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Scotmid ready to go bananas

2014 will see bananas, once again, be one of the major areas of interest in Fairtrade Fortnight. The big selling fruit will take centre...

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.

Spar trials H&B

HEALTH foods, vitamins and protein powders could be heading into the convenience channel if a new trial by Spar leads to a wider roll-out. The...

Slicing into the vegan category

VEGANS looking for a convenient hot snack with minimal fuss are catered to through the latest launch from Wall’s Pastry.
Kallo organic sriracha stock cubes

Taking stock of trends

Organic stocks and rice cake brand Kallo has expanded its range of organic plant-based stock cubes with two new flavours, Umami and Sriracha.
Discounter Lidl, which has been growing in Scotland, has its own range of Fairglobe products that carry the Fairtrade mark. Included in the Fairglobe range are milk chocolate, dark chocolate, cookies, instant coffee, tea bags, bananas, orange juice and one of the company’s Cabernet Sauvignon wines.

Discounter makes its ethical mark

THE Fairtrade scheme is, essentially, an accreditation system. To carry the Fairtrade mark products must meet a series of standards through their production and...

Big spend on Scottish firms

ScotGov invests in local producers .

Experimental dram is a hit

THE firm behind Glenfiddich has tasted early success for its recently launched The Experimental Series of whiskies, securing listings throughout the UK, it says. Launched...
Mackie's chocolate orange ice cream

Scoops of sweet citrus

MACKIE’S has expanded its ice-cream portfolio with the addition of a new flavour.
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...
Highland Spring

Fast flowing water

WATER is the fastest growing soft drink category in the UK according to Highland Spring. Quoting figures from Zenith International, it says it is...
Highland Spring bottles

Big plastic promise

HIGHLAND Spring has committed to packaging its entire range in 100% rPET by 2025.

Graham’s gears up for Scottish food fortnight

Carol Graham, marketing director at Graham’s, said she believes that the fortnight is a “fantastic” chance to celebrate the range of produce made across the country .

Committed to making change

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

Old favourite going strong

Porridge enjoying healthy sales

Sprouting support

Potato manufacturer McCain makes a multimillion pledge to support UK farmers to combat further environmental challenges.