Scottish Government

  • Sodexo at The Scottish Government wins Healthier Living Award

    THE SODEXO catering team for The Scottish Government has picked up the Healthier Living Award at this year’s CIS Excellence Awards.                     This award was given in recognition of the initiatives…

  • Sodexo awarded silver catering mark at Scottish Government

    SODEXO AT the Scottish Government has become the first workplace food service provider in Scotland to receive the silver Food for Life catering mark by the Soil Association, and the third in the UK.            …

  • Businesses confident as new regulations approach

    AN INDEPENDENT survey of 500 Scottish businesses has revealed that 66% of firms are aware of the new Waste (Scotland) Regulations, which come into force from the 1 January 2014. Of those who were aware, 92% said they were confident…

  • Charging for carriers bags could give Scotland a £90m boost

    THE SCOTTISH GOVERNMENT estimates that plans to get retailers to charge a minimum of 5p for a carrier bag could net around £90m, according to a long term forecast.   Plans to introduce the mandatory charge is part of government…

  • Concern over mackerel stock

    THE SCOTTISH Government is becoming increasingly “frustrated” by the continued over-fishing of the mackerel stock by Iceland and the Faroes.   Scientific advice points to the need for a cut in quota Scottish Fisheries Secretary Richard Lochhead said the two…