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What do we know about Scotland?
Scotland has a distinct grocery and convenience store scene. In home-produced items and other products we have our own preferences and we spend more...
The nation’s thirst for fizz – Soft drinks
AS Mark Thomson’s analysis on page 40 pointed out, Scottish consumers are very keen on soft drinks.
And soft drinks is certainly a category where...
Bakers who mix it up – Home baking latest
Kits and accessories aim to bring the cup cake revolution to every home and store
THE image of the domestic goddess in her frilly pinny...
Refill packs win green points
REFILL packs have helped Kenco – one of the first coffee brands to be made with 100% Rainforest Alliance beans – improve its environmental...
Express service – Vodka update
HOW do you give Britain’s biggest-selling vodka a boost? Earlier this year drinks giant Diageo ensured its massive brand Smirnoff stayed full of beans...
In more shapes and sizes
OREO, from Mondelez International, the world’s biggest-selling biscuit, has a number of packs designed to suit the nation’s lunchbox fillers.
Last year the firm launched...
Scottish food and drink fortnight
Scottish food and drink has been highlighted as a potential powerhouse industrial sector for the nation’s future. Next month we all have a chance...
Added to the list – Biscuit firm expands availability
LANARK-based based Border Biscuits has won a number of nationwide listings for its expanding biscuit portfolio with supermarket firm Asda.
From June, over 300 Asda...
Natural hunt for the Big 5 – Walkers Shortbread
WALKERS Shortbread is working with Visit Scotland to support its Year of Natural campaign - its biggest ever nature-focused tourism drive.
A Walkers Shortbread dedicated...
Spar stores up four decades of service – Anniversary celebrations
Milestone celebration sees staff and customers raise £1,500
BACK in 1973 Cumbernauld was settling into its new role as one of Scotland’s post-war new towns....
Papers added to the 25 – Golden Virginia launch
IMPERIAL Tobacco has launched its roll-your-own tobaccos Golden Virginia Classic and GV Smooth in new 25g packs with cut-corner cigarette papers.
The firm said the...
Cutter’s new aim is true – Artificial-free flavour
FROM this month roll-your-own smokers will be able to choose tobacco brand Cutters Choice with no artificial flavours.
The new Cutters Choice - A True...
Don’t give risk a bad rap says SWA – Mentoring Programme
TRAINING and mentoring will play a major role in Scottish Wholesale Association activity over the next year, the organisation’s annual conference was told last...
Family approach at Londis – Feedback plan to partner mentor scheme
SYMBOL group Londis is developing three programmes designed to help its retailers share best practice and ideas to grow their businesses.
The fascia...
Development drive – Lidl to spend £30m on Scottish push
RETAIL chain Lidl says its first branding campaign in Scotland has boosted customer numbers by more than 20% and has led it to launch...
I’ve looked at bread from both sides now – Scotmid team up
Scotmid is busy joining forces with a raft of local bakery firms across Scotland. Avril Cadden found out if the suppliers and the client...
