Scottish Wholesale Association

🔹Unlock Insights, Drive Growth, and Build Resilience at the SWA Conference 2025: Kaizen!🔹   Join us on the 5th of June at our conference as we explore the key challenges and opportunities shaping the wholesale sector in 2025. Our expert-led sessions will equip you with the knowledge and tools to navigate the future with confidence.   📊 Data & AI – Opportunities and Challenges for Food and Drink Wholesale Discover the latest market trends, how AI is transforming decision-making, and how to balance innovation with risk.   👥 Empowering People – Strategies for Recruitment & Retention Explore how fostering an inclusive workplace and investing in career development can help attract and retain top talent.   🌍 Creating Value and Building Resilience Through Sustainable Local Supply Chains Hear from industry leaders on how local sourcing and sustainability can benefit your business and the wider community.   🚀 Go to Gemba – Making It Happen in Your Business Led by the Kaizen Institute, this session will showcase real-world strategies for driving efficiency and results in your business.   📅 Don’t miss this opportunity to gain valuable insights, connect with industry peers, and shape the future of wholesale.   Register for SWA Conference 2025: Kaizen today, click on the link below to book tickets and more info! 👇   🔗 https://lnkd.in/ei_wnkYb

We've got mail! What a happy surprise to find out this morning we have been officially recognised at the Scottish Wholesale Association Achievers awards. Amity received a Highly Commended nod in the Local Supplier of the Year category, sponsored by Lomond Fine Foods | B Corp™ . Congratulations to runners up Mossgiel Organic Dairy and winner Taylors Snacks - and all nominees and winners! As Scotland’s only dedicated wholesale food and drink awards, SWA Achievers celebrates the businesses that keep the industry moving. For Amity Fish Company, this commendation is a testament to our commitment to #sustainability, #quality, and #provenance in the Scottish seafood industry. Being recognised for our wholesale service is important as it reflects our passion for providing high quality Scottish seafood, working closely with local fishermen and producers, and ensuring our customers receive the very best from our waters. If you’re looking for a trusted wholesale #SeafoodSupplier that champions sustainability, strong provenance and premium #Scottish produce, we’d love to hear from you. Let’s work together to bring the best of Scottish seafood to your business! 📩 Get in touch today: orders@amityfish.co.uk Lomond Fine Foods | B Corp™ | Scottish Wholesale Association #ScottishWholesale #WholesaleSeafood #Scottish #FoodService #AmityFishCompany #ScotlandFoodandDrink

🚀 SWA Conference 2025: "Kaizen" - Keynote Speaker Announcement! 🚀   We are thrilled to announce that Emma Henderson MBE MRAeS will be joining us as a keynote speaker at SWA Conference 2025: "Kaizen"!   Until 2020, Emma was one of fewer than 500 female airline captains worldwide, flying thousands of passengers across Europe. When the pandemic grounded the aviation industry, she made the difficult decision to step away from a flying career that spanned over three decades. Instead of looking back, she pivoted with purpose, founding Project Wingman, a charity that brought together thousands of airline professionals to provide wellbeing support to NHS frontline staff across the UK and beyond.   Emma’s remarkable journey—from the cockpit to the boardroom—has been defined by resilience, leadership, and adaptability. Throughout her career, she has inspired and empowered those around her, leading with grace under pressure. Recognised as Businesswoman of the Year in 2023, recipient of multiple industry awards, and made MBE for services to charity, Emma continues to shape the next generation as a STEM Ambassador, Aviation Ambassador for the UK Department for Transport, and mentor to aspiring pilots.   Her story is a powerful testament to perseverance, teamwork, and the ability to lead from the front—qualities that align perfectly with our Kaizen theme of "continuous improvement".    This is a session you won’t want to miss!   📍 Ardoe House Hotel & Spa, Aberdeen 📅 5th June 2025   Click on the link below for more info and registration:   🔗 https://lnkd.in/ei_wnkYb   Stay tuned for more speaker announcements!   #SWAConference2025 #Kaizen

A big thank you to the Scottish Wholesale Association for recognizing the impact of Kaizen Institute UK & Ireland in driving #continuousimprovement across the wholesale sector. We’re thrilled to be part of this exciting journey, helping businesses streamline operations, enhance efficiency, and achieve #sustainable growth through #Kaizenprinciples. Together, we’re creating long-term value for the industry!

