It’s a cracker!

Aldi and Highland Fine Cheeses join forces to find the cheesiest joke Aldi Scotland and Highland Fine Cheeses have launched a hunt for the nation’s...
The Macallan and Bently Motors partnership

Luxurious partnership

Whisky brand The Macallan has struck a partnership with luxury car manufacturer Bentley to promote sustainability.

Free for all

Sales of free-from foods are expected to surpass half a billion pounds in the UK in 2016. An increase in product innovation, coupled with...
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Clean living at Tennent’s

Tennent Caledonian has installed a new carbon capture facility at its Glasgow brewery
Kilombero Rice

Paisley wholesaler is most ethical

Paisley-based fair trade wholesaler Just Trading Scotland & their farmer suppliers in northern Malawi have had cause to celebrate, after being crowned ‘most ethical rice’ by Ethical Consumer magazine.
Lucy Husband Scottish Food & Drink

Rebuilding Scotland’s food and drink sector

Scotland is world renowned for the quality of its produce and the food and drink sector has never been short of innovation.

Going bananas for Fairtrade?

COCOA, sugar and bananas are the star performers in a Fairtrade sector which its supporters say appears to be recession-proof. Estimated Fairtrade sales...
Chivas Brothers is trialling an all-electric Volvo truck.

Convenience in Brief | Chivas Brothers, BrewDog and Lidl and Miconex news

Scottish Grocer highlights three news stories that provide insights to convenience retailers about Chivas Brothers, BrewDog and Lidl and Miconex.
plant based babybels

Growth for snacks

Appetites for plant-based diets have been growing lately, giving retailers the perfect opportunity to reflect this in stores.

Breakfast thoughts

THINK Food To Go. Many research studies point to increasing incidence of people breakfasting while commuting or when they reach an office desk. If...

Healthy loyalty

AWARD-WINNING Premier retailers Dennis and Linda Williams are preparing to launch a new initiative to get local kids eating more healthily. 1,000 local schoolchildren are...
Kenco

Refill packs win green points

REFILL packs have helped Kenco – one of the first coffee brands to be made with 100% Rainforest Alliance beans – improve its environmental...

Ice cream is going green

UNILEVER has ditched plastic in exchange for paper tubs across its Carte D’or ice cream range
Lauren Appleyard 1881 Peebles distillery

Expanding to meet demand

Gin distillery 1881 has appointed a new trainee distiller in response to what the Peebles Hydro Hotel-based business said is growing demand for its spirits.

More free choice

GLUTEN-free biscuit brand Prewett’s has added milk-free, all-butter and individually wrapped chocolate biscuit ranges to its portfolio. David Wood, business director of brand owner Northumbrian...
Persil recyclable new pack

Cleaning up the pack

Persil has a new pack, which is now 100% recyclable