Binning the plastic
AG Barr has taken its sustainability pledge one step further by announcing all of its consumer multipacks will be packaged in 100% recycled shrink wrap by the end of this year
The sweetest things – Traditional Scottish confectionery
SCOTLAND’s famous sweet tooth has, traditionally, been served by well-loved local confectionery suppliers.
And in a world of global confectionery brands there are still companies...
The Larder wins £10k
A Coatbridge school is set to further tackle food poverty in the local area with an injection of support with £10k in funding for its school store.
Margarine with a mission
Calling itself margarine with a mission, The Flower Farm is vegan and palm oil-free.
Inflation harming efforts
INFLATION is preventing shoppers from making more sustainable food and drink choices.
Brand Scotland is a powerful force
CIM Scotland vice chair Ewan Anderson discusses the sales-driving effect that provenance has on Scottish consumers
Sales rising off the pie chart
NEW Year, celebrated just a few days ago, is marked in many houses by a family dinner where steak pie is the star of...
Pie goes sky high
KILMARKNOCK-based Brownings the Bakers has done the double: its Killie Pie has been voted Scotland’s Best Savoury Product two years in a row.
The...
Return of the party
Last year Scotland had an entire official year of food and drink. 2016 sees the return of Scottish Food and Drink Fortnight. Scotland Food...
Pack seals the freshness in
FLORETTE has been keeping things fresh with the roll out of a new resealable pack
Ferrero focuses on farmers
Ferrero has claimed it’s putting the livelihoods of farmers first, through its new Cocoa Charter and Action Plan.
Clean living at Tennent’s
Tennent Caledonian has installed a new carbon capture facility at its Glasgow brewery
Distillery gets the green light
HUSBAND and wife team Derek and Kerry Campbell, have been given the green light to build Scotland’s northernmost mainland whisky distillery
Authentic delight from Turkey
AS a result of consumers travelling more, they have become more adventurous with food and drink, says Zeynap Turudi of Truede.
That, she says, means...
Industry experts welcome DRS grant support
DRS organiser Exchange for Change has announced new exemption rules for smaller retailers as well as a new grant scheme to support these stores.
Change for the better
Nicola Robinson of KP Snacks talks sustainability
