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Leitrim-based producer Blakes Always Organic have secured a contract through the Lidl Ireland Kickstart Producer Development Programme. The Progr...

LMFM By Caitriona Rooney 57 th June! 44 new suppliers and 13 repeat suppliers with new products are back to see if they can win the top prize! Supplier development programme is back for the fourth year Irish food, food service and non-food products were invited to enter this year Entrants were encouraged to demonstrate their commitment to sustainability For the first year, non-food related products had a chance to appear on Aldi’s shelves Aldi’s investment in the Su...

Media release: Robertson FM joins Supplier Development Programme THE Supplier Development Programme (SDP) has welcomed its newest corporate member, Robertson Facilities Management. Robertson Facilities Management enters into a new partnership with Supplier Development Programme to connect with more than 17,000 registered micro, small, medium and supported businesses in Scotland for upcoming supply chain opportunities. Robertson will open the Community Wealth Building stage and exhibit at the 20...

Media release: Largest, free procurement event in Scotland announced THE Supplier Development Programme has announced its largest, free procurement event in Scotland will take place next month on Tuesday, 8 June. The 12th Annual Meet the Buyer 2021 will take place as a live, virtual event. Headline partners include the Scottish Government and Scotland Excel. “Meet the Buyer 2021 is the event of the year for supplier engagement with buyers, particularly as the public sector turns towards econo...

CALLING OUT INVESTORS: Molebatsi Assistant Minister of Investment, Trade, and Industry Molebatsi Molebatsi says the ministry does not have any deliberate plan to attract investors to rural areas outside Special Economic Zones (SEZs) through the Economic Diversification Drive (EDD). Instead, the government leaves it to investors’ prerogative to choose areas to invest in anywhere they prefer in the country. Molebatsi was answering questions from Molepolole Member of Parliament (MP) Oabil...

CEO Alan Jope said commitments to address social inequality "will make Unilever a better, stronger business", and pushed for "collective action" in addressing widening social divides

Unilever has today (21 January) unveiled a raft of new commitments aimed at building a more equitable and inclusive society by vowing to ensure the people across its value chain earn at least a living wage by 2030 and spending €2bn annually w...

Media release: Local councils connect Scottish businesses to public contract opportunities through Supplier Development Programme ABERDEEN City Council, Aberdeenshire Council and Highland Council Shared Procurement Service have announced an initiative for local businesses looking for a new path to market in 2021. Each year, £11bn is spent in Scotland’s public sector on goods, works and services, and the Shared Procurement Service wants to engage with local businesses to deliver a share of up...