Bru is still king of the chiller

The power of brand Scotland should not be underestimated – especially in the soft drinks chiller .

Hand made

EVERY bar of Seed and Bean Fairtrade chocolate is hand made in the UK in small batches using 100% organic ingredients. The company says it...

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...

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...
Guylian chocolates

Eco-relaunch

SUSTANABILITY was central to Belgian premium chocolate brand Guylian’s recent relaunch.
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...

Appealing to the masses

Setting up your store to meet demand IT’S not so long ago that hardly a person in the street could tell you what free-from food...

Sweet news for everyone

CREATING gummy sweets that can be enjoyed by everyone, regardless of religious and dietary restrictions, was the aim when Melissa Burton founded Goody Good...
Ewan Anderson

Brand Scotland is a powerful force

CIM Scotland vice chair Ewan Anderson discusses the sales-driving effect that provenance has on Scottish consumers
The bottles made using hydrogen gas as the main energy source for the glass furnace.

Hydrogen bottles a glass act from Bacardi

Spirits maker Bacardi has been trialling new technology that allows it to produce glass bottles in a more eco-friendly way, while other food and drinks giants are involved in a project to support regenerative agriculture.
Nairns mimi cheese carton and bag, and Nature's Finest Pineapple

Snacking better

The question of what constitutes a ‘healthy’ snack is a tough one for shoppers as well as retailers

Twin-track appeal sees sales grow

THERE are two key consumers for Polish meats, according to speciality supplier Smithfield Foods: Polish-born shoppers who want to buy familiar brands and products,...
Mackie's chocolate orange ice cream

Scoops of sweet citrus

MACKIE’S has expanded its ice-cream portfolio with the addition of a new flavour.
A range of wind turbines across a stretch of the sea.

Scotmid secures 10 year green energy deal

Scotmid Co-op stores are set to benefit from a supply of green energy following a deal between five Co-ops and renewable electricity generation firm RWE.
Paul Greer

Pigs don’t fly, but butchers can

THE Covid-19 pandemic may have hamstrung the aviation industry, but there are still opportunities in Scotland’s food and drink sector.

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...