin

Do you know your FIC from your COOL? Shortly there will be new rules governing the way food producers label the products that will...
Irn-bru

Bru firm takes on Snapple

IRN-BRU owner AG Barr will add a new brand to its portfolio after signing a 10-year deal to distribute Snapple products in the UK...
Lynne Ogg, head of membership & community engagement at Scotmid, stands holding a first aid kit next to Moyra Reid, head of marketing, communications and fundraising at St Andrew's First Aid and Daniel Handy. Moyra holds a placard with the Scotmid Co-op logo on it and Daniel holds a dummy used to perform CPR on.

Scotmid Co-op makes a life-saving donation to St Andrew’s First Aid

Scottish convenience retailer Scotmid Co-op has marked 10 years of partnership with St Andrew's First Aid with a generous £5,000 donation to the charity.

Tobacco giant tips economy brands to soar

IMPERIAL Tobacco is advising retailers to make the most of the growing economy tobacco sector in 2015. Jo Wren, head of consumer marketing at Imperial...

A broad range brings people in

ONE format doesn’t fit all when it comes to butters and spreads, according to research conducted on behalf of Dairy Crest, which suggests the...
Person stealing a bottle of wine

Have your say on crime

The ACS is calling on retailers to provide information from the last 12 months for its 2020 Crime Survey

New routes to the stars

BEER and cider supplier Heineken has updated its Star Retailer merchandising and incentive scheme, after  receiving retailer comments  from HIM research. For the first time...

Budget springs sugar tax

CHANCELLOR George Osborne sprang a surprise sugar tax on soft drinks manufacturers and importers in last month’s budget. From April 2018 companies will have...

Vape deal for EG

E-liquid business Dinner Lady has bolstered its ties with EG Group through a new supplier deal with the forecourt giant
(From left) Gillian Edgar and Kathryn Neil with CJ Lang boss Colin McLean.

Health trial spreads out

CJ LANG stepped up to support healthier eating habits last month, by distributing fruit and water to school children through its Spar stores.

£3.4m ads talk up Oxo and Bisto – home-cooked meal push

PREMIER Foods’ brands Bisto and Oxo are being backed by a £3.4m push designed to remind consumers about the benefits of a home-cooked meal....

Snappy delivers sanitary support

Snappy Shopper and female retailers across Scotland have taken a stand against period poverty by providing customers with free period products in deliveries.
Electronic cigarettes to be regulated

Electronic cigarettes to be regulated

ELECTRONIC cigarettes and all other nicotine-containing products are to be regulated as medicines by the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency. Currently treated as consumer...

‘Golden quarter’ starts off rusty

Traditionally the strongest quarter of the year, the last four months of 2018 got off to a slow start according to the latest retail sales figures

Tobacco firms launch TPD advice

TOBACCO giants Imperial Tobacco and JTI have issued retailer advice on proposed changes to tobacco law. • Imperial has launched Partnering for Success, a project...
Spar Easter Deals on shelves

FSS backs store change to fight obesity

SCOTLAND’S public sector food body has reiterated its call for measures to change the way products are promoted in stores, to help battle obesity.