Scotland
Scotland confirms deposit returns scheme
The Scottish Government has announced details of proposals for a deposit return scheme, with a 20p refundable deposit levied on all glass and plastics bottles and drinks cans.
Finalists announced for Scotland Food & Drink Excellence Awards
52 food and drink businesses from across Scotland are celebrating after being named as finalists for the Scotland Food & Drink Excellence Awards 2019.
Eggs-asperating campaign has slim chance of working
This week I learned that Food Standards Scotland (FSS) has launched a new campaign which aims to make people think twice before agreeing to order more food than they originally intended when eating out.
First cask strength single cask-aged rum launched in UK
Devil’s Point, developed by Deeside Distillery, is the first rum to be aged in a variation of experimental casks.
‘Drink beer, give water’ honesty campaign from Brewgooder
Scottish beer brand, Brewgooder, is inviting consumers to pay what they want for a six-pack of lager.
Review of UK meat processing plants reveals need for improvement
The UK’s two food regulators – the Food Standards Agency and Food Standards Scotland – have published a draft review launched in the wake of a number of high profile non-compliance issues identified at meat cutting plants.
Antalis ramps up regional presence with new packaging hubs
Antalis has unveiled plans to extend its regional network of packaging hubs across the UK, including Bristol, Coventry, Newcastle and Leeds.
Pladis appoints its youngest ever factory manager for McVitie’s site
A manufacturing employee from Fife, Scotland, has risen through the ranks of global snacks group Pladis, to become its youngest factory manager, leading its site in Bucharest, Romania.
Jobs boost at 2 Sisters Scotland
More than 250 jobs are to be created at 2 Sisters Food Group.
Boost for Scotland’s food and drink sector
Applications are now being accepted for grants of up to £5,000, as part of a new initiative to help drive projects that celebrate and promote food and drink sourced and produced in Scotland.
Scotland tackles childhood obesity
Scotland will aim to halve childhood obesity by 2030, first minister Nicola Sturgeon has announced.
Rural Scotland and Brexit
Rural economy secretary Fergus Ewing has warned that reducing access to seasonal labour and skills from the EU by ending free movement will damage businesses in every sector of the rural economy.
Focus group scrutinise UK-wide review into meat processing plants
The challenge group appointed to provide scrutiny to the work of the review into meat cutting plants and cold stores have convened for the first time to oversee the progress made so far.
Food safety, Ingredients, Processing, Regulatory, Sustainability
Concerns on EU withdrawal plans raised by FSS
Ross Finnie, chair of Food Standards Scotland has written to Michael Russell, the minister of UK negotiations on Scotland’s place in Europe.