People handing out popcorn

Popping up on shelves

A healthier snacking option

Super bowl challenges

WHAT’S on the typical c-store’s breakfast cereal shelves? Chances are you’ll see a number of the big brand cereals, perhaps in price-marked packs. But...
CCEP has researched plant packs.

Plant-based packs

COCA-Cola Europacific Partners (CCEP) has shared its vision of the future with its new plant-based bottle concept.
Tilda Lime Coriander and Pure Basmati rice

Rice is in a nice position

RICE is big business in the UK and it could get even bigger as more and more shoppers embrace global cuisine at home

Au natural for Spar

SPAR has launched a new range of organic products
Budvar cans sustainable packaging

Budweiser Budvar trials paper

Czech beer brand Budweiser Budvar has cut plastic from its six-can multipack with a new packaging solution

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...

Pies prize guys

THE on-field fare at Kilmarnock Football Club might not have been what fans’ dreams are made of last season, but their half time snack...
Paterson’s versatile shortbread range

No slowing up for shortbread

WHEN it comes to Caledonian confectionery, it doesn’t get much more Scottish than shortbread.
New healthier options

Healthy doesn’t need to be boring

With the focus on public health for much of 2020, consumers have started taking more interest in their personal health, according to Bryan Martins, category manager at Wessanen UK.
The bottles made using hydrogen gas as the main energy source for the glass furnace.

Hydrogen bottles a glass act from Bacardi

Spirits maker Bacardi has been trialling new technology that allows it to produce glass bottles in a more eco-friendly way, while other food and drinks giants are involved in a project to support regenerative agriculture.

Birthday plans for Distillers

INVER House Distillers, the company behind Old Pulteney, Balblair, Speyburn, Hankey Bannister, anCnoc and Caorunn gin, is 50 this year. The company has planned a...

The growth of the craft

MAINSTREAM lagers might still provide the biggest beer sales in the off-trade but other parts of the business especially craft beers are very exciting. In...
Hamlyns Oatmeal

A dinky little oatmeal pack

Scottish porridge brand Hamlyns has extended its range with the launch of a new pack format that could fit neatly into home baking.
Thomas Moradpour Glenmorangie

Family first for whisky company

A RAFT of measures to create a more diverse and inclusive workplace have been adopted by The Glenmorangie Company.
Ewan Anderson

Brand Scotland is a powerful force

CIM Scotland vice chair Ewan Anderson discusses the sales-driving effect that provenance has on Scottish consumers