Provenance key for dairy farmers
ROBERT Graham, managing director at Graham’s The Family Dairy, has highlighted the importance of Scottish Food and Drink Fortnight and how brands and consumers...
Contactless soaring
Barclaycard reveals triple-digit growth in contactless payment spend in 2016
CONTACTLESS payments continue to surge in popularity, Barclaycard has revealed, with total spend leaping upwards...
Retailers at risk on youth sales
JUST over half of Scotland’s retailers are challenging young adult customers for ID when purchasing cigarettes, the latest report from the Responsible Tobacco Retailing...
Getting the word out
Spending big on Orangina
A MULTI-MILLION pound campaign promoting Orangina is underway with the goal of reaching close to two million consumers over the course...
Breaking ground
Work gets underway at Lidl’s new RDC in North Lanarkshire
GROUND has been broken at discounter Lidl’s new Regional Distribution Centre (RDC) at Eurocentral in...
Selling salmon
WITH demand for high protein snacks on the rise the Meatsnacks Group, the company behind Wild West Jerky, has decided the time is right...
Best Laide plans
A village shop, Post Office and petrol forecourt, Laide Post Office can boast a lot. Andy and Debbie Townsend moved to the area, in...
Glen’s is on tour
Vodka brand hits the festival circuit
SCOTTISH vodka brand Glen’s has been getting into the festival spirit this summer as part of a major sponsorship...
Launch of new kingmaker
REPUBLIC Technologies is aiming to tap into the £1.9m tubing market with the launch of Swan Kingsize Cigarette Tubes.
The company has revealed two new...
Golden Cross offer new smaller size perfect for snacking
Golden Cross offer a variety of their Johnny’s snacks range in smaller sizes, which it says make them perfect for a lunch time snack.
Four...
Sipping on a slimmer can
CCEP swapping 330ml for 250ml
SIZE matters, according to Coca-Cola European Partners (CCEP), as the firm moves to replace its 330ml Appletiser and Schweppes cans...
Five years on and still evolving
DUTCH brewing giant Heineken has given its Star Retailer programme an update to coincide with the fifth anniversary of the scheme.
Celebrating the milestone at...
Results look strong for McColl’s
CONVENIENCE store and newsagent retail chain McColl’s has posted annual results showing revenue up 7.6% to £504.8m, a year after buying 298 stores from...
Zapper enters into partnership with NFRN
ALL-IN-ONE mobile payments and loyalty technology provider Zapper has announced a partnership with the National Federation of Retail Newsagents (NFRN), which represents more than...
It’s good to know
Mars’ latest brand has wholesome intentions
GOODNESS is at the heart of the latest brand launch from Mars Chocolate as the firm takes aim at...
Emoji partners land on packs
KERRY Foods has joined forces with Sony Pictures to launch a new on-pack promotion in association with The Emoji Movie, which hits cinema screens...
