Strathmore

Ready, steady, go Glasgow

SOFT drinks brand AG Barr says it’s leading the charge for Scottish products in the run-up to the Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games. Its bottled water...

Scottish brands 2017: a year of evolution

AS 2017 draws to a close, it’s time to take a look back at the food and non-alcoholic drink industry in Scotland over the past year
Lucozade Ribena Suntory growing for good

Drive to do good for all of society

As part of the Suntory Growing For Good project, Lucozade Ribena Suntory is taking steps to drive sustainability.

RVM Systems talks DRS expertise

RVMSystems UK sales manager Gerry Mellor provides key insights across reverse vending machines and shows why the firm is a top operator when to comes to DRS.
(left) NZN boss Simon Heppner.

Call to action at COP

URGENCY and action were the watchwords at Net Zero Now’s (NZN) Forget2050 COP26 fringe event, held at Drygate Brewery in Glasgow.
Green Tourism

Top tips for a green life

GREEN Tourism, the sustainable tourism certification programme, has produced a list of top tips for convenience retailers who want to make their businesses more...
Irn Bru advert

Barr issues a challenge

How do you describe the indescribable? That is the latest challenge from Irn-Bru.

A taste of the Caribbean

CARIBBEAN foods are showing 15% year-on-year growth, fuelled in part by the increase in the number of people visiting the area, says specialist firm...
Mara Seaweed flakes

Scots producer is worth its salt

A Scottish seaweed brand has been selected to join Tesco’s Incubator programme which has supported a number of successful brands since its launch in 2017.

Waste not…

SCOTTISH businesses can find out how to cut waste and save money by accessing a free package of support being rolled out this summer...
Sunpride Mango Juice

Is mango the new coconut?

World foods have shown sales growth in the UK for some time. Is there now also a growing market for world drinks? According to Refresco...

The future for c-stores

Northern Ireland store Spar Mallusk offers retailers a look into the future of convenience with its new self-service food to go technology.
Rustlers vegetarian burger

Rustle up a burger for the vegetarians

NPD aimed squarely at younger consumers

Brewer is big in America

Innis & Gunn has been named as the ‘Scottish Brewery of the Year’ at a major international beer competition .
Hovis has a new bag, made from renewable polythene, that will cut its carbon footprint by three-quarters.

Hovis slashes its carbon footprint

Bakery giant’s new renewable polythene bag to be flagged on-pack to emphasise its green credentials to consumers. BREAD giant Hovis is lowering its packs’...
Scottish Food and Drink Fortnight, SFDF,

Eating Scottish

THERE are a few things that undeniably come in useful in Scotland, for residents and visitors alike. One of them is an umbrella. Next month...