Unilever is trialling paper packaging for its Pot Noodle Chicken & Mushroom offering.

Pot Noodle on sustainability mission

Unilever is trialling paper packaging for the most popular flavour of its Pot Noodle brand in a bid to cut its use of plastics and so be more eco-friendly.
Traditional Scottish produce, using Scottish ingredients, but prepared and presented for modern consumers. Strathmore Foods’ McIntosh of Dyce range includes chilled meat products and ready meals. Among its newest products are McIntosh Haggis and McIntosh black pudding.

Chilled growth – Strathmore seek out Scottish

NOT just a Scottish brand owner but one that ensures it uses Scottish produce in its own portfolio, that’s the ethos at Strathmore Foods,...
Marking September’s Craft Beer Rising, left to right: Matt Johnson, Pilot Brewery, Leith; Pat Jones, also Pilot; Alessandra Confessore, Drygate Brewing Co, Glasgow; Graeme Martin, Tempest Brew Co, Kelso; Peter Stuart, Thistly Cross Cider, Dunbar.

City to host the craft

GLASGOW’S new Drygate brewery is hosting the Craft Beer Rising festival at its city headquarters next month, the first time the event has been...

Rolling out a reusable barbecue

RECTELLA International has launched its first Reusable Instant barbecue under its Bar-Be-Quick brand.

Breakthrough oats

QUAKER Oats has added two gluten-free variants to its range. The introduction of a gluten-free range coincides with a packaging redesign for the entire...

Taking beer all the way to the top

Scotland’s favourite lager brand, Tennent’s, takes the top spot for the first time
Kokkoman Ponzu Lemon and Teriyaki marinade

Japanese flavour in a bottle

GLOBAL soy sauce brand Kikkoman has stepped up its NPD game, introducing more Japanese flavour to the UK market.
Ristorante lactose free pizza

Mamma Mia! Lactose-free pizza

Being lactose-intolerant would usually mean that frozen pizzas were firmly off-limits.
albert-bartlett-potatoes

Spuds going strong

SCOTTISH produce is having a great year according to Scottish spud specialist Albert Bartlett
Swizzles puds vegan

Vegan confectionery helps growth

Vegan can be sweet. That’s the view of sugar confectionery manufacturer Swizzels.

Plant-based sweet treats

Plant-based baking brand Oggs has launched a new range of pocket-sized snacks

Adapting to expectations

SUSTAINABILITY isn’t just good for the planet, it’s also good for a retailer’s bottom line, according to Suntory Beverage & Food GB&I.
Highland Spring water bottles

Visibility can be effective

TAKING action to improve sustainability is more essential than ever, both for the environment and for bottom lines.

Tayto’s valued choice

Crisps giant Tayto has kept its PMP range of Golden Wonder sharing packs set at £1 in the face of rising inflation to help support convenience retailers.
A person is putting an empty plastic bottle into a reverse vending machine.

New operator announced for UK DRS

The UK Government has appointed a new operator for the UK deposit return scheme and has tasked the firm to deliver this by October 2027.
Gordon Allan, director of Malcolm Allan, left, and Gordon Robinson, Bank of Scotland relationship director, right, outside the new Malcolm Allan headquarters in Larbert. The new plant was developed after a £2.9m finance deal with Bank of Scotland was agreed.

Top food firm enters new era

IF 2013 was a great year for Falkirk-based meat products producer Malcolm Allan, 2014 is likely to turn out to be important to the...