Four things to watch in 2022

FLAVOURINGS manufacturer Synergy Flavours has predicted fallout from the Covid pandemic will continue to shape consumer food and drink trends in the new year.

Support is blooming

SCOTMID Uddingston has been supporting green-fingered community groups to mark the launch of its Caulders Garden Centre pop-up shop.

Supermarket signs up to Gopuff app

Morrisons has entered into a multi-year partnership with delivery platform Gopuff.
Sour drinks

Sour soars in supermarket

EDINBURGH-based microbrewery Vault City has launched two new beers in Tesco stores.

Horsemeat no joke for c-store owners

SCOTTISH retailers are reporting mixed responses to the ongoing horsemeat crisis. In Crianlarich, customers are demanding the return of spaghetti Bolognaise and lasagne to...
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One million bags saved

EG Group has hit a major milestone in its partnership with Too Good To Go.

Appliance of science

HOW do you fit a round peg into a rectangular hole? Well if you’re talking chocolate first you spend millions developing a state-of-the-art research...
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Turning to own label

Warmer weather led to an increase in consumer footfall in the early summer, but the dark clouds of inflation still loom.
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Co-op adds Uber

THE Co-op is expanding its home delivery service through a partnership with Uber Eats.
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Fruitful time for cider – C&C brands

CIDER is a summer drink; right? In some cases. Some 41% of beer and traditional cider is sold between May and October, while the...

The end of an era for Lanark retailer

Wilson Rea has chosen to step back from his Lanark forecourt store as he takes on a new support role with family symbol Greens Retail

Quite continental

With a food-to-go operation that features a pizza oven all the way from Italy, the latest venture from Giacopazzi’s aims to bring a taste...

Selected for One Stop

One Stop has launched its new Selected by Tesco range across its stores.
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No deal hits grocery hard

A 'No Deal' Brexit will spell disaster for grocery prices, according to trade union GMB .

Seal of approval warrants concern

Alison Bryce, intellectual property and technology expert at Dentons UK discusses what implications the Queen’s death can have business.
New Vype, from BAT-owned Nicoventures, is going into a range of chain retailers and is being backed by a £3.6m marketing push.

E-cigs group slams train service bans

Major transport companies rule out electronic cigarettes on board as market competition intensifies THE electronic cigarette market looks set to hot up as one of...