Sauce adds more free choice

PESTO brand Sacla has added Free From Wild Mushroom Risotto sauce to its range. It is gluten, wheat and dairy-free and is the eighth free-from...
Nae Danger sports drink

Nae kiddin’ – Energy drink performance picking up

IT may have started out as a bit of a laugh (Ross Gourlay, MD of distribution firm Glencrest thought it would be a good...
Larabar

American vegan bar thrives in UK

General Mills has been keeping vegans sweet with its cruelty-free confectionery brand Lärabar.

Cooking up new uses

PORRIDGE sales in the UK continue to grow, as the oat cereal’s many health benefits make it the year-round breakfast of choice for health-conscious...
Genius

Free-from – part of the everyday lunch?

FREE-from’s move to the mainstream continues with Tesco’s launch of a gluten-free sandwich range in May. Made by specialist supplier Genius, the fillings are cheese...

Provenance key for dairy farmers

ROBERT Graham, managing director at Graham’s The Family Dairy, has highlighted the importance of Scottish Food and Drink Fortnight and how brands and consumers...
Bells rings up increased sales

Bells rings up increased sales

MEAT products and bakery are two of the categories in the Scottish market where consumers often choose Scottish brands. In meat-filled pies Bells Food Group’s...

Sugar cut as drinks go low

New juice-based lines aim at the health-conscious SOFT drinks and even fruit juices have come under pressure from activists expressing concern on sugar consumption recently. But...

Old pics inspire new packaging

Sutherlands of Portsoy has launched its new look brand, which it says honours the heritage of the ‘Finest Fish for Five Generations’. The packaging bears...
The Famous Grouse

Grouse toasts famous year

LATE last year Maxxium UK, which markets The Famous Grouse in the UK, said the previous 12 months has been the brand’s biggest year...
Breakfast booming in Britain

Breakfast booming in Britain

BREAKFAST is big business – the UK cereal market is worth some £1.55bn. Scottish porridge and oats brand Hamlyns earlier this year said a recent...
(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.

A good deal of communication

Gander notifies consumers of reduced food items available in their local store.
Kantar

Better options for the planet

CONSUMERS across the globe are increasingly expressing their desire for products with less plastic packaging, according to data from Kantar.

Smart spending on sustainability tech

Danfoss food retail national account manager Graeme Ross discusses how c-store retailers can benefit from investing in the right sustainable tech for their store
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.