💡 SWA Conference Spotlight: KAIZEN™ Institute💡 The SWA annual conference returns for 2025! The event will bring together leading voices on a broad range of topics, relevant to everyone in the food and drink supply chain, from Wholesalers to Suppliers, and everyone in between. Expect a conference full of insightful talks, panel sessions, networking opportunities, and an exhibitor showcase featuring some of Scotland's finest produce, as part of our commitment to a strong, resilient local supply chain. For this year’s conference, we’re pleased to officially announce our collaboration with the Kaizen Institute Western Europe. KAIZEN™, meaning "continuous improvement," will help us explore topics like the importance of tech and AI to the sector, diversity in the workplace, sustainability, creating value, and maintaining a competitive edge. Established in 1985 and now operating globally, the KAIZEN™ Institute was founded by Japanese organisational theorist Masaaki Imai following the introduction of the term to the western world with his ground breaking book Kaizen: The Key to Japan’s Competitive Success. Find out more about the KAIZEN™ methodology below: 🔗 shorturl.at/E5GgD ❗Watch this space for further announcements about the conference in the coming weeks! 👇 Book now to secure your place! 👇 🔗 shorturl.at/ty69c #wholesale #scottishwholesale #SWAConference2025 #Kaizen #ContinuousImprovement

Front page for SWA members Inverarity Morton for winning Best Licensed Wholesaler - On Trade at Achievers Awards 2025! And another big congratulations to Dunns Food and Drinks celebrating 150 years of family success! Read more about it in this month's issue of DRAM. 👇

Fantastic achievement by Lomond Fine Foods - many congratulations! A first Scottish certified B Corp food wholesaler is a really significant milestone for our sector. Well done to all involved!

Jayne, Tom, and Colin are having a busy day at the Unitas Wholesale tradeshow, #connect25! Engaging with members and suppliers, discussing the upcoming conference, regulatory challenges - and of course, enjoying some delicious SWA empire biscuits, courtesy of Brownings the Bakers. William Yule and Son Limited, J. W. Gray & Co., Lomond Fine Foods, UNITED WHOLESALE GROCERS LTD, United Wholesale (Scotland) LTD, JW Filshill, Failte Group, HUGHSON BROTHERS LIMITED #connect25 #Wholesale #ScottishWholesale

Last chance to apply! Applications close tomorrow🚨 Don't miss out on this insightful webinar to help you develop your wholesale strategy. 📆 25 & 26 March 2025 🕐 9.30 AM to 1.30 PM Working with Scottish Wholesale Association and SAOS Ltd, we are bringing you the 'Delivering Growth Through Wholesale' programme. Whether your are new to wholesale or have already developed your listings, this webinar is the perfect opportunity to elevate your strategy and set your business up for wholesale success. Find out more and register your interest by 4 March, 2025. 👇 https://lnkd.in/eWdSEf3v

Great to have Annie Wells MSP partake in a site visit organised by the SWA to our member Lomond Fine Foods today - one of the key employers in her constituency. She heard firsthand about their investment in growing their business, workforce and their transition to net zero. 🌱 By working closely with Scottish producers, Lomond has strengthened its business while contributing significantly to the Scottish supply chain an industry that was supported by SWA and the Scottish Government during Covid to ensure survival and future investment. The visit also highlighted key challenges facing Lomond and the wider wholesale industry, including: ⚠️ Rising National Living Wage & NI costs. ⚠️ Planning restrictions & regulations affecting business confidence and future investment. 🔑 Key takeaway: Employees are the heart of business success and while Lomond continues to invest and support their workers in a number of different ways, it’s important for Government to consider future employment challenges that businesses face. Such as an ageing population, a declining birth rate, and how Government taxation levers could help encourage more people, particularly women, back into work. #ScottishWholesale #Wholesale