Soft drinks set to shine

A sales lift for the season There are few guarantees when it comes to the Scottish summer but a welcome lift in soft drinks sales...
KP Snacks has introduced new products to meet demand for variety and Seabrook has added a healthy choice it hopes will resonate with older snackers.

Summing up home choice

Figures reveal potential of snacks
FareShare Glasgow and the West of Scotland has extended its warehouse hours.

FareShare seeks more industry help

FareShare Glasgow and the West of Scotland is urgently appealing for new suppliers to donate their surplus food to feed people who are going hungry.
Consumers can win a £1,000 Scotland Loves Local Gift Card, thanks to Miconex.

Convenience in brief | Greens, Snappy, CJ Lang and Miconex news

Scottish Grocer highlights three news stories that tell convenience retailers about the latest developments and news from Greens and Snappy Shopper, CJ Lang and Miconex.
Forecourts

A smoking gun? fuel price-fixing investigations

THE UK’s Office of Fair Trading has found few problems with fuel pricing. But in May offices of some of the world’s leading fuel...

GroceryAid Scotland branch has new top team

The GroceryAid Scotland branch has a new top team to lead the committee as it pursues fresh ways to raise both funds for and awareness of the charity.
Snappy Shopper

Delivering big results

Home delivery boomed in the convenience channel during Covid lockdowns, but what’s next for the service now that restrictions have ended?

PRA chair set to stay on board

THE man who heads up the representative body that speaks for fuel dealers and forecourt businesses has committed to continuing in the role. Brian Madderson...
Colin Smith, centre, managing director of Lothian Stores, with fellow directors Graham Benson, left, and David Sands, right, on site at the Pinkie project near Musselburgh.

A shop of all the talents

TAKE a portion of long wholesaling experience, add more than a dash of award-winning retailing nous and mix it with a significant quantity...
Pack shots of Minions Celebration Cake and an image of a person holding on to a Gabby's Dollhouse above a party table with balloons on it.

Finsbury marks Universal renewal with new Wicked cake plans

Finsbury Food Group has renewed its partnership with Universal Studios, with plans in place to capitalise on the popularity of upcoming movies including Wicked.
Food and Drink Federation Scotland chief executive David Thomson.

High food prices change shopper habits

Persistently high food and drink inflation is causing massive consumer anxiety and has affected shopping habits, according to industry experts.
Franklin & Sons reckons it can match the demands across the soft drinks category.

Staying aware of soft drinks trends

Franklin & Sons experts have been highlighting the trends in the soft drinks category – and explaining why the firm's products fit the bill.

Big winners

Industry figures gather in Edinburgh to celebrate the best in Scottish produce

Fuelling the party spirit

THE Big Night In is big and getting bigger according to drinks giant Diageo. Quoting findings from recent years from HIM Research, from Nielsen...
man pushing trolly

Tariffs could be disastrous

The British Retail Consortium (BRC) has warned of Brexit disaster with the UK still without an EU trade deal as Scottish Grocer went to press
Signpost signifying McVities Tollcross Factory

End of an era in Glasgow

PLADIS Global has confirmed that it will be closing the McVitie’s Tollcross factory in Glasgow’s East End in 2022.