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03 Jul 2018

Last call for Scottish food and drink awards

With an end of July deadline, NFU Mutual and Scotland Food and Drink are encouraging all remaining inspirational youths, their peers, families and employers to submit their entries and nominations for a new award recognising the talent and dedication of Scotland’s young people within the food and drink sector.

The ‘NFU Mutual and Scotland Food and Drink Inspirational Young Person Award’ is designed to bring out the inspirational stories of young people aged between 16 and 26 who own, work or study within the food and drink sector, and are driving success within the Scottish food and drink industry.

Launched in March this year, the new award has experienced an excellent response so far, with many outstanding entries being put forward by some of the future leaders of Scotland’s food and drink industry.

Brian Lochhead, Sales Manager for NFU Mutual in Scotland, said, “We’ve received some quality entries for the award so far, and I’m particularly proud to see that there are some extremely passionate young people in the Scottish food and drink industry.

“There’s plenty of room for more young people to come forward before the deadline at the end of this month. Entries are open to young people across the whole of Scotland no matter the size of business they work in, whether they are employed or self-employed or studying within the sector, as long as there is a story to be told.”

The winners of the award will be announced during Scottish Food and Drink Fortnight in September 2018 as part of the Year of Young People celebrations. The award aims to highlight not only the enormous contribution that young people make to Scotland’s food and drink businesses, but also the importance of the sector to the wider economy.

Entry criteria

• The award is open until 31 July 2018
• Winners will be announced in September 2018
• Entries should comprise of the submission of up to 750 words and/or a short video uploaded to www.fooddrinkfort.scot
• Any individual between the ages of 16 and 26 who owns, works, or studies within a food and drink related business, organisation or institution can be nominated or enter on their own behalf
• The winner will receive £500, with the second and third place finalists receiving £300 and £200 respectively

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