Last chance to weigh in on restrictions
RETAILERS have until tomorrow (9 January) to have their say on controversial Scottish Government proposals aimed at tackling obesity in Scotland.
The proposals — which...
McCain boosts air fryer range with foodie influencer
Social media influencer and Michelin star chef Poppy O'Toole has helped launch the new McCain Air Fryer range with new Air Fryer recipes for consumers.
Intelligence key to fighting crime
Sharing resources and knowledge top of the agenda at Retailers Against Crime conference
Tech boss for Britvic
BRITVIC has appointed Sudeep Shetty as group chief information officer
Looking sweet
ONE company aiming to bring a sugar alternative into the mainstream in 2017 is SugaVida.
The UK’s exclusive supplier of organic Palmyra Jaggery (a crystallised,...
Big names for Barcode
GROCERYAID has announced the headline acts for this year’s Barcode festival.
Convenience in Brief | 1881 Distillery, Four Loko and Britvic news
Scottish Grocer highlights three news stories that provide insights to convenience retailers about alcoholic and soft drinks.
Sobieski brings a global option to vary it up
Bringing in a more premium, global option to stores could help to tempt consumers to trade up, according to LMB UK, such as with Sobieski Polish vodka.
LGV push for Co-op
THE Co-op has committed to creating over 300 large goods vehicle (LGV) driver apprenticeship roles from next year.
Popping up to the shop
SHOPPERS in Alva are the first in Scotland to use The Co-operative Food’s pop-up mobile shop, which is providing a temporary replacement while the...
Minimum hits £6.70
Government agrees 3% increase in NMW from October
THE UK’s minimum wage will rise by 3% to £6.70 an hour, for the full adult rate,...
Race is new trading boss at Batleys
Martin Race, currently operations director at Batleys will assume all responsibility for group trading for Bestway Group by 1 July following Kaiser Yousaf’s decision...
Widening the soft approach in store
SOFT drinks has become a key category for impulse sales in c-stores in recent years as convenience retailers have worked to maximise the benefits...
Breakout bonus
CONFERENCE delegates attended four special breakout presentations – thee run by major suppliers Camelot, Imperial Tobacco, and Mars, and a special how-to presentation and...
Get a share of sharing trend
SHARING and treating occasions have people reaching for treat bags and pouches more often these days
Government says no to new drinks objective
Matheson rejects call for licensing law change to reduce consumption
THE Scottish Government has given a knock-back to a plan by MSPs to have the...
