sfd_small_company_membership - Scotland Food and Drink
sfd_small_company_membership - Scotland Food and Drink
sfd_small_company_membership - Scotland Food and Drink
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Free “Sales<br />
Manager for Hire”<br />
Do you need help to review <strong>and</strong> develop<br />
your sales strategy? Not sure how to<br />
approach a key multiple or food service<br />
provider? <strong>Scotl<strong>and</strong></strong> <strong>Food</strong> & <strong>Drink</strong> is<br />
delighted to offer its members a day’s<br />
free access to an industry expert (worth<br />
£450) who can assist in a variety of<br />
areas from negotiating with multiple<br />
retailers to reviewing marketing<br />
strategies <strong>and</strong> accessing practical<br />
skills <strong>and</strong> know-how.<br />
Our Sales Manager for Hire days are<br />
provided by industry experts.<br />
Discounts <strong>and</strong><br />
Support at National<br />
<strong>and</strong> International<br />
Exhibitions<br />
<strong>Scotl<strong>and</strong></strong> <strong>Food</strong> & <strong>Drink</strong> provides<br />
discounted st<strong>and</strong>s in a prominent<br />
br<strong>and</strong>ed pavilion <strong>and</strong> enhanced support<br />
at a number of national exhibitions.<br />
In addition, Scottish Development<br />
International (SDI) offers preferential<br />
rates for <strong>Scotl<strong>and</strong></strong> <strong>Food</strong> & <strong>Drink</strong> members<br />
on exhibition costs at all international<br />
exhibitions that they attend.<br />
Refrigeration Support<br />
<strong>and</strong> Carbon Trust<br />
Loans Advice<br />
ACE Refrigeration has a vast amount of<br />
experience <strong>and</strong> an impressive customer<br />
base, including food <strong>and</strong> drink companies.<br />
Members can benefit from the following<br />
free of charge:<br />
• UK Site Survey to assess current<br />
refrigeration use, gauging efficiency<br />
improvements <strong>and</strong> cost savings.<br />
• Eligibility assessment for Carbon Trust,<br />
interest-free loans to finance <strong>and</strong> invest<br />
in energy saving projects (from £3,000-<br />
£500,000). Energy savings offset the<br />
loan repayments (includes completion of<br />
application form for Carbon Trust Loans<br />
on customer behalf).<br />
• Advice <strong>and</strong> design assessment of the<br />
potential use of Enhanced Capital<br />
Free Intellectual<br />
Property Review<br />
The value of <strong>and</strong> benefits to be gained<br />
by a member from its intellectual<br />
property cannot be underestimated –<br />
but often are. Intellectual property takes<br />
many forms including, amongst other<br />
things, trade marks, patents, copyright,<br />
database rights <strong>and</strong> know-how.<br />
<strong>Scotl<strong>and</strong></strong> <strong>Food</strong> & <strong>Drink</strong> has been working<br />
with leading Scottish law firm, McClure<br />
Naismith LLP to assist in addressing this<br />
issue. Together we have developed a user<br />
friendly IP review questionnaire to assist<br />
members with identifying the intellectual<br />
property that is most important to their<br />
business.<br />
This represents an immediate cost<br />
saving of approximately £1,000. In<br />
addition, McClure Naismith will offer<br />
discounted <strong>and</strong>/or capped rates for<br />
future business.<br />
Free Legal Advice<br />
All members of <strong>Scotl<strong>and</strong></strong> <strong>Food</strong> & <strong>Drink</strong><br />
are entitled to one hour’s free legal<br />
advice (worth £250) with top legal<br />
firm Maclay Murray & Spens. This<br />
service is offered from any of MMS’<br />
offices (located in Aberdeen, Glasgow,<br />
Edinburgh or London) <strong>and</strong> can also be<br />
conducted via telephone conversations<br />
if these locations are inconvenient.<br />
This offering covers advice on any<br />
legal matters that are of concern to<br />
a member.<br />
Free PR Advice<br />
Members are entitled to up to £500<br />
worth of free consultation with<br />
3x1 Public Relations as part of our<br />
member benefits package. This benefit<br />
encompasses advice in a face to face<br />
meeting or by telephone with a senior<br />
consultant depending on location.<br />
Further assignments qualify for a 10%<br />
discount off the agency’s st<strong>and</strong>ard rate.<br />
Business Mentoring<br />
One of the main benefits of joining<br />
<strong>Scotl<strong>and</strong></strong> <strong>Food</strong> & <strong>Drink</strong> is that you are<br />
joining a network of businesses that<br />
are committed to growing the food <strong>and</strong><br />
drink industry in <strong>Scotl<strong>and</strong></strong>. Your fellow<br />
member companies have a wealth<br />
of expertise in the food <strong>and</strong> drink<br />
industry <strong>and</strong> many are keen to share<br />
their expertise to help others grow. If<br />
you or your colleagues have any issues<br />
which would benefit from input from<br />
other members or if you would like to<br />
volunteer as a mentor, please get in<br />
touch with us.<br />
Research <strong>and</strong><br />
Development (R&D)<br />
Tax Relief/Cash Back<br />
This is a UK Government tax incentive<br />
to encourage more R&D work to be<br />
undertaken by UK businesses. For food<br />
<strong>and</strong> drink companies this covers product<br />
or process innovation. Most companies<br />
are surprised at the range of activities<br />
that can qualify for relief. Johnston<br />
Carmichael are able to make claims<br />
on behalf of <strong>Scotl<strong>and</strong></strong> <strong>Food</strong> & <strong>Drink</strong><br />
members <strong>and</strong> they have never had an<br />
R&D claim rejected by HMRC. They have<br />
recently achieved an extraordinary £23m<br />
of accumulative R&D claims with more<br />
