Scotland Food & Drink Excellence Awards
Thursday, January 14, 2010
The Scotland Food & Drink Excellence Awards are open for entries from 13th January and the organisers are urging Scottish companies to bolster their credentials by entering these national 'Oscars' of the food and drink industry.
Now in their ninth year and jointly organised by RHASS and Scotland Food & Drink, these prestigious awards have helped numerous businesses increase their profile, gain deserved recognition, secure valuable listings and increase profits. Clydesdale Bank has come onboard this year as Main Sponsor.
Previous Excellence Award winners, including Aberdeen Angus beef producer Hardiesmill, have witnessed remarkable sales and turnover boosts since their wins.
SAOS, through the Cultivating Collaboration Project (C2), is once again sponsoring the Success Through Working in Partnerships Award. This award will be presented to the supply chain partners who have demonstrated clear, sustainable, commercial benefit from joint, market-focussed, supply-chain development activity and operational practices.
Alan Stevenson, SAOS Supply Chain Development Director, said: "We are delighted to be sponsoring this award again. The interest in this category highlights the growing awareness among food and drink companies of how partnerships can lead to real business profitability and new opportunities."
Paul McLaughlin, Chief Executive of Scotland Food & Drink, said: "We want the quality of our industry to be renowned internationally and for this we need revered products to champion our produce on a global stage.
"We urge companies to think about their success story and enter relevant award categories to help boost the reputation of the industry and of course their own business.
