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Press release: From the sea to the door: New grant scheme to support seafood businesses in England to sell catches

New £1 million grant scheme opened today to increase supply of local seafood




Press release: From the sea to the door: New grant scheme to support seafood businesses in England to sell catches

New £1 million grant scheme opened today to increase supply of local seafood




Two new on-trend chocolates unwrapped with support of SAC Consulting

The Food & Drink team at SAC Consulting has supported two Scottish businesses to develop chocolate products to capitalise on consumer trends.




SRUC to research Covid-19 in rural Scotland

Scotland’s Rural College (SRUC) is one of 15 Scottish universities and research institutions contributing to global efforts to combat coronavirus and its wider effects.