Tag: Scottish Government
Retailers hungry for food-to-go grants
Seventy-three convenience stores from across Scotland – including stores from island and rural communities – have benefited from...
Glass is not clear cut
While most retailers would on principle agree with the inclusion of glass in the forthcoming Deposit Return Scheme,...
DRS: trade associations share glass concerns
Sixteen industry bodies, including the SWA, SGF and SRC, have supported British Glass in an open letter to...
Sturgeon urged to act on junk food price promos
Health groups and campaigners have united to call on the First Minister to curtail promotions on food and...
Best Start cards replace Healthy Start paper vouchers
The Scottish Government has launched a new Best Start payment card to replace Westminster's Healthy Start food vouchers...
Lost in the clouds
Last month’s vaping event organised by the SGF confirmed that a lot of work still needs to be...
FM to address SGF conference
First Minister Nicola Sturgeon will give the keynote address at the Federation’s annual conference in Glasgow on 25...
Glass ‘not a fit’ for DRS, says Scotland’s only glass recycler
The only company in Scotland with glass recycling facilities has told MSPs that glass is ‘not a fit’...
Glass an unwelcome addition to Scotland’s deposit return scheme
The news that glass bottles will be collected as part of Scotland’s Deposit Return Scheme (DRS) and that small...
Further food-to-go funding announced
The Scottish Government has released a further £300,000 in funding to help local retailers bolster their food-to-go offering....