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MEMBERS UPDATE – 2 JUNE 2023
Food Standards Scotland Online Allergen Training Tool
This training tool has been developed by Food Standards Scotland to help bring greater awareness about allergens in manufacturing and catering settings.
The training is primarily intended for use by food business operators and local authority enforcement officers, but may also be of interest to anyone wanting to learn more about food allergies.
Corporate Member News
Following a challenging season in 2022 with Avian Influenza risks across the country, there has been a number of significant changes in the turkey supply chain this year with a number of producers leaving the industry.
However, Walters Turkeys are continuing to produce our premium quality traditional turkeys for the coming season and are well placed to serve existing and new customers for this coming Christmas with Traditional Free Range Bronze Turkeys; Whole birds, crowns and breast joints all boxed and priced for your retail and delivered to your store this December.
If you are interested please email Ed Walters on [email protected] or call him on 07786 332952 or look at our website www.waltersturkeys.co.uk.
Healthier Bakery Fund
In partnership with Food Standards Scotland (FSS), the Food and Drink Federation Scotland has developed the Healthier Bakery Fund. A recent survey of products served in out-of-home venues, carried out by FSS, noted that many servings contained over half of an adult’s recommended daily intake of calories. Proposed legislation of mandatory calorie labelling for certain food outlets could see this information presented to customers at point of sale. FSS is now providing funding of up to £5,000 to support health reformulation of sweet and savoury bakery products, and make it easier for customers to say ‘yes’. This fund is available to butchers shops to apply for.
What can the funding be used for?
Use your £5,000 to pay for trial ingredients, pilot batches, new labelling and packaging, laboratory analysis, or for external advice… anything that will help your reformulation project.
How do I access this new funding?
Apply online, or request a word document application by emailing [email protected]. Applications must be received by 5pm 30th June. Click here for full terms and conditions.
https://www.fdfscotland.org.uk/globalassets/our-focus/documents/bakery-fund-3.pdf
Women in Meat Awards Nominations Open
If you know someone who has brilliant skills, masses of enthusiasm and makes a real difference to the business they are in – now is the time to nominate them into the Women in Meat Industry Awards.
NOMINATE NOW
World Charcuterie Awards 2023
Scottish Craft Butchers are sponsors of the World Charcuterie Awards this year.
We would encourage members to consider entries to the awards.
Entrance for the Awards has gone live again! Thank you so much for bearing with us while the Awards were paused. We’re very excited to be up and running again and to have you onboard.
Judging is now scheduled to take place at Billingsgate Kitchens from Wednesday 23rd – Friday 25th August 2023, full details to follow.
The link for entering the Awards with all details is: https://www.worldcharcuterieawards.com/awards/enter-the-awards/.
Energy Bills Discount Scheme Now open to Register
Register here:-
Please can members let us know if they have been successful with an application so we can measure how it is being applied.
https://www.gov.uk/guidance/energy-bills-discount-scheme-energy-and-trade-intensive-industries-support
The regulations are came into force in late April 2023.
If your business is successful in applying for the scheme then payments will be backdated to the 1st April.
The UK government have announced more details on energy discounts for business post 1st April; https://www.gov.uk/guidance/energy-bills-discount-scheme
Butchers’ businesses, if they qualify, are eligible for higher tier support.
1. The Energy and Trade Intensive Industries (ETII) discount will provide a higher level of support to businesses and organisations in eligible sectors – you will need to register to get this support
This appears to be for businesses who meet the criteria and fall into the following SIC code categories (comes down to the interpretation of the title)
We appear to qualify under the following.
• Division 10: Manufacture of food products
This division includes the processing of the products of agriculture, forestry and fishing into food for humans or animals, and includes the production of various intermediate products that are not directly food products. The activity often generates associated products of greater or lesser value (for example, hides from slaughtering, or oilcake from oil production).This division is organised by activities dealing with different kinds of products: meat, fish, fruit and vegetables, fats and oils, milk products, grain mill products, animal feeds and other food products. Production can be carried out for own account, as well as for third parties, as in custom slaughtering. Some activities are considered manufacturing (for example, those performed in bakeries, pastry shops, and prepared meat shops etc. which sell their own production) even though there is retail sale of the products in the producers’ own shop. However, where the processing is minimal and does not lead to a real transformation, the unit is classified to wholesale and retail trade (section ##G).Preparation of food for immediate consumption on the premises is classified to division ##56 (Food and beverage service activities).Production of animal feeds from slaughter waste or by-products is classified in ##10.9, while processing food and beverage waste into secondary raw material is classified to ##38.3, and disposal of food and beverage waste in ##38.21. This division does not include the preparation of meals for immediate consumption, such as in restaurants.
10:11 Processing and Preserving of Meat
10:12 Processing and Preserving of Poultry Meat
10:85 Manufacture of Prepared Meals and Dishes
The detailed descriptions are here.
Sectors were defined under the SIC hierarchy. A more detailed description of each SIC code, including inclusions and exclusions, is available here [Link to definitions of SICs e.g. https://onsdigital.github.io/dp-classification- tools/standard-industrial-classification/ONS_SIC_hierarchy_view.html]
Our energy advisor, Mark Livingston, will be able to advise members on this process.
Mark Livingston
Energy & Utilities Consultant
DIRECT ENERGY & UTILITIES
Office 11, Arran House Business Centre, Arran Road, Perth, PH1 3DZ
T: 01738 270592
M: 07762 945 281
E: [email protected]
W: www.direct-energy.net
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Bruce McCall: [email protected] 07834490922
The Scottish Craft Butchers office in Perth is staffed every weekday.
We will be available to our members to answer any queries via email or by mobile phone
and will be available out of office hours for any members wanting to contact us.