The world on your plate

Rice is a key ingredient in world food because it is used  in so many different global cuisines, from middle eastern and Indian to...

Land of the free

There are more free-from products available than ever before. But, to make the most of a booming market, what should c-stores stock? And how...
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...
Guylian seashells

Sustainable future for seashells

Chocolate seashell brand Guylian has undergone a relaunch, comprising a sustainability-focused packaging overhaul and a new recipe.
The Vegetarian Butcher Little Willies and What the Cluck range

One billion plant target

FMCG giant Unilever has thrown its weight behind plant-based meat and dairy alternatives
Sunny-D-No-added-Sugar

Health really is hitting mark

Figures show shift to low and no
Brand owners haven’t been slow to embrace all things free from in recent years.

Time to ‘free’ up shelf space

Producers confident of growth
Carling 4 pack with card packaging

Ringing the changes

MOLSON Coors Beverage Company has not stood still when it comes to cutting plastic, as the firm looks to reduce its impact on the environment
Scottish Wholesale Association

SWA joins taskforce

THE Scottish Wholesale Association has joined Transport Scotland’s Zero Emission Truck Taskforce.
Highland Spring eco bottle

New campaign for Highland Spring

Highland Spring has put sustainability front and centre of its latest marketing campaign
Baxters

Highland giant launches snack meals range

FOCHABERS-based family-run food manufacturer Baxters has branched out with two new ranges of instant hot meals using some distinctly non-Scottish recipes. Baxters Meal Pots...
Tilda

Now one rice doesn’t fit all

SCOTS, and others in the UK, appear to be eating from a much wider range of international food and looking to retailers to provide...
Meatsnacks new range

Chewing over changes for 2018

MEATSNACKS Group has been gearing up for the New Year by enhancing the recipe and revamping the packaging of its jerky range
Irn Bru advert

Barr issues a challenge

How do you describe the indescribable? That is the latest challenge from Irn-Bru.

Something for the weekend

BIG NIGHTS IN don’t just feature quick snacks. Special nights in and dinner parties have risen dramatically. Research carried out by YouGov found that...
BrewDog Make Earth Great Again signs

Sustainable investment

Spending millions to slash carbon