Key industry figures will gather in Edinburgh this month for a major new networking event facilitated by the Scottish Wholesale Association (SWA) as part of its ongoing strategy to highlight the growing importance of foodservice to its members and the wider wholesale industry.

Judging for Achievers 2018 is under way with supporting suppliers conducting their first round of judging/visits.

A new service to directly help mid-sized businesses – including wholesalers – as they expand and grow has been launched by HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC).

The Scottish Wholesale Association (SWA) has expressed its surprise and disappointment over today’s announcement by the Scottish Government that it is to press ahead with proposals for a deposit return scheme (DRS) rather than undertaking the exploratory modelling work it committed to earlier this year.

Catch up with the latest news from the Scottish Wholesale Association in our Summer/Autumn Bulletin.

The British Free Range Egg Producers Association is calling on retailers to change their egg sourcing policies after 700,000 contaminated Dutch eggs made it into the UK food chain.

The Scottish Wholesale Association has joined forces with licensing legal firm TLT to launch a bespoke licensing hotline service for its members.

Employment tribunal fees have been scrapped and the Government has said it will take steps to stop charging and refund payments.

 

 

Trade organisation the Scottish Wholesale Association (SWA) has voiced its disappointment at the Scottish Government’s decision to ask its environment agency Zero Waste Scotland to undertake further modelling on different deposit return systems.

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