Scottish Food and Drink Fortnight, SFDF,

Eating Scottish

THERE are a few things that undeniably come in useful in Scotland, for residents and visitors alike. One of them is an umbrella. Next month...

Clan gathers new listings

Supermarket adds ales from nine Scottish brewery independents THE team that helped drive an £850,000 supermarket deal for some of Scotland’s craft breweries is planning...
Nature's Finest Peach in Juice 220g pots

Fruity NPD for 2019

FRUITY snack brand Nature’s Finest is looking to capitalise on demand for healthier options this year by expanding its range.

Space for Scotland

GRAHAM’S the Family Dairy has called on Scottish retailers to make more space available in stores for Scottish produce. Ahead of speaking at the...
RVM Systems

RVM firm teams up with SGF

REVERSE vending machine firm RVM Systems Ltd has joined the Scottish Grocers’ Federation – as Scotland’s c-store retailers prepare for the rollout of DRS in Scotland next year.
Andrew McCaffery of Ecoveritas.

A triumph for common sense

Andrew McCaffery, global EPR director at Ecoveritas, responds to the latest DRS advice from the Scottish Government.

Building from the ground up

Chocolate brand Ritter Sport has made a major sustainability commitment, pledging to use paper packaging across its entire portfolio by 2025
Cadbury

Chocolate giant spreads change

CADBURY became Fairtrade on a number of Cadbury Dairy Milk products in Britain in September 2009. And since then the Fairtrade mark has been added...

Home grown ready meal sales soaring

Strathmore Foods has reported double-digit growth for its ready meal range, with Kantar Worldpanel figures showing 14% growth for the year to January 2017. The...
Ryder Cup legend Colin Montgomerie helped launch a very special Ryder Cup bottling of Johnnie Walker Blue Label.

Back home

FOOD and drink will play a major part in golf’s Ryder Cup, being held next month (26 - 28 September) at Gleneagles. And Diageo will...
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.
Paloma Faith Boe Gin

Having Faith in local gin

Singer Paloma Faith has teamed up with Boë Gin for the Stirling-based brand’s latest marketing campaign.
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.

Beer in the city

DUNDEE could be about to ride the craft beer wave as planning permission has been granted to 71 Brewing for the creation of a...
Guylian seashells

Sustainable future for seashells

Chocolate seashell brand Guylian has undergone a relaunch, comprising a sustainability-focused packaging overhaul and a new recipe.

Melting into a makeover

IT’S more than 40 years since Helen Dean set out to bake shortbread in her Huntly kitchen to raise funds for the local pipe...