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Chris Gallacher

United role for Gallacher

SCOTFRESH managing director Chris Gallacher is to join United Wholesale (Scotland)
The current National Minimum Wage Rate for persons 21 and over is 6.31 an hour. ACS estimates that if rates continue to rise and proposed auto enrolment pension contributions are taking into account the real cost of the minimum wage in 2020 will be £8.14 an hour

Paying the going rate

What is the National Minimum Wage? The National Minimum Wage  (NMW) is the minimum pay per hour workers are entitled to by law. It doesn’t...

Oxfam targets food giants

INTERNATIONAL development charity Oxfam has examined the ethical performance of some of the world’s leading food brand-owning companies and found them lacking. As part of...
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Kwarteng bets on growth

New Chancellor Kwasi Kwarteng has unveiled a raft of fiscal policies set to affect convenience and grocery retailers, in a mini-budget announcement late last month.

Banned from surcharges on card payments

RETAILERS have been banned from charging extra to costumers paying with credit or debit cards, following the introduction of new regulations last month.
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Springing into action

Warm weather at the start of the year plus anti-sugar messages have helped water outgrow industry predictions. THANKS to a good spring, bottled water has...

Court hears plain packs challenge

Tobacco giants in 11th-hour effort to head off standardised packaging SIX months ahead of the intended beginning of procedures to introduce standardised packaging of tobacco...
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Finsbury Food Group marks its first new look in a decade

Bakery manufacturer Finsbury Food Group has unveiled first new rebrand in a decade as the firm cements its plans for sustainable growth.
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LRS name changed to Suntory

Lucozade Ribena Suntory has a new name which brings it in line with the firm’s global business.
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Tech boss for Britvic

BRITVIC has appointed Sudeep Shetty as group chief information officer

14% of indie forecourts close

INDEPENDENT forecourt businesses are closing at a faster rate in Scotland than the rest of Britain, and as a result, the retailers who remain...

Safe as houses

In the first of two articles examining the subject of forecourt crime, Scottish Grocer takes a look at Cot House Services near Dunoon. After...
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Sustainable champion?

ENTRY is still open for The VIBES Awards, Scotland’s environmental business awards scheme. Companies that contribute to sustainable development by improving processes, products or services...
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One Stop announces reset for its off-trade selection

Convenience retail franchise One Stop has completed its third range reset of the year so far with a revamp across its beer, wine and spirits selection.

Support for local suppliers

The Scottish Wholesale Association (SWA) has launched a new local sourcing project in a bid to engage its members with more Scottish producers