Family value pie packs

STRESSING that it’s a family business with family values, Bells Food Group reckons its products help bring families together at meal times. The Shotts-based company...

Potatoes on the line

SCOTTISH potato production has been given a major investment boost. One of the UK’s largest potato suppliers, Branston, unveiled its latest integrated grading, washing...

Ask the Expert – Danfoss

Gareth Ash, marketing communications manager at Danfoss, offers retailers insights and solutions to help make their stores more sustainable.
(left) NZN boss Simon Heppner.

Call to action at COP

URGENCY and action were the watchwords at Net Zero Now’s (NZN) Forget2050 COP26 fringe event, held at Drygate Brewery in Glasgow.
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Pack seals the freshness in

FLORETTE has been keeping things fresh with the roll out of a new resealable pack
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Mars acts for Earth

MARS Wrigley has made significant steps in pursuit of its sustainability goals.

Putting shops centre stage

WITH Scottish general and local elections just months away, Scotland’s convenience industry representative group the Scottish Grocers Federation has taken its message about the...

Boë secures Asda listing

STIRLING based gin brand Boë has secures a major listing with Asda. The deal will see two of Boë Gin’s RTD cans available across the...
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Guidance updated

THE latest edition of the SGF Healthy Living Programme – Guidance for Promoting Produce is available online at the Scottish Grocers Federation website. The programme...
Enviroglow says its E-volve refrigeration system can slash the energy costs of running a c-store. The company spent 18 months on R&D.

Evolution of the open deck

REFRIGERATION expert Enviroglow has launched what it calls “the most efficient open-deck dairy case on the planet”. After 18 months of R&D and live...
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Scooping a sustainable prize

MACKIE’s of Scotland has launched an on-pack promotion that shines a spotlight on its sustainability activities.
James Withers, above left, chief executive of Scotland Food and Drink.

A food and drink year in the making

WE are now at the halfway point in Scotland’s Year of Food and Drink which set out to promote the country’s natural larder. Scotland Food...
Archie Jess, above right, with Andrew Hemphill, president of Greenock Chamber of Commerce.

For a life in food – Jess recognised at awards ceremony

ARCHIE Jess, the driving force behind the meat processing business the AP Jess Group, has taken the Lifetime Achievement award in the Greenock Chamber...

Orkney range gets a full revamp

Orkney-based Sinclair Breweries has relaunched its Atlas Brewing Company range .

Free from has broad appeal

Lifestyle adopters push category on OVER the last few years the free-from category has gone mainstream, moving from the fringes and specialist stores to its...
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The world of health

WE’RE often told that health considerations are increasingly important to food and drink shoppers. According to figures from the global retail research firm HIM...