Game for a trade

EVERY banana, cup of tea or coffee and spoonful of sugar consumed by athletes, officials, workers and visitors to the Glasgow Commonwealth Games benefitted...
plastic bottles on the beach

Inflation harming efforts

INFLATION is preventing shoppers from making more sustainable food and drink choices.
Healthy Living Programme director Kathryn Neil at the Welby Loyalty Card launch.

Big push for healthy living

The Healthy Living Programme is rolling out a raft of new resources for retailers this autumn.

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...

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,...
Spearhead whisky

Summer of single grain

Loch Lomond Group has launched a new single grain Scotch whisky brand.

More Than Meet launches vegan Jerk Burger

VEGETARIAN food brand More Than Meat is launching a new vegan Jerk Burger, which it says is the first to be made available in...
Highland Spring

Fast flowing water

WATER is the fastest growing soft drink category in the UK according to Highland Spring. Quoting figures from Zenith International, it says it is...
Free from aisle

Bringing free from into focus

With gluten-free variants now available for everything from breakfast cereal to beer it’s time retailers switch on to the free-from opportunity with cakes.

Spreading freedom into new markets

Flora Freedom is a new dairy-free variant for the brand, designed to offer consumers a dairy-free spread at the same price point as its...
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Call to slash food emissions

WRAP has called for food and drink greenhouse gas emissions to be a key priority for COP26.

The search is on for Scotland’s top green businesses

Scotland’s businesses can showcase their excellence in environmental practice by entering VIBES Scottish Environment Business Awards and this year more businesses from Scotland’s retail and hospitality sectors are being encouraged to apply.
Mara Seaweed flakes

Scots producer is worth its salt

A Scottish seaweed brand has been selected to join Tesco’s Incubator programme which has supported a number of successful brands since its launch in 2017.
Quorn campaign step in the right direction

Stepping up advice

Meat free brand, Quorn has launched a campaign to help consumers make informed choices about sustainable food.
Highland Spring eco bottle

New campaign for Highland Spring

Highland Spring has put sustainability front and centre of its latest marketing campaign
Over 140 food and drink producers are expected to attend this year’s show.

Speciality food show returns

SCOTTISH produce will take centre stage at the SECC in Glasgow this month