Plant-based packs
COCA-Cola Europacific Partners (CCEP) has shared its vision of the future with its new plant-based bottle concept.
United call for retail discount
THIRTEEN leading business representative groups have called on the Scottish finance secretary to introduce a business rates discount for all retail premises.
Invest in partners
INVEST Northern Ireland has facilitated a partnership between CJ Lang and Northern Ireland beef brand, Hellbent.
Electronic milestone
SCOTMID celebrated reaching its 100,000th electronic shelf label (ESL) milestone in its Drumnadrochit store.
Spritz for dry January
WILFRED’S reckons it's got dry January consumers covered with its Wilfred’s alcohol-free spritz drink. Available in a 500ml bottle at a price of £19,...
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.
Grants up for grabs in Stirling
STIRLING-based business owners can now apply for a £5k grant to help revamp shopfronts through a Go Forth Stirling scheme.
Trends to last through 2022
NielsenIQ praises UK food and drink innovation as it predicts the key FMCG trends for the year ahead
Reduction a disgrace
THE Federation of Independent Retailers (NFRN) has slammed Newsquest’s choice to reduce retailer margins.
A year in review: major employment law events
Dentons legal expert Laura Morrison reviews 2021 and looks ahead to 2022.
Morrisons invests in recycling
MORRISONS has acquired its own recycling operation.
Shopping less often
THE latest grocery sales figures suggest consumer shopping behaviour has started to stabilise in the UK – with one pandemic trend likely to continue into the future.
Travelling the world with food
CONSUMERS are on course to cook up a storm in 2022, according to meal box delivery brand Hello Fresh.
Experimenting flavours will become the norm...
A slump in October
HALLOWEEN sales figures from the latest report produced by KPMG for the Scottish Retail Consortium make for frightful reading.
Drinks firms act on CO2
CCEP and Pernod Ricard talk about emissions.
Pack promotion kicking off
BUDWEISER Brewing Group is getting into the football spirit with the release of limited-edition Premier League packaging featuring a scan-to-win competition.
Available across Budweiser and...
