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Big demand for dairy free

Dairy-free fever is spreading in the UK. Kantar data for the year to 5 September revealed 45% volume sales growth for dairy-free spreads, with the category now valued at £49.6m annually in the UK.

Highland Spring puts weight behind sustainability

In Perthshire, sustainability is already a key focus for Highland Spring Group, and the bottled water manufacturer has taken major steps to reduce its impact on the natural world
First Minister of Scotland John Swinney stands talking to two men at the Highland Spring Group's Blackford site in Perthshire.

First Minister visits Highland Spring’s Blackford site

First Minister of Scotland John Swinney visited Highland Spring Group's Blackford site to see the impressive, sustainable production facility for himself.
Strathmore Botanics

Something in the water

HEALTHY choice buying has played a big part in the water category rising by £148m in the past two years, says Barr Soft Drinks.

The seeds of change

National potato supplier Branston has stepped up a gear in pursuit of its net zero by 2030 goal.
Hamlyns of Scotland is sponsor on STV of the daytime TV show Let’s Do Lunch. The campign is a key part of the marketing activity behind its Scottish Porridge Sachets and Porridge Pots.

As seen on TV

Hamlyns sponsors new daytime show, Let’s Do Lunch, to promote its instant porridge and porridge pots. OATS brand Hamlyns of Scotland is sponsoring the...
Salmon

Caledonia in convenience

Most nations like to boast about the quality of their produce, but there are few that can compete with Scotland when it comes to quality.
Bryce Cunningham, founder of Mossgiel Farm, stands in a field with cows behind him with a pack shot of a Mossgiel Dairy Farm Chocolate Milk bottle.

Mossgiel Farm launches zero-waste Chocolate Milk

Scottish dairy farm Mossgiel Farm has launched a new all-natural chocolate milk variant with its Mossgiel Brown Cow Milk, using a unique waste-free method.

Polish food grows in UK

DEMAND for Polish food in the UK has been growing at a double-digit rate for a number of years and recorded 15% growth in...
Ribena is just one of Suntory’s soft drinks brands to undergo sustainable changes

Eco-activity is racing ahead

Suntory drives change across brands
Edinburgh Gin Fleabag bottle

Limited edition to fund theatre

Fleabag creator, Phoebe Waller-Bridge, has helped Edinburgh Gin design a limited edition bottle that references the hit TV show.
Chivas Brothers has shared its energy tech with the industry.

Chivas Brothers shares sustainability knowledge

Chivas Brothers is sharing its sustainability technology developments with others in the whisky industry in a bid to cut emissions.
Railway worker

Co-op launches City & Guilds apprenticeship scheme for ex-prisoners

THE Co-op is to support the first Prisoner Apprenticeship programme to address rail skill shortages and reduce reoffending, in a partnership with the City & Guilds.

A new look for Rowan Glen

Modern pack for local yogurt brand .

Committed to making change

SUSTAINABILITY matters; it matters to the environment, but also increasingly to beer drinkers.

Thin rolls add sales weight

The most popular lunch in the UK is the sandwich according to Allied Bakeries. But the firm says that  people also want variety in their...
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