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Media release: Scottish Bakers report a steady return to the high street and strong demand for food on-the-go SCOTTISH Bakers, the association which supports bakers throughout Scotland, has announced the results of its latest member survey, confirming that business is heading towards ‘normal’ on high streets from Shetland to Stranraer. The survey sought to understand trading conditions for Scotland’s much-loved bakers as lockdown restrictions ease, including the indoor sale of takeaway fo...

Media release: World Scotch Pie ‘Champion of Champions’ judging day completed, as winner is selected THE World Scotch Pie ‘Champion of Champions’ judging day took place in Dunfermline yesterday – under both top-secret and also social distancing conditions. But the winner of the ultimate accolade will have to wait until 12 th May to be crowned World Scotch Pie Champion of Champions for 2021! A total of 15 bakers and butchers from across Scotland, all of whom have previously held th...

Media release: Scottish Bakers welcomes latest lockdown easing measures SCOTTISH Bakers welcomes the latest lockdown easing measures and hopes they will help hard-working bakers to bounce back – supporting jobs, skills and the high street As the Scottish Government announces that, from 26 th April, the first big steps in opening up both outdoors and limited indoors hospitality can take place where social distancing can be applied, Scottish Bakers confirms its take-away members are looking fo...

Media release: Scottish Bakers lays out ‘the ingredients for success’ in its 2021 manifesto WITH campaigning for the upcoming Scottish Parliament elections in full swing, Scottish Bakers, which represents the interests of bakers in Scotland, has launched its own manifesto outlining what it sees as the main ingredients for success for the sector as the economy and our communities start to come out of the COVID pandemic. Chief executive, Alasdair Smith, says: “Every year, Scottish bakers de...

Media release: Scottish Bakers calls on the Government to help hard-working bakers to bounce back AS the Scottish Government announces its lock down easing plan, Scottish Bakers is asking that the current takeaway restrictions, that limit members’ food-to-go operations, are lifted on 5 th April when certain other non-essential retail can re-open. This request for an easing of these restrictions comes as Scottish Bakers release the results of a recent member survey, laying bear the huge impact...

Media release: Scottish Bakers calls on the Government to loosen restrictions on take-aways AHEAD of an expected update tomorrow (Tue 16 March) to the Scottish Government’s Covid Strategic Framework – where it is expected that the Government will expand the list of essential retailers and confirm that click-and-collect services undertaken by non-essential retailers will end in early April – Scottish Bakers is calling for the rules around take-away food retailers to be relaxed. The industr...

Media release: Scottish Bakers training arm launches food and drink productivity programme in bite-sized chunks NATIONAL Food and Drink Training (NFDT) is a leading provider of vocational training to Scotland’s food and drink manufacturing sector. As part of long-established trade association, Scottish Bakers, NFDT has been delivering high-quality training and skills programmes for more than 20 years to some of the most recognised food businesses in Scotland. As a result of much-needed fund...

Media release: Scottish Bakers sees out 2020 with Address to a Pie AS was the haggis to Robert Burns, so the humble Scotch Pie is to butchers and bakers across Scotland. So, to see out this strangest of years, we wanted to share with you our ADDRESS TO A PIE and with it, everyone in the Scottish Bakers family wishes you and yours a happy Hogmanay and a prosperous new year. The address has been penned by Maurice Irvine, of Irvine’s Bakers and Confectioners… THERE YE STAUN, BRIMMIN’ WI’ P...