Half and half and nearly square
A new rectangular wrap made with half wholegrain flour is Warburtons’ latest health-related innovation. Following the development of its Half & Half bread, and...
Funds for local causes
Charities and good causes across the UK have benefited from Nisa’s Making a Difference Locally scheme.
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...
The sweet favourite
When it comes to sweet treats, chocolate is the nation’s favourite and the latest figures from Key Note show that its value continues to grow...
Millions made for c-store partners
Dark stores are in the doldrums, according to Snappy Shopper, as the home-delivery platform took a swipe at the efficiency of rapid grocery competition.
It’s full steam ahead at Eros
Dundee station store is coming soon .
Profit up at Filshill
INVESTMENT in technology and improving efficiencies helped independent Glasgow-based food and drink wholesaler JW Filshill increase pre-tax profits to £1.3 million in the year...
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,...
Stores get tough on knives
Scottish retailers have stepped up the number of age checks carried out on those trying to buy a knife .
90 years in the bag
Scottish Grocer is 90 – and what a difference nine decades make
Close to the door
Bottled water is a drinks category that sees major increases in sales in hot summer weather.
But even if the weather isn’t scorching, good positioning in...
Budget springs sugar tax
CHANCELLOR George Osborne sprang a surprise sugar tax on soft drinks manufacturers and importers in last month’s budget. From April 2018 companies will have...
The multibuy moment?
DO televised sports events really provide major commercial opportunities for retailers? Well, specialist convenience retailing industry analyst HIM Research and Consulting knows that consumers...
Invest in partners
INVEST Northern Ireland has facilitated a partnership between CJ Lang and Northern Ireland beef brand, Hellbent.
Certas Energy ties in with SGF
Certs Energy, the largest independent fuel and lubricant distributors in the UK, with more than 500 Gulf branded forecourts and serving 1,200 service stations,...
JTI removes gantry from Aberdeen tobacco ban store
Tobacco firm JTI has removed a tobacco gantry from an Aberdeen store hit by a tobacco retailing ban.
Shriraj Gindha, trading as Tony's Newsagent, Victoria...