than 20 companies.<br />
Foreign Currency<br />
Service<br />
No1 Currency is an Edinburgh based<br />
foreign currency specialist providing a<br />
consultative <strong>and</strong> cost effective approach<br />
to international bank transfers. They<br />
produce a morning market update which<br />
has a core focus on sterling against<br />
the euro <strong>and</strong> US dollar. No1 Currency<br />
looks to provide the most competitive<br />
quotes possible for members’ currency<br />
transactions. Typical savings for business<br />
clients can be anywhere between 1% <strong>and</strong><br />
3% of the transaction value. Additionally,<br />
they will waive all UK sending charges for<br />
members, helping to further reduce the<br />
cost of international payments.<br />
Utility Savings<br />
Managing Utilities provides a specialist<br />
procurement <strong>and</strong> management<br />
service in the deregulated utilities<br />
<strong>and</strong> telecommunications market. They<br />
provide <strong>Scotl<strong>and</strong></strong> <strong>Food</strong> & <strong>Drink</strong> members<br />
with free independent advice in making<br />
substantial savings on their gas <strong>and</strong><br />
electricity costs, as well as protecting<br />
your business from the forecast longterm<br />
price increases. Their approach<br />
to cost savings, extensive experience in<br />
the corporate commercial sector <strong>and</strong><br />
unrivalled relationships throughout the<br />
supply chain enable them to deliver a<br />
comprehensive service <strong>and</strong> add to your<br />
bottom line.<br />
Free E-commerce<br />
Website Review<br />
<strong>Scotl<strong>and</strong></strong> <strong>Food</strong> & <strong>Drink</strong> member<br />
Webage is offering members a unique<br />
opportunity to access their e-commerce<br />
review. Analysis will cover a range of<br />
items from navigation <strong>and</strong> imagery<br />
to security <strong>and</strong> shipping policies.<br />
Webage are already aware of the main<br />
benchmark parameters so will very<br />
quickly be able to ascertain where your<br />
website is under performing.<br />
Know the Law<br />
Training Sessions<br />
Ensuring your people know about the key<br />
legal issues relevant to your business<br />
can make it run more effectively. Brodies<br />
LLP, corporate <strong>and</strong> commercial law<br />
practice, believe in creating a culture of<br />
sharing knowledge <strong>and</strong> up-skilling <strong>and</strong><br />
now offer a range of training sessions<br />
<strong>and</strong> workshops to help <strong>Scotl<strong>and</strong></strong> <strong>Food</strong><br />
& <strong>Drink</strong> members achieve this. The<br />
seminars <strong>and</strong> workshops are provided<br />
free of charge. The Brodies team will<br />
visit your office premises to deliver the<br />
sessions.<br />
Technical/Quality<br />
Training & Quality<br />
Systems Support<br />
SFQC (Scottish <strong>Food</strong> Quality<br />
Certification) specialises in the<br />
inspection <strong>and</strong> certification of food<br />
production, processing <strong>and</strong> service.<br />
With accreditation requirements<br />
becoming increasingly crucial to<br />
customers, <strong>Scotl<strong>and</strong></strong> <strong>Food</strong> & <strong>Drink</strong><br />
members can benefit from a whole range<br />
of discounts, such as a 10% renewal<br />
discount for BRC-certified businesses, a<br />
15% group discount for those that have<br />
multiple businesses working with SFQC,<br />
a 10% discount for carrying out organic<br />
processing audits <strong>and</strong> certification <strong>and</strong><br />
a £150 discount for SME businesses<br />
wishing to access SALSA mentoring.<br />
<strong>Food</strong> Technology<br />
Support<br />
Need some help with any aspect of<br />
product development? <strong>Food</strong> Innovation@<br />
Abertay is offering a 10% discount to<br />
members on a variety of its services<br />
including new product development<br />
<strong>and</strong> reformulation; sensory analysis;<br />
product analysis <strong>and</strong> shelf life<br />
testing; food hygiene; food safety <strong>and</strong><br />
HACCP; marketing <strong>and</strong> consumer<br />
research analysis; <strong>and</strong> food styling <strong>and</strong><br />
photography.<br />
Product Development<br />
Support<br />
If you are thinking of developing a new<br />
product or need to modify an existing<br />
one, then you can take advantage of<br />
h<strong>and</strong>s-on help from an experienced<br />
product development professional.<br />
This service is focused on recipe<br />
development <strong>and</strong> complements the work<br />
of the <strong>Food</strong> & Health Innovation Service.<br />
Members qualify for a discounted one<br />
day consultation with our NPD expert<br />
at a cost of £100. Any further work<br />
undertaken will receive a 15% discount.<br />
Environmental<br />
Performance Review<br />
Sustainable <strong>Food</strong> & <strong>Drink</strong>’s review<br />
covers environmental initiatives, ways<br />
to develop bespoke environmental<br />
action plans <strong>and</strong> how to engage with<br />
stakeholders. The consultancy available<br />
through Sustainable <strong>Food</strong> & <strong>Drink</strong> will<br />
help members with a range of services,<br />
cutting costs <strong>and</strong> unnecessary wastage<br />
to benchmarking performance.<br />
Sustainable <strong>Food</strong> & <strong>Drink</strong> is based at<br />
Glasgow Caledonian University <strong>and</strong> has<br />
EU <strong>and</strong> Scottish Government funding<br />
to help Scottish food <strong>and</strong> drink SMEs<br />
improve their competitiveness by cutting<br />
carbon footprints <strong>and</strong> unnecessary<br />
environmental costs.<br />
Allowance products (this can equate to<br />
a discount on goods of up to 28%).