Scottish Bakers - What We Do

THE BAKING FAMILY

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Joining a network of fellow bakers

FOR THE GOOD OF ALL Scottish Bakers has been supporting and protecting the interests of Scotland's bakery trade since it was established in 1891. We work just as hard now as we did then to support members and ensure your interests are protected.

Being a part of your trade association strengthens our great Scottish Bakers family, ensuring we speak with a powerful and credible voice, plus much more.

Member subscriptions start from less than £1 a day!

MEMBER BENEFITS Some of the benefits available to our bakery members are: FREE Employment Law and Health & Safety advice FREE Food Safety Email Support FREE entry to the Scottish Baker of the Year Awards EXCLUSIVE offers from selected trade suppliers DISCOUNTED Breakdown cover from the AA DISCOUNTED Member rates for our Annual Conference and Awards weekend

This and much more!

WHAT OTHER MEMBERS HAVE TO SAY I joined a few months after opening my business as our bakers grew. I am mostly self-taught and this is my first business, so wanted somewhere I can get advice and guidance. I have totally found that [through Scottish Bakers].

To be part of a 'Baking Family' means a lot to us. it gives us confidence that we have help at hand if need be and there is always someone there to guide us through tough times.

Our membership has allowed us to keep up with industry news, provide training of the highest quality to our team of bakers and connect with other companies across the trade from suppliers to fellow bakers.

I am new to the bakery world and appreciate the insight, connections and knowledge that Scottish Bakers can offer I can ask questions and they get back to me quickly. They also helped promote my business on social media.

WHAT WE D0 FAMILY AND FELLOWSHIP Scottish Bakers really is a big, hard-working family, ready to help each other if the need arises. We have an influential voice driven by the collective strength of our members, large and small. Being a part of your trade association strengthens our great Scottish Bakers family, ensuring we speak with a powerful and credible voice.

Our Board is drawn from our membership ensuring that your interests are served by bakers - large and small - with deep knowledge and understanding of our trade.

PUBLIC AFFAIRS

We work hard to represent the interests of the trade to Government and other important public policy stakeholders. This ensures the scale of our industry is understood, so we can influence policy where possible for the good of all in our trade.

We also work with other food and drink organisations and trade associations to amplify our voice on common issues and challenges.

We've been active recently on issues as diverse as allergen labelling and the Deposit Return Scheme (DRS), while during the Coronavirus Pandemic we have been in regular dialogue with Government.

MEMBER SERVICES & OFFERS

INDUSTRY STANDARD APPRENTICESHIPS

We deliver a range of member offers including unlimited FREE access to fully indemnified professional employment law advice, FREE food safety e-mail support, discounted AA breakdown cover and more.

We are Scotland’s largest provider of apprenticeship training to the bakery and food and drink manufacturing sector in Scotland. Our fully funded, quality-assured training helps develop the skills of your workforce to build quality, reduce wastage and improve productivity.

For example, our association with a leading R & D tax credits advisory firm has helped several members recoup thousands of pounds from NPD investment.

Several of our Allied Trades members also feature offers available only to Scottish Bakers members too, bringing savings or added value to hard-pressed businesses.

Apprenticeships available include: Craft Bakery Skills, Food Manufacturing Excellence, Production & Processing Skills, Food & Drink Operations & Food Sales and Service.

For more information visit our dedicated training website at www.nfdt.org

EVENTS & COMPETITIONS The World Championship Scotch Pie Awards and the Scottish Baker of the Year Awards are our two showcase competitions.

The Scottish Baker of the Year competition judges Scotland’s best bakery products across a range of categories. The competition is free to enter for members who can submit up to ten products across the categories for judging. Product judging takes place in Spring each year with over 800 items tasted and examined by a team of around 60 expert and impartial judges. Awards are given at our amazing two-day Annual Conference and Scottish Baker of the Year awards ceremony.

The conference is where our bakery and allied trades come together as one big family each year to meet old friends, make new ones and celebrate the continued success of the Scottish Baking industry.

The Scotch Pie awards are judged in November each year with an awards lunch in January hosted by Carol Smillie and it allows us to showcase the diverse range of high quality savoury snacks our members produce to keep our nation fed. The competition always secures a high level of press interest and winners see a clear jump in sales if they win or are ranked runners up.