Food ideas find 4000 fans
2014 Speciality Show titles reward food champs and Orkney producers plan an island festival
SCOTLAND’S Speciality Food Show 2014 has announced the winners of its...
Maddock in at Caledonian
CALEDONIAN Brewing Company has appointed Andy Maddock as its managing director.
Maddock, who begins his new role this month, takes over from Stephen Crawley who...
For local and national good
NISA’s Making A Difference Locally (MADL) charity has donated £25,000 each to seven UK charities notching up a grand total of £175,000. Money was...
Margiotta goes Nisa
INDEPENDENT Edinburgh retailer Margiotta Food and Wine has moved to Nisa from Costcutter.
The seven stores in the group will now be supplied by Nisa,...
Christmas wish granted
SANTA Claus came to the Highland gateway town of Crianlarich just ahead of the festive holidays, after efforts by the local community, supported by...
Co-op could ditch farms and pharmacy
THE Co-operative Group has announced plans to sell its farming business and, potentially, its pharmacy operations.
The group said: “As part of the wider strategic...
Frozen sales bounce back
STRONG sales of ice cream, meat, poultry and niche vegetables have helped frozen foods recover from last year’s horsemeat scandal. According to Kantar Worldpanel,...
ShelfHelp offers advice for C-store operators
P&G owns key brands in several product categories including laundry, homecare, toiletries, grooming, hair and beauty and batteries.
The company provides extensive category management...
Let’s talk chocolate
When it comes to predicting chocolate confectionery trends for 2014, who better to ask than Scottish convenience retailers.
WITH chocolate confectionery, the possibilities for consumers...
Time to splash out – Dairy special
Things are going better for milk, Britain’s bakers are boosting butter and cheese has a smile on its face
ARE these unusually good times for...
Where in the world? Commonwealth Games dates
The Queen’s Baton relay kicked off on a 288 day journey on 9 October 2013.
The journey will see the baton, carrying a special message...
Glasgow … we have lift-off!
AG BARR’S Irn-Bru ‘Cheer We Go’ promotion is ... go!
The pre-Games promo will be available to retailers as of this month.
The company says 11,000...
Cleaning up as grime is given the elbow
It’s the time of year when householders wash the windows, defrost the fridge, scour the oven and scrub the floors. What can you sell...
Time for healthy pet options?
WITH a quarter of UK households having a dog, and nearly one in five keeping at least one cat, the nation’s love affair with...
Shop crime worth 40,000 store jobs
CRIME is costing the retail industry £511m a year, according to the latest statistics from the British Retail Consortium (BRC). Its annual survey of...
Juice feels a squeeze
FRUIT juice sales in Britain have been up and down in recent years and the most recent edition of the British Soft Drinks Association’s...
