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New website for East Lothian Food and Drink
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East Lothian Food and Drink have received funding from Connect Local to update their website. The updated website is due to be launched in September and will include the following new sections:
1) Information about tours and events
- There will be information about events, exhibitions and shows that our members are attending. We will include the date of the event, the location, a brief description of the event and a link to the booking site or event website. The ELFD team will keep an eye out for events on members websites/social media but would be grateful if members could let us know of events they will be attending.
- We will also have information about factory/premises tours that are available in East Lothian.
- If you do not want information about your events included on the ELFD website, please email info@scotlandsfooddrinkcounty.com.
2) Job listings
- We will be able to include information about our members job vacancies including the job title, location, a brief description, contact details and (if applicable) link to the original job advert.
- If you have a job that you would like to advertise a job on the East Lothian Food and Drink website, please email info@scotlandsfooddrinkcounty.com
3) Forum
- The new website will include a forum for our members. We hope that the forum will allow our members to chat to one another informally about food and drink products and production.
4) Updated members pages
- All members pages will be updated to include links members social media pages websites.
6) Blogs (news and jobs)
The new website will have two blog sections:
- We are hoping to encourage more people to consider jobs in the food and drink industry and will be writing blogs about jobs in different parts of the sector (think day in the life!). If you are interested in writing a short blog about your job/experience/role, please email info@scotlandsfooddrinkcounty.com
- We will also be writing blogs about new products/events/awards etc. If you have news that you would like to be included on our website, get in touch by emailing info@scotlandsfooddrinkcounty.com
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East Lothian Food and Drink Supporters
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East Lothian Food and Drink are excited to be launching a 'supporters' package for non food and drink producers, who would like to be recognised for supporting and promoting East Lothian producers.
A full list of supporter benefits can be found here.
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Loving Food @ East Lothian
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East Lothian Food and Drink AGM
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East Lothian Food and Drink would like to invite all BID members to their Annual General Meeting on the 31st of October at Queen Margaret University. The AGM will start at 9.30am and will run until 10.15am. Following the AGM, Queen Margaret University will be offering BID members the opportunity to learn more about the food and drink facilities at the university.
The following topics will be covered at the AGM:
- Appointment and reappointment of directors (including a members vote).
- Achievements of the BID over the past year.
- Accounts.
Please RSVP by emailing info@scotlandsfooddrinkcounty.com by the 4th of October 2019.
Please note, East Lothian Food and Drink are currently looking for new directors to join their board. If you would like to find out more about the role of a director, please drop us an email. If you would like to nominate a person as a director, please complete this form and return it to info@scotlandsfooddrinkcounty.com by the 4th of October 2019. |
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Webinar: Driving more growth from innovation.
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The Food and Drink Federation webinar will take place on the 9th of September 2019. The seminar will be presented by Stuart McCallum and James Tetley, two RSM partners whose sector experience has been built over many years by serving the needs of their food and drink clients. They will talk through the innovation trends currently taking place in the industry and give some examples of how some of these activities can qualify for R&D tax relief.
For more information and to register, click here.
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Make Innovation Happen: Creating a Winning Workforce Food and Drink Webinar
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There is a Make Innovation Happen Webinar on Creating a Winning Workforce from 11am - 12pm on Tuesday 1st October 2019
This is a unique opportunity to hear from experts who will inspire and motivate you to act on a range of possibilities for workforce innovation with follow up support available post webinar from the MIH team.
To register, click here.
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Webinar: Driving more growth from innovation.
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The Food and Drink Federation webinar will take place on the 9th of September 2019. The seminar will be presented by Stuart McCallum and James Tetley, two RSM partners whose sector experience has been built over many years by serving the needs of their food and drink clients. They will talk through the innovation trends currently taking place in the industry and give some examples of how some of these activities can qualify for R&D tax relief.
For more information and to register, click here.
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East Central Agritourism Monitor Farm Meeting: Food Tourism
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On the 1st of October 2019, East Central Monitor Farm will be holding their fourth meeting at Drift, North Berwick. The meeting will focus on food tourism and will highlight areas such as costs, benefits, logistics and the impact on a business that sources and provides local produce.
For more information and to book your space, click here.
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Made in Midlothian
Made in Midlothian will be holding a Christmas market on the 16th of November . They still have a couple of spaces for stall holders selling fresh produce, food or drink. For more information, click here. (the link is a Google Form so you may be prompted to log in).
Falkirk First Friday Market
Falkirk First hold a producer and crafters market on the first friday of the month. For more information and book a table, email info@falkirkdelivers.com
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Current offers and opportunities
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We are pleased to be able to provide BID members with information about offers, deals and opportunities but would like to highlight that we are not recommending any of the third party service providers.
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Edie Sustainability Awards
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Entries are now open for the edie Sustainability Leaders Awards 2020.
Entry is free for micro businesses (organisation with 50 employees or less).
For more information, click here.
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Biz East Lothian Networking Event
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The next Biz East Lothian Networking Event will be held on the 19th of September from 17.30 to 19.30 at Haddington Town Hall.
This will be a 'talking business event'. Biz East Lothian will be welcoming a panel of four local business owners to discuss a variety of topics. There will be the chance for everyone join in this facilitated discussion, make connections and share knowledge.
To register for the event, click here
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7 and 8 September 2019
Castle Douglas Harvest Food Festival.
9 September 2019
Food and Drink Federation Webinar: Driving more growth from innovation.
19 September 2019
Biz Networking Event.
26 September 2019
Loving Food @ East Lothian Event.
27 September 2019
Closing date: edie Sustainability Leaders Awards
28 October 2019
Save the date: Amazon Workshop in East Lothian. More information to follow.
1 October 2019
East Central Agritourism Monitor Farm Meeting: Food Tourism
Webinar: Make Innovation Happen: Creating a Winning Workforce Food and Drink Webinar.
31 October 2019
AGM at Queen Margaret University. More information to follow.
16th of November 2019
Made in Midlothian Christmas Market
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