Mixers matter
Long drinks, cocktails and mocktails rise in popularity during the festive season – and not just any soft drink will do, say producers
At home for the holidays
Christmas is party season and many people looking forward to celebrating at home will already have begun planning their drinks purchases.
Taste of the summer
AG Barr has added three new fruity flavours to its Caribbean sparkling drink range, KA
Glasgow has bottle
GLASGOW Distillery has revealed the bottle for its first ever whisky, 1770.
Add some fizz for the party
Soft drink demand soars in the summer
Summer accounted for more than a quarter of annual soft drinks sales in 2016, says Amy Burgess, trade...
Beer leader primes the party season
CHRISTMAS is a particularly busy time for retailers, wholesalers and everyone else involved in the convenience channel and Tennent Caledonian Breweries, Scotland’s biggest brewer...
Pomme all ye faithful
EMPIRE Bespoke Foods has introduced a new addition to the La Mortuacienne range of French lemonades
The thrill of the grill
SCOTTISH produce specialist, Scotty Brand, has added Scotch Beef Burgers to its portfolio in time for the al fresco eating season.
There are three varieties,...
Covid-19 puts c-stores at centre of celebrations
With the hospitality sector either closed or severely restricted, Christmas 2020 looks like it’s going to be a carry-out affair and Scotland’s convenience retailers are well placed to meet demand
Winning friends with salad
SCOTTISH consumers should be able to meet up with friends again this summer and – weather permitting – barbecues are sure to be fired up across the land.
Spar goes sugar free
SPAR has thrown its hat into the zero-sugar cola ring ahead of the sugar levy coming into force this April with the launch of a new Spar brand cola
Putting passion into cocktails
RUM based liqueur Malibu has added a passion fruit flavour in time for summer.
Skye is the limit
Misty Isle Vodka is the first vodka to be produced on the Isle of Skye, and is the newest addition to the portfolio of the Isle of Skye Distillers
Magners’ plays summer nights
IRISH cider brand Magners is to sponsor a summer music festival at Glasgow’s newly refurbished Kelvingrove bandstand. The Magners Summer Nights festival will be...
Say it with food
FOOD gifting in the past few years has exploded as what we eat becomes increasing significant – both culturally and socially
Better than the cheap classics?
BARGAIN champagne or premium prosecco?
According to Nick Tatham, master of wine, at specialist Continental Wine & Food, there’s no competition. “A good, well-made...








































