Waitrose Seeks Scots Suppliers
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23 February 2011
Waitrose is looking for Scottish suppliers ahead of the opening of its biggest Scottish store in Newton Mearns, near Glasgow, in May 2011.
A Meet The Buyer event will be held in in Glasgow next month (10 March) which will give producers the chance to pitch to Waitrose buyers with the prospect of supplying the supermarket's four Scottish stores - and with the potential to supply over 200 more stores in England.
The supermarket already stocks 250 Scottish products and is looking to increase that with new products which meet its high standards of quality, provenance and value.
With three stores already open in Scotland, Waitrose - which is part of the John Lewis Partnership - already works with a wide range of Scottish growers and businesses, selling both local and regional foods.
The company has unique sourcing policies. All the foods sourced through Waitrose's local and regional sourcing initiative come from small-scale producers. They include everything from ice cream to sausages, soup to wine, as well as regionally produced fruit and vegetables. There are more than 2,300 different lines in all from all corners of the UK.
Waitrose's Small Producers' Charter reassures smaller suppliers that the supermarket is committed to a fair and ethical relationship with them.
For further information about the Meet the Buyer event, go to Scotland Food & Drink
