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2014 brings a hot season to build on

CIDER, of all types,traditionally does well in summer. So, with some decent weather to enjoy this year, was it a boom time for cider...
Pernod Ricard has expanded its free-from alcohol offer with a rose variant.

Pink makes glasses clink

PERNOD Ricard alcohol-free spirits brand Ceder Rose has a new flavour that’s fit for the summer
Retailers can introduce more customers to the BrewDog range with a variety of options.

Craft beer ‘outperforms market in c-stores’

Craft beer options have remained at the top of the shopping list for plenty of Scottish consumers during the last few years, and 2024 should be no different – especially in the convenience channel, reckons BrewDog.

Long drinks in Olympics sales surge

HOT weather and the Olympics in Rio combined to boost demand for alcohol, according to researcher Nielsen. Beer and cider were the big winners, with...

Liqueur new look

WHISKY Liqueur Drambuie has launched a new bottle. William Grant & Sons, which acquired the brand in 2014, says the new look illustrates Drambuie’s...
Snappy Shopper has continued to help retailers boost profits through home delivery.

Convenience in Brief | Snappy Group, Scotmid and Loch Lomond Distillery news

Scottish Grocer highlights three news stories that provide insights to convenience retailers about Snappy Group, Scotmid and Loch Lomond Distillery.
Promotional image for The Single Cask bottling of Teaninich Distillery Single Malt Scotch Whisky 10 Years Old with a blown up image of the label on the bottle to the right.

The Single Cask bottles up support for the industry

Independent bottling firm The Single Cask has pledged its support to the industry with all proceeds from its new launch going to The Drinks Trust.
The limited-edition Absolut vodka bottle.

Pernod Ricard launch Absolut limited edition

The Absolut Vodka brand, owned by Pernod Ricard, has revealed a classy new limited-edition bottle.

Bonnington whisky mixes in sherry

Edinburgh based single malt whisky brand Bonnington has followed up on its inaugural release with the launch of its new Pedro Ximénez Sherry Cask finish.
A person's hand holds a can of Cherry Hooch on a wooden table.

Hooch delivers a bold new flavour with Cherry variant

RTD alcohol brand Hooch has unveiled its latest flavour development with the introduction of its new Cherry Hooch drink in time for the spring.

Pernod boxes up for Christmas

Pernod Ricard launches the first bag-in-box format in its portfolio with Spanish wine brand Campo Viejo's new Winemakers' Blend bag-in-box.
Byron Gin

For those with different tastes

POETRY lovers who don’t have a taste for Scotland’s national drink – or the nation’s bard – are being offered an alternative this year
Facing up cider at Scottish Grocer’s 2013 Cider Retailer of the Year, Spar Tullibody. Flavoured ciders have provided most of off-trade cider’s growth in the last few years. But one firm says 2013 brought some signs of change in Scotland’s impulse outlets.

Still playing the fruit machine?

Fruit flavoured ciders have seen soaring sales and continued to grow even when the cider boom slowed in recent years. Are they still the...
Greenall’s Wild Berry Pink Gin in a PMP marked £15.99.

New pack and competition for Greenall’s

To support the launch of Greenall’s Wild Berry Pink Gin PMP, the brand is holding a competition for retailers who could win £1,000 of Love2Shop vouchers

Top of the drinks and here to serve

2017 has been an outstanding year for Tennent’s and what a way to round it off by becoming Scotland’s top-selling alcohol brand

Quick and easy for the youth

Young adults “love” convenience, according to snack brand Symington’s .