Julie Hesketh-Laird

Personal account & views my own. Freelancer to the food & 🍷🥃sectors - inc for Caving & skiing and occasional outdoor🏊

[Scotch Whisky Association @ScotchWhiskySWA]

Today's @hmtreasury Budget increased duty on #ScotchWhisky, increased the tax discrimination on Scotland's national drink, and broke the Prime Minister’s commitment to ‘back Scotch producers to the hilt.’

Our full reaction from @MarkAGKent ➡️ https://t.co/IjfgeMVEJ9

[WSTA @wstauk]

Miles Beale comments on today's disappointing budget for the wine and spirit trade.

#Budget2024 @WSTA_Miles

[OIV @OIV_int]

"Sustainability is a major strategic axis for the OIV – it has been part of our work programme for 20 years and I can only see our work in this area increasing in the future" @vinexposium
OIV DG John Barker at Wine Paris & Vinexpo Paris

[CEEV @wine_ceev]

SAVE THE DATE!
@ISanchezRecarte @zoidoJI @FEV_Vino @Federvini @EUAgri

[Julie Hesketh-Laird @JulieHL]

@thetimglanfield Yup. Reward can be more than financial!

[Tim Glanfield @thetimglanfield]

As a #DragDen fan of some vintage, I don’t say this lightly - but Gary Neville is one of the best things to happen to the show in a long time. Surely a strong contender for a permanent seat in the den?

[Ross Laird @RossLaird55]

Thank you to the Royal British Legion in Scotland and @EdinburghCC for making today happen for WW2 veteran, Alex Laird of the Punjab Regiment.

[Women In the Food Industry @women_food_wifi]

Food safety & security: an unequal world. Great work on #foodinsecurity being done by @JulieHL of @FSScot & @HeatherBuckingh of @TrussellTrust, plus good to hear US view from @TheCleanLabel #FoodIntegrityGlobal @NewFoodMag - @mettlertoledo providing tools to ensure food safety

[Shona Goudie @Shona_Goudie]

Guardian view on UPF "This is a social problem that cannot be solved by telling consumers to check product labels. UPF consumption is not driven by indolence or greed, but poverty, intensive marketing and foods designed to make us keep eating" https://t.co/oEkNW3XB4Q

[Julie Hesketh-Laird @JulieHL]

@DunbiaGroup @FSScot Pleasure to meet the team & see the investments you’ve made in Saltcoats over recent years.

[Dunbia Group @DunbiaGroup]

It was a privilege to welcome @JulieHL and Bryan Campbell from to our Highland Meats site last week. We strive to create an industry leading culture of food safety, quality, technical innovation and animal welfare and it was great to be able to share our work with @FSScot

[Julie Hesketh-Laird @JulieHL]

@GregorGorjanc Congratulations!

[Food Standards Scotland @FSScot]

We’re seeking stakeholder views and feedback on our proposed amendments to the regulation on increased import controls of certain food and feed of non-animal origin.

Review and respond: https://t.co/1AsQkbpLMQ
The full legislation: https://t.co/lBvnCXRnuN

Deadline is 28 August.

[Zero Waste Scotland @ZeroWasteScot]

Board Opportunity | Zero Waste Scotland Chair

We’re recruiting a new Board Chair, to lead Zero Waste Scotland at a pivotal moment in Scotland’s journey towards a circular economy.

Applications close 7 August. Full information pack on our website: https://t.co/g01bzRrVGA

[Food Standards Scotland @FSScot]

We welcome the sentencing of Jamie George to 37 months in jail for distributing DNP, a highly toxic industrial chemical.
@RonMcSFCIU, whose staff, @PoliceScotland and @falkirkcouncil recovered 5kg of DNP, 120 filled capsules & 10,000 empty capsules: https://t.co/s95hLKjodN

[Food Standards Scotland @FSScot]

Our recent consumer attitudes survey reported some concerning findings on the impact of the cost of living crisis, with around half going without (or considered going without) essential food items or skipping meals.

Access the full results of the survey: https://t.co/zcw8Tn7myy

[Ross Laird @RossLaird55]

Love this story of how @Barchester_care gave my dad a treat to @edinburghcastle https://t.co/HB29udEnDk #soldier #royalscots #IndianArmy

[Julie Hesketh-Laird @JulieHL]

@ScotfoodJohnD @scotfooddrink @JamesRWithers Best of luck John. Looking forward to keeping up contact via @NFUStweets

[Julie Hesketh-Laird @JulieHL]

Rousing start to Day2 @RoyalHighlandShow at the @QMScotland breakfast launch of their new strategy to make #Scotch THE choice for premium red meat #leadership #ambitious #bold @ScotRuralLeader @ruralsarah