envipco-award

Awards nod for retail trial

Envipco has made it onto the Vibes Awards shortlist in recognition of its work with Scottish retailers .
Tomintoul Distillery has helped the Cairngorm Mountain Rescue Team buy new equipment.

Convenience in brief | Tomintoul, Jisp and Aldi news

Scottish Grocer highlights three stories that tell convenience retailers about the latest developments and news from Tomintoul Distillery, Jisp and Aldi.
glass-drs

Public backing for glass in DRS

Four in five Scottish consumers say glass should be included in a deposit return scheme (DRS) – a new survey has revealed .
Old-Heinz-advert-from-1959

Big b-day for Heinz

Heinz hits a big milestone this year, with the global food brand celebrating 150 years in business
Family Shopper Paisley

Heads up for drink sales

TO help its 300 Scottish customers stay on the right side of minimum unit pricing regulations The Retail Data Partnership has updated its ShopMate EPOS system.
hydro_glasgow

Ready to race ahead

Scottish Grocer’s Commonwealth Games series begins EXCITEMENT is building ahead of one of Scotland’s many big events of a very important year – the...

Sainsbury’s removing all plastic bags

SUPERMARKET giant Sainsbury’s has announced it plans to remove plastic bags currently used for loose fruit, vegetables and bakery items from all of its...
alana-spencer-and-alan-sugar-ridiculously-rich

Convenience is rich with opportunity

Apprentice winner eyes expansion for cake range

Who will be the Highland food champs?

Four businesses are in the running to be named Independent Food and Drink Retailer of the Year at this year’s Highland and Islands Food...
A picture of Telmont Champagn half-bottle stands next to a set of scales with pictures of the brand's full bottles to the right of this image.

Telmont lightens the load across the bottles

Champagne brand Telmont has upped its sustainability credentials once again by cutting back on the weight of its glass half-bottles.
A packet of Realfoods by Oraganico Organic Spaghetti is placed on top of an image of a bowl of spaghetti bolognese.

Realfoods offers a pasta occasion for National Spaghetti Day

Organic foods brand Realfoods by Organico is out to introduce its range to consumers by making the most out of the upcoming National Spaghetti Day on 4 January.

Start the year with something special

MORE than a third of the 150 exhibitors at Scotland’s Speciality Food Show in January will be exhibiting at the show for the first...

Development drive – Lidl to spend £30m on Scottish push

RETAIL chain Lidl says its first branding campaign in Scotland has boosted customer numbers by more than 20% and has led it to launch...

Solid progress says Booker

FOOD wholesale group Booker has had a good quarter, with sales up 16.3% on last year. Like-for-like total sales (excluding Makro) in the year...
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.
Company Shop in Renfrew interior

Surplus store opens doors

SCOTLAND’S first ‘redistribution supermarket’ has opened in Renfrew.