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Chris Cobb, store owner of Cults Stores – KeyStore, stands with Ghayda Jameel, senior account exec at Cirkle, and Andrew Young, business development exec at The Magnum Ice Cream Company, stand together to take a selfie in front of the Ben & Jerry's Community Picnic banner.

Chris Cobb wins UK-wide Ben & Jerry’s competition

Aberdeenshire retailer Chris Cobb celebrated a local community day after winning the Ben & Jerry's Community Picnic competition.
A team for the 'Pedal the Borders' GroceryAid initiative stand together celebrating finishing the race.

GroceryAid raises over £200k in three-day cycle challenge

Industry charity GroceryAid has managed to raise more than £200k through its annual 'Pedal the Borders' three day cycling challenge.
Exterior shot of Premier Your Store in Greenock.

Booker supports retailers with new Autumn Guide

Wholesaler Booker has unveiled its new Autumn 2026 New Product Development Guide, offering its retailers key sales tips for the rest of the year.
A woman hiding a bottle under her jacket in a store.

Call for action as shoplifting in Scotland soars

The Scottish Retail Consortium wants increased funding for the Police Scotland Retail Crime Taskforce after the latest official recorded crime figures for the country showed shoplifting had soared by 20% during the year to June.
Thomas Conquet, managing director at Nestlé Waters and premium beverages in the UK.

Nestlé Waters appoints new managing director

Drinks firm Nestlé Waters & Premium Beverages has appointed Thomas Conquet as its new managing director for the UK team.
Uthay Soundararajan, the Fed's Scottish national president, hailed the Perth retailer get-together a success.

The Fed hosts successful Scottish retailer event

Members of the Fed and industry guests from across Scotland have come together for an evening of business advice, networking and fundraising for the NewstrAid charity.
Team members from Scotmid Co-op stands holding a banner highlighting a £22,000 donation from Scotimd to the Disasters Emergency Committee Venezuela Earthquake Appeal.

Scotmid raises £22k for Venezuela earthquake appeal

Convenience retailer Scotmid Co-op has helped to raise £22,000 for the Disasters Emergency Committee's Venezuela earthquake appeal.
Bahar Demirci, senior director of smoke-free products at Philip Morris Limited, stands in front of the IQOS logo.

Philip Morris hires new director of smoke-free products

Nicotine products firm Philip Morris Limited has appointed Bahar Demirci as its new senior director of smoke-free products in the UK and Ireland.
Prime Minister Andy Burnham stands outside No.10 Downing Street.

Food and drink firms call on PM to ease industry pressure

The Food and Drink Federation has called on the PM to ease the burden on manufacturers across the food and drink industry after a drop in business confidence.
From left, Scotmid's Lynne MacGillivray, Kevin Lowe, Jane Burns and Lynne Hedger, who are all celebrating career milestones.

Scotmid quartet mark 110 years of service

Scotmid Co-op is celebrating the career milestones of four staff who have been with the convenience store group for more than 110 years combined.
Promotional image of the Golden Wonder 'World of Wonder' event.

Golden Wonder brings back World of Wonder tour

Crisps brand Golden Wonder is set to bring back its experiential event World of Wonder in September with plans to visit both Glasgow and Edinburgh throughout its running.
Andria Vidler, outgoing chief executive at Allwyn stands holding a lottery ball in the image on the left. The image on the right features a head shot of Phil Walker, interim chief executive at Allwyn.

Allwyn CEO steps down from position

Operator for The National Lottery Allwyn has announced its chief executive Andria Vidler has chosen to step down from her role.
An image of a refrigerator unit inside a convenience store with soft drinks inside and doors on the chiller.

Energy costs push inflation back above 3%

A rise in the energy price cap has caused overall inflation to increase back above 3%, according to the latest stats from the ONS.
Paula Middleton, head of marketing at CJ Lang & Son, stands with the Cetacean Research & Rescue Unit holding a cheque for £10,000.

Spar Scotland donates £13k to local causes

Local charity groups across Scotland have received grants from Spar Scotland through the symbol's Community Cashback scheme.
(L to R) Ashleigh Cheetham, Gurms Athwal, David Cooke and Belinda Parkinson sit together at a table during the Unitas trade exhibition.

Promo delivers sales uplift for Unitas members

Wholesale buying group Unitas has reported a massive uplift in its volume sales following its latest One Week Special promotional activity.

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Head shot of Louisa Coursey, programme manager of Scotland Food & Drink's Net Zero Commitment team.

Scotland Food & Drink strengthens Net Zero team

Industry firm Scotland Food & Drink has strengthened its commitment to hit net zero by 2045 with the appointment of a new programme manager for the initiative.
A person is putting an empty plastic bottle into a reverse vending machine.

Industry experts welcome DRS grant support

Aerial shot of the Ochil Hills in Perthshire.

Highland Spring focuses on nature with Woodland Trust partnership

Kellogg's has teamed up with STV and two of Scotland's strongest people, Nicole Ann Bennett and Chris Beetham, to encourage people to sign up to host their own Big Scottish Breakfast.

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Quorn has relaunched its range emphasising that it has no artificial ingredients.

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