Baxters plant based range

Going big on plant based

Scottish soup brand Baxters has expanded its Plant Based range with the launch of three new flavours.
Swizzles puds vegan

Vegan confectionery helps growth

Vegan can be sweet. That’s the view of sugar confectionery manufacturer Swizzels.

Pots of demand

Scottish dairy brand Rowan Glen has launched two new ranges of high-protein yogurts that feature zero added sugar. Commercial manager Donny Gillies said: “The Pots of...
Traditional Scottish produce, using Scottish ingredients, but prepared and presented for modern consumers. Strathmore Foods’ McIntosh of Dyce range includes chilled meat products and ready meals. Among its newest products are McIntosh Haggis and McIntosh black pudding.

Chilled growth – Strathmore seek out Scottish

NOT just a Scottish brand owner but one that ensures it uses Scottish produce in its own portfolio, that’s the ethos at Strathmore Foods,...

Time to get healthy

Many shoppers don’t see c-stores as credible source of fresh products. FOLLOWING years of concern over obesity the consumer trend towards healthy eating has “exploded”...

A taste of the past to make at home

DO you or your customers fancy taking a knife and fork to a ‘Reekin Fat Hen’ or having ‘Mackerel Two Ways’ for tea? You and...
DRS machine

A warm welcome for the latest guidance

The administrator for the deposit return scheme in Scotland, Circularity Scotland, has said the latest government guidance will significantly reduce the cost of the scheme for the industry and consumers.
Growers Garden chief executive Pete Higgins

Veg crisps taking root in convenience

Meet the maker: Growers Garden boss Pete Higgins
Grocer Aid Covid-19 Fund

Don’t suffer in silence

THE ACS has been reminding retailers that they can seek mental health support from industry charity GroceryAid
New Border Biscuits team

Big moves for Border

BORDER Biscuits has been on a recruitment drive, as the Lanark-based firm eyes further growth.
Glayva

Glam Glayva

WHISKY liqueur Glayva has a new-look embossed bottle, desgined to highlight the flavours present in the drink. The label has been modernised and the closure...
Macsween of Edinburgh has donated tonnes of surplus haggis to FareShare.

FareShare help good for planet

The FareShare charity has been explaining how its food help for the poor also prevents waste.

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...

Awards – the people and brands behind Scotland’s best products

THIRD generation managing directors of their family haggis firm, James and Jo MacSween were among the winners at this year’s Scotland Food & Drink...
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...

Going bananas for Fairtrade?

COCOA, sugar and bananas are the star performers in a Fairtrade sector which its supporters say appears to be recession-proof. Estimated Fairtrade sales...