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Members Update – 31 July 2026

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Women in Meat Industry Awards – Vote Now

Price Reporting

Zero Waste Scotland Workshop

Regional Meetings

 

Women in Meat Industry Awards – Vote Now

 

Congratulations to all the Women in Meat Industry Awards 2026 finalists – not least

Tracy Guinan, Handtmann Ltd, Judith Johnston, Lucas Ingredients, Chantelle Brennand, Innovative Food Ingredients Ltd in the Meat Businesswoman Award – Industry Supplier Category.

Helen Oven, McCaskie Butchers & Cafe in the Meat Businesswoman Award – Independent Retailing Category.

Shona Marshall, Marshalls Farm Shop and Hayley Glen, The Butcher The Baker in the Meat Businesswoman Award – Craft Butchery Category.

Laura Black, Scottish Craft Butchers, Kate Rowell, Kathryn Kerr both Quality Meat Scotland (QMS), in the Meat Businesswoman Award – Trade Body Category.

Amie Waterson, ABP UK in Meat Businesswoman Award – Manufacturing / Processing Category.

 

Please show your support and cast your vote here; https://womeninmeatawards.com/vote/

 

Price Reporting

Thank you to all the members who contribute to the monthly price reporting. Your support is greatly appreciated. If any other members would like to help by contributing to the monthly price reporting, please let me know. Your participation would be very welcome.

 

Zero Waste Scotland Workshop

 

Join our rescue mission to save Scotland’s food.  We need your expertise!

 

Scotland’s food waste challenge sits right at the heart of what your sector does every day.  Whether you’re producing it, serving it, rescuing it, or building the technology that helps households use it better, you have a frontline understanding of the value of food.  Helping households value, use and waste less of the food they buy is a challenge your sector is uniquely placed to influence.

 

Zero Waste Scotland, on behalf of the Scottish Government, is developing a Household Intervention Plan (HHIP)  for food waste reduction and we’re bringing together a cross-sector group of manufacturers, food service operators, and technology innovators to help shape it.  This is your opportunity to bring that expertise into the room – to influence a national plan from the inside, sharing what’s working, challenge what isn’t, and help co-design interventions that are grounded in commercial and operational reality.
 
 

 

 

 

 
 
 

 

 

 

Join our workshops
  • Date/Time; Thursday 20th August 2026, 9.30am arrival, registration & refreshments for a prompt start at 10am – 2pm (lunch provided)
  • Venue; Technology and Innovation Centre (TIC), Conference, Meetings & Events – University of Strathclyde, 99 George St, Glasgow, G1 1RD 

 

You’ll have the opportunity to review emerging evidence, test proposed approaches, and co-design the plan that Scotland’s households need.

 

Book your place now.  
 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 

Regional Meetings

 

The next regional meetings will be held from 7.30 to 9pm.

 

Monday 21st September – Garfield House Hotel, Cumbernauld Rd, Stepps, G33 6HW

Tuesday 22nd September – Peebles Hydro Hotel, Innerleithen Rd, Peebles EH45 8LX

Wednesday 23rd September – Laichmoray Hotel, Maisondieu Rd, Elgin IV30 1QR

Thursday 24th September – Black Watch Castle, Balhousie Castle, Hay St, Perth PH1 5HR

 

Dalziel & Verstegen Presentation

Beyond the Block – Restaurant-Style Cooked Ready Meals. As the cost of living continues to rise, more consumers are choosing to dine at home. To help butchers capitalise on this growing opportunity, we are pleased to partner with Verstegen to share five simple steps to success: Season, Seal, Cook, Chill and Create — restaurant-style cooked ready meals made simple.

 

Content of presentation:

  • The dining at home market (data and trends)
  • Verstegen Spices and Sauces impact on Dutch retail butchery scene
  • The simple steps to success: Season, Seal, Cook, Chill and Create
  • Display of Cooked Ready Meals and Marketing POS
  • Marketing POS and tips
  • Small assemble demonstration showcasing the simplicity
  • Beyond the Block magazine (special edition)
  • Tasting of a main cooked ready meal and a side dish 

 

Scotweigh Presentation

 

“Media Display Screens: How Generative AI can help you create promotional material in minutes”

 

Scotweigh will show you how they can supply and install display screens that will let you create your own in-store marketing materials in a simple and straightforward way via their Connect scale system.

 

Awards will be presented from the Beef Burger, Black Pudding and Ready Meal competitions. Thank you to our sponsors, The Dalesman Group, Dalziel Ltd and Scotweigh.

 

Please book places Tel: 01738 637472 or email [email protected]

 

If you have any questions, please contact:

MEMBER SERVICES – Bruce McCall:                           [email protected]                01738 637472

CRAFT SKILLS SCOTLAND – Claire Simpson:             [email protected]                          01738 637785