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New event to showcase Scottish Food & Drink to major UK buyers

   Showcasing Scotland UK, a new event delivered by Scotland Food & Drink on behalf of the Scotland Food & Drink Partnership, will bring together 80 Scottish producers for a series of intense speed-dating style sales meetings with 80 influential UK buyers from retail, wholesale, foodservice, and hospitality. The event will take place on Wednesday […]

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Wbg says shift to real-time payroll reporting represents transformative change for businesses

   Wbg, one of Scotland’s leading independent specialist full-service accountancy firms, says that imminent shift to real-time payroll reporting represents a transformative change for businesses. Set to take effect in April 2026, the new real-time payroll reporting rules will require businesses to report income tax and Class 1A National Insurance Contributions (NICs) for most benefits-in-kind

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Top Franchises honoured at prestigious awards ceremony

   The Franchise Club recently hosted the 1st British QSR Franchise Awards 2025. The British QSR Franchise Awards are a premier event celebrating the finest in food brands and franchisees across the UK. It offers a platform for participants from all over the country to vie for top honours. Research shows that in 2024 there

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Belmont Estate Becomes North Somerset’s First Offsite Biodiversity Net Gain Provider to Secure a Conservation Covenant

   Belmont Estate has announced that it has secured a 30-year conservation covenant for Watercress Farm, a key site in its nature recovery journey. This achievement solidifies Belmont as the first offsite Biodiversity Net Gain (BNG) provider in North Somerset that will soon be listed on Natural England’s national register, marking a substantial leap forward for the

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Digital Poverty Alliance launches Tech4Learning helping underprivileged children with laptops for school

   The Digital Poverty Alliance, the charity aiming to end digital poverty in the UK by 2030, has launched Tech4Learning, a new initiative helping underprivileged children to get a laptop for school and digital education. Through HMRC’s Gift Aid scheme, the scheme works with schools across the UK to collect monthly donations to raise funding

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AI SaaS Platform secures £400,000 in funding following NatWest Fintech Demo Day

   Wyzr, a fintech startup dedicated to empowering small and micro businesses with cutting edge financial management, has successfully raised £400,000 in its latest fundraise. The fundraising was propelled following a pitch opportunity at NatWest’s Fintech Demo Day, enabling the business to meet its funding target. The event offered the opportunity for Wyzr’s founder, Ajit

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Transicon eyes up new market opportunities in 2025

   A pioneering Shropshire firm which specialises in cutting-edge automated control systems is celebrating a hugely successful year and is looking forward to further growth in 2025. Telford-based Transicon works with major manufacturers and producers across the country and across a variety of industries including household names such as Muller Dairy, BMW and Tata Steel.

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One-Third of CFOs focused on ‘changing employee expectations’ to attract and retain tech talent

   One in three CFOs is focused on ‘changing employee expectations’ to battle labour market challenges and retain top tech, according to a survey of 500 finance leaders by Grant Thornton. The report found that CFOs are struggling to attract and retain the skills required in their finance function to deliver their business strategies, with

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Boss Pizza spotlighted among the top QSR Brands at prestigious award ceremony

   Boss Pizza, the renowned independent pizza chain was named ‘Emerging Pizza Brand of the Year’ at the first ever British QSR Franchise Awards 2025. Boss Pizza was established during covid with a vision of producing bigger, better quality pizzas while meeting the growing demands of the people of Hamilton. The brand has since begun

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