HLA News

The healthyliving award is moving

12 March 2013

As of 1 April 2013, the healthyliving award will become part of NHS Health Scotland. Our new address will be:

Healthyliving award
NHS Health Scotland
5th Floor
Meridian Court
5 Cadogan Street
GLASGOW
G2 6QE

Tel: 0141 414 2880

Coretalk latest issue out now - Spring 2013

21 February 2013

The Spring 2013 issue is available here

In this issue you can read about our latest award ceremony and find out what Zero Waste Scotland is doing to help food service companies reduce waste. You can also read about some of our recent award winners, and try our recipe for a tasty green minestrone.

FSA Scotland Nutrition Event 30 April

19 February 2013

The FSA in Scotland is holding an event on 30th April in Dundee about their nutrition research and surveillance programme and the public health nutrition issues that matter. The day will include talks from academic, industry and government speakers.

Enter now for CIS Excellence Awards 2013

12 February 2013

Nominations are open until Friday 8 March for the CIS Excellence Awards 2013. Open to ALL types of establishments involved in Scotland's catering, hospitality and tourism industries, the CIS Excellence Awards are the industry’s ultimate accolade. Full details are available at the all-new cis-excellenceawards.com.

HLA video clips now on YouTube

10 January 2013

Take a look at our new YouTube channel to see our videos of a variety of caterers talking about the healthyliving award and what it means for their customers and their business.

Christmas food safety tips from the Food Standards Agency

06 December 2012

This Christmas the Food Standards Agency has an online advent calendar full of top tips and useful links for safer festive food. They'll also be tweeting and sharing daily tips across their social media networks.

Free download on portion sizes from IGD

15 August 2012

The IGD (Institute of Grocery Distribution) have just published a free PDF summarising the existing evidence for portion size and consumption behaviour and recommendations for future research.

New staff training guide now available

26 July 2012

A new staff training presentation is now available in the members' area here. Use this PowerPoint presentation to get across essential information about the award to all your staff.

Come and see us at the Royal Highland Show

19 June 2012

Come and see us on the Food Standards Agency stand at the Royal Highland Show from Thursday 21 to Sunday 24 June.

CIS Excellence Awards win for Entier

06 June 2012

Congratulations to healthyliving award holder Entier at Robert Gordon's College in Aberdeen, who are celebrating after receiving the Healthier Scotland award at the Catering in Scotland Excellence Awards.