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Partnership is too good

Spar Scotland wholesaler CJ Lang has rolled out Too Good to Go across its entire company-owned estate.
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Planning a hot winter

HAMLYNS of Scotland is ramping up marketing and promotional activity in support of its new Scottish Porridge Sachets and Porridge Pots in a bid...

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,...
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Better options for the planet

CONSUMERS across the globe are increasingly expressing their desire for products with less plastic packaging, according to data from Kantar.
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
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Less new plastic ahead

Last year was a big one for Highland Spring in terms of sustainability.
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Brand Scotland is a powerful force

CIM Scotland vice chair Ewan Anderson discusses the sales-driving effect that provenance has on Scottish consumers
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Barr issues a challenge

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

Salt and vinegar variant lands on shelf

Back on the box

Despite total biscuit sales being flat, Border Biscuits has reported an 11.4% year-on-year increase in retail value. And it puts that down partly to more...

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...
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Berry good news

Scottish brand, AVA Berries, has joined forces with patisserie, Mademoiselle Macaron, to produce a range of strawberry macarons.
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Costcutter pushes healthy food

AS more and more of us begin to follow a healthy diet, it spells good news for retailers.
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Free-from – part of the everyday lunch?

FREE-from’s move to the mainstream continues with Tesco’s launch of a gluten-free sandwich range in May. Made by specialist supplier Genius, the fillings are cheese...

Promoting plant power

HEALTH is at the forefront of activity for Flora this year. The latest product from the brand is the dairy-free variety Flora Freedom. Its Powered by...
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Under-100 range rolling out

Portion control is at the heart of the latest launch from Burton’s Biscuit Company.