2015 proving tough for Bru firm
A phenomenal year in 2014, poor weather so far in 2015, and customer service issues connected to operational changes combined to give Irn-Bru brand...
Grocers slam premium bond withdrawal
The Scottish Grocers Federation has condemned the decision by National Savings & Investments to stop selling premium bonds through post offices. Premium Bonds have...
Tobacco levy plans rejected
The big talking point from George Osborne’s summer budget for convenience retailers was almost certainly the news that a new National Living Wage for workers...
Carrier bags down 150m
THE use of carrier bags in Scotland’s supermarkets fell by almost 150m in 2014, according to new statistics.
The figures, published by WRAP, cover the...
Return system under attack
‘Not the right solution’ to our litter problem?
A proposal to recycle drinks containers through Scottish retail outlets has come in for further criticism this...
Bestway Batleys change on the cards
Wholesale operations under Bestway and Batleys have abolished credit card charges across all the group’s trading platforms.
There are now no charges for credit card...
Soft drinks singled out?
THE British Soft Drinks Association has slammed a public health recommendation south of the border that sugary drinks be completely banished from children’s diets.
BSDA...
Cooking up a storm
The Great British Bakeoff, just returning to the BBC for series six at the beginning of this month, traditionally gives home baking sales a...
Scots food show cancelled
THE organisation behind the Royal Highland Show has called off one of its special Scottish food events.
RHASS has confirmed that Eat Drink Discover Scotland...
Employment law set for changes
We now have a new UK government, the first single-party government for five years. In terms of employment regulations what could be in store?
What...
Pure and simple
Scotland’s off-trade vodka market still dominated by the big two
2015 is shaping up to be a good year for vodka in Scotland after a...
Still on the rise
IT’S a good time to be a gin maker – or a gin drinker – in Scotland. The juniper and aromatics flavoured spirit has...
Bringing fun to the fans
AS a worldwide partner for the competition, Heineken plans to bring the Rugby World Cup closer to fans and is offering consumers the chance...
First time for power sponsor
DURACELL has become an official tournament provider for Rugby World Cup 2015.
The battery brand’s business leader for the UK and the Republic of Ireland...
Success is in the bag
SWEET loving Britons spend £763m a year on candies according to figures from Perfetti Van Melle and it says children’s confectionery contributes £602m, making...
A sandwich evolution
With school summer holidays coming to an end parents will be thinking about what to give the kids for school lunch. But lunchboxes also...
