Indian food remains popular as customers seek to replicate authentic restaurant dishes at home.

Bold palates fuel ethnic growth

Adventurous consumers turn to Japanese, African and Indonesian dishes, recipe kits and ingredients. FOREIGN travel, increased willingness to cook from scratch at home and suspicions...

A DRS first: Digital trial goes live

A DRS trial has launched in Glasgow and West Central Scotland, integrating digital wallets and micropayments with returns for the first time. The pilot scheme...

Primed for expansion

Morrisons is offering its full range through Amazon for the first time

E-cigs beat patches for quitters

SMOKERS attempting to quit the habit without professional help are around 60% more likely to report succeeding if they use e-cigarettes than if...
Confectionery

Sugar takes on the sour taste of success

CHOCOLATE has long been the dominant player in the confectionery market. But it’s sugar confectionery that is flavour of the moment. It may only be...
Dawnfresh

Expansion to help keep jobs

DAWNFRESH Seafoods has announced a £5 million expansion to its Arbroath site.
Illegal tobacco is being targeted

Short time to prepare for new regs

Small retailers will only be able to start applying for their tobacco track and trace codes from April 30

Chisholm to Stephens, new sales director at Dunfermline bakery

WINNER of Scottish Baker of the Year, Dunfermline-based Stephens the Bakers, has appointed Ewen Chisholm as sales director. Chisholm, formerly chief operating officer of...

Supermarkets still feeling the heat

Aldi, Lidl and Waitrose grab their biggest ever share as the giant multiples continue to toil WHILE the early summer good weather appears to...
shopping basket

Grocery inflation hits new record high

According to the latest Kantar market research, grocery price inflation sat at 16.7% during the four weeks to 22 January.
Product shots representing brands who have ranked in the top 20 FMCG brands in Scotland.

Top 20 FMCG brands in Scotland 2024

Market research firm Kantar has found the top 20 FMCG brands in Scotland that have been most chosen by Scottish consumers for the 2023 calendar year.
esco Express

Tesco goes Deutsche

Supermarket may launch its own discounter chain.
Monster has introduced a number of energy drink innovtions in recent times.

Energy drinks take centre stage in stores

Bosses for Monster have been providing evidence for something many Scottish convenience retailers will have realised – energy drinks have gone from being niche to mainstream.
Orkney Ice Cream wins product of the year at Scottish Food & Drink Excellence Awards

Orkney Ice Cream, Graham’s and Aldi win at the Scotland Food & Drink Excellence...

Orkney Ice Cream, Graham's and Aldi win at the Scotland Food & Drink Excellence Awards 2025

Lucozade unveils new major brand overhaul

Suntory Beverage & Food GB&I has unified the Lucozade brand for the first time with its three sub-brands featuring a new TV campaign and pack design.
A family sit around eating chips at a dinner table

McCain’s charity donation supports Family Fund

Chips brand McCain has doubled its 2023 donation to leading UK charity Family Fund.