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We’re excited this month to have reached the milestone of our 2000th registration! This demonstrates the continuing growth of interest in the healthyliving award from businesses and organisations across Scotland. We are delighted to welcome them all to the healthyliving award family.

We’ve got a busy few weeks ahead in the run up to our transfer to a new host organisation .

Catch up with us at The Gathering, where we’ll be sharing a stand with our colleagues from Community Food and Health (Scotland), or come and see us at ScotHot, where all the major players in the Scottish catering and hospitality sector will be getting together. You’ll find more details on both these events in ‘Dates for your diary’.

With all the recent media attention on food waste, read how Zero Waste Scotland is supporting food service businesses to reduce waste and recycle more. And you can also read how one leisure centre is helping its users to integrate healthy eating with active living.

What’s cooking?

Celebrating and showcasing the healthyliving award

The spectacular setting of the Falkirk Wheel Visitor Centre played host to our annual award ceremony in November. The ceremony was hosted by broadcaster and journalist Stephen Jardine, and TV chef Nick Nairn was also on hand to congratulate the award holders and inspire them with his passion for making the most of our superb healthy Scottish produce.

Michael Matheson, Scottish Government Minister for Public Health, took time to attend the morning session. After addressing the audience he took part in a lively question and answer session with Nick Nairn and members of the audience.

As well as the award holders who attended on the day, the ceremony honoured all those who have achieved the award – many for the second, third and even fourth time.

Videos of three long-standing award holders were showcased on the day, illustrating how the award has made a difference to their customers and to their businesses. The video clips are available to view on our YouTube channel at www.youtube.com/user/healthylivingaward.

Some of our award winners who received their
certificates at the ceremony

People who attended enjoyed the chance to network with other caterers and hear about the range of award holders, large and small - and many who had attended previous award ceremonies agreed that it was the best ever!

Coming up – come and see us at ScotHot at the SECC in Glasgow from 4-6 March. ScotHot is the must-attend event for the Scottish hospitality, tourism and catering industry. We’ll be on stand 4350, so be sure to drop by and say hello. Register at www.scothot.co.uk for free entry.

And the healthyliving award is once again sponsoring the Healthier Scotland category at the CIS Excellence Awards. As this is the tenth anniversary year it’s set to be an event to remember. Nominations close 8 March, so check the details at www.cis-excellenceawards.com and get your entries in without delay.

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issue twenty-five:
Spring 2013
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