Looking after the white stuff
PREMIUM gins may be popping up all over the place and the poshest malt whiskies may be commanding previously unthinkable prices, but mainstream spirits...
New plain pack claims slammed
Holyrood health department is a year out in Australian standardised packs argument. Trade body says survey shows smoking rising.
TOBACCO firms and trade bodies have...
Last chance for vital refresher training
Personal licence holders who gained their licence when laws changed in 2009 must do top-up training by end of this month
Slow uptake leads to...
Low pay consultation launched
THE Low Pay Commission has begun it consultation on the National Minimum Wage rate for 2015. Retailer representative group ACS says it will respond...
Spar says online life has lift-off
FASCIA group Spar claims its digital activity is leading the way in UK symbol organisations, with its online services attracting record visitors each month.
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RYO seeks organic growth
THE UK’s first RYO product to feature organically grown tobacco, Amber Leaf Signature Blend, arrives on shelves this month.
Producer JTI says it’s a...
Commitment is in the bag
SCOTTISH Government-funded environmental body Zero Waste Scotland has launched the Carrier Bag Commitment for Scottish retailers.
New laws passed by the Scottish Parliament will require...
Co-op chief in £1m payoff
FORMER Co-operative Group chief executive Euan Sutherland, who resigned from his role after 10 months in the job, is to receive £1m, his basic...
Which is the million pound flavour?
WALKERS has named the six finalists in this year’s Do Us A Flavour competition: Ranch Racoon; Chip Shop Chicken Curry; Hot Dog with Tomato...
Festive chocs on the rise
CHRISTMAS chocolate saw sales value rise 5.3% in 2013 said Cadbury brand owner Mondelez International as it launched its festive range for this year.
Consumers...
UWS sales up 5% to £212m
GLASGOW-based cash and carry, wholesale, and symbol group company United Wholesale (Scotland) saw sales rise by 4.8% to reach £212m for the year to...
Scots start for the bear tour
SCOTLAND’S capital and its Commonwealth Games city played host to a loaf with a difference late last month. Paddington Bear and a team from...
Record deliveries at Nisa
WHOLESALER and symbol group operator Nisa says it’s achieving record on-time delivery rates.
More than 96% of deliveries had been made on time and...
Not a flaming June for food
Continuing discount promos and a cool start to the school holidays mean sales move down again
FOOD sales in Scotland continued to struggle in June,...
Jet turns up the heat
JET’S 60th anniversary activity continues with a consumer promotion running until 7 September.
Visitors to Jet forecourts will receive a code voucher to enter online,...
Scottish sites aim to learn and teach
THE forecourt market may be challenging but there’s scope to succeed and a group of sites in Scotland might show the way forward.
That’s what...
