Tag: Scotland

Football preview – Stand-out fixtures for new season

CIDER brand-owner C&C has a special interest in Scottish football this year. Its lead brand Magners takes over from its lager Tennent’s as shirt sponsor...
Elaine McIntyre

A new life bears fruit for Cider Retailer of the Year

Our winner: Muirside Stores Elaine McIntyre and her husband Derek own Muirside Stores Ltd, trading as Spar, Tullibody – the Scottish Grocer Cider Retailer of...
The Flower Power air freshener

Power of flower – New scents for home & on the road

CAR and home care supplier 151 Products has developed a collection of Gerbera-style flower air fresheners for homes and cars. The eight-strong floral-inspired range...

Symbol living – Changing times in fuel supply sector

FORECOURT operators could be suggesting their fuel customers put a Nisa, a Best-one, a Premier, or a Spar in their tanks as some of...
Forecourts

Fuelling flexibility – Greenergy offers deals to suit

THE UK’s fuel supply market has changed dramatically in recent years with many of the oil giants ending their involvement in refining in the...
Forecourts

Don’t lose it – Tools for fuel management

WITH fuel prices rising and margins under pressure from every angle it’s essential not to lose stock. Wetstock management specialists provide petrol dealers with...

Quiche checks in – New gluten-free frozen product

WHEN consumer research identified quiche as the product most people wanted to see in a gluten-free format, manufacturer DS gluten-free made its move. Its new...
Asim Sarwar of United Wholesale (Scotland) will become the youngest-ever president of the Scottish Wholesale Association at its conference this month.

Sarwar in hot seat at wholesale group

THERE’S a new man at the top of Scotland’s wholesale industry representative organisation. Asim Sarwar is the youngest-ever president of the Scottish Wholesale Association. The...
DRINKS giant Diageo says it will invest ÂŁ1bn in its whisky operation over the next five years.

ÂŁ1bn worth of coppers

DRINKS giant Diageo says it will invest £1bn in its whisky operation over the next five years. The company, which has Bell’s, Johnnie Walker, J&B,...
Britvic’s new-for-summer kid on the block, J2O Pear Gold, is backed by a big marketing campaign in support of the brand. Low-calorie cola Pepsi Max is growing sales year on year.

Keep it cool keep it seen

Summer boost means it’s even more important to get merchandising bang on says soft drinks giant WHEN it comes to predicting the summer weather in...
After a cold start April warmed up and ready meals and Mediterranean foods including pizza, salad and exotic fruit saw sales increase.

Sales down but life is good

Monitor shows record drop but partners say it’s all down to early Easter and Scotland is now keeping up with UK on food AFTER a...
Debs Carter, left, puts the success of WKD Purple down to the company’s engagement with its young adult consumers’ technology-driven lifestyles.

Appy hour for RTD cocktails

A MIXTURE of cocktails and smartphone technology is the secret of WKD’s success in the Scottish market, according to marketing director Debs Carter. Social media-savvy...