Showcasing Scotland UK will allow Scottish producers to meet with buyers from across the home nations.

Convenience in brief | The Fed, FDF Scotland, Scotland Food & Drink

Scottish Grocer highlights three stories that tell convenience retailers about the latest developments and news from The Fed, FDF Scotland and Scotland Food & Drink.
Barbara Henderson Lomond

Putting local at the heart of wholesale

Local sourcing is high on the agenda at Lomond Fine Foods Wholesale.

Tata teas up big changes

The maker of Tetley tea – Tata Consumer Products (TCP) – has appointed David Atkinson as senior vice-president to head up its UK & Ireland team.

A different world

With four convenience stores under her belt, Rifiat Bibi has made her first venture into forecourts with Merlin Park Keystore in Auchinleck. John McNee...

Co-ops complete merger

INDEPENDENT co-operatives Scotmid and Penrith Co-operative Society have completed the merger announced earlier this year. Penrith’s turnover for the year ended 7 January 2013 was...

Food charity ramps up help

Fareshare has announced it has more than doubled its food provisions for children and families over the past year

SG workSHOP: Category management: Warburtons, Scotfresh Cardonald and Denny

Our four-page SG workSHOP special looks at how Warburtons can transform a convenience retailer’s wrapped bakery sales with the implementation of a bakery category...

Hitting the sweet spot

IT has been an incredible year for Mandi Duncan. Employed as the Saturday girl at Barassie Day-Today for 17 years, Mandi got the chance to...
Building retail knowledge

Building retail knowledge – Nisa Retail Academy

RETAILER-owned wholesaler and symbol group Nisa has launched a new comprehensive training system the Nisa Retail Academy. The initial training pack provided to members included...

Research finds e-cigs users up

THE percentage of people in Britain who use e-cigarettes or vaping products has edged up to almost 7%, a result that is well ahead...
davi-thomson-fdf-scotland

Manufacturers go extra mile

Scottish firms step up during COVID crisis
Tesco community cooks

No recess for Tesco school

Tesco’s culinary initiative is back for a second phase of community cook training.

Edinburgh-based bakery Saltire Patisserie walks off with Diet & Health Award at Food and...

Scottish bakery Saltire Patisserie was the winner of FDF Awards’ Diet & Health Award for its initiative to reduce salt content in its wholemeal bloomers and bagels.
Store front of The Scottish Gantry store in Edinburgh with advertising for The Benriach single malt in the window.

The Scottish Gantry opens flagship shop in Edinburgh

Spirits and wines specialist retain chain The Scottish Gantry has opened a flagship store in Edinburgh, becoming its third outlet in Scotland.

Time to level up

With an explosion of new brands, variants and sizes in recent years, the energy drinks market offers a huge amount of choice to consumers...
VARS screen on a till that highlights blacklisted cars that have previously driven off without paying for fuel.

VARS marks theft prevention milestone

Forecourt protection services firm VARS Technology has hit a landmark 1million incidents of reporting blacklisted vehicles, preventing losses at the pumps.