1st October 2008
Entrepreneurial spirit alive and well, despite downturn in new businesses
The number of new businesses launched in Scotland has dropped compared with this time last year, but the economic spirit is still alive and well.
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1st October 2008
GO secure record government contract
Glasgow Opportunities (GO Group) has secured the contract to provide support to Scotland’s inventors and innovators through the Innovators Counselling and Advisory Service for Scotland (ICASS) for a record-breaking fourth time.
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28th September 2008
Glaswegians top innovation charts
Glasgow has beaten Edinburgh to be crowned Scotland’s most innovative city.
According to the latest statistics released by The Innovators Counselling and Advisory Service for Scotland (ICASS), Glaswegians account for 15.8% of Scotland’s innovation activity, with residents seeking the most innovation and invention support from ICASS.
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24th September 2008
NODA slams government free ticket ‘gimmick’
The professional body for amateur theatre today attacked the launch of a free theatre ticket plan launched by the Department for Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) in conjunction with Arts Council, calling it an elitist gimmick.
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31/08/06 - CRISP MANUFACTURER CALLS FOR ADVERTISING BAN
A Scottish crisp manufacturer is calling on the Government for immediate action in banning advertising related to unhealthy snacks during hours when children will be watching tv.
Shock statistics released by the Department of Health this week estimate that more than 12 million adults and one million children will be classified as clinically obese by the year 2010, due to unhealthy eating habits and lack of exercise.
Why are salty snacks given airtime?
The businessmen from Leith are questioning why fatty, salty snacks are still given airtime before 9pm, when cigarette advertising is banned and alcohol advertising is subject to restriction during children’s broadcasting.
Bahram Ajodani and Finlay Lockie, co-directors of an apple crisp company, have been fighting a crusade to change eating habits throughout the world for the last two years. Their product is one of the few foods approved by the government’s School Food Trust, and yet they are still battling for space on mainstream British supermarket shelves.
School Food Trust approval
As of September 2007, no schools in England or Wales will be able to sell normal bagged savoury snacks such as crisps, rice crackers etc, or chocolate or fizzy drinks in their tuck shops or vending machines. Scotland is also considering the policy, and has taken steps to encourage a move towards healthier food in schools.
Bahram Ajodani said:
“Why are we selling hundreds of thousands of packets of our crisps to America, but being ignored in Britain? The government is talking and talking about the dangers of unhealthy food, but they need to act, and help companies like us who are offering healthy options. They need to exercise control over these crisp giants who fund celebrity endorsement of snacks that contain 25% of the maximum daily recommendation of salt for a three-year-old.”
Not baked or fried
He continued:
“As a dad of three I understand how difficult it is to get your children to eat fruit and veg every day, but I also know how much they enjoy naughty treats like crisps. That’s why I decided to invest full-time in creating a crunchy snack with bright packaging and appealing flavours that was still healthy and nourishing.”
Apple Snapz come in fourteen different varieties, and are not baked or fried. They contain no artificial colours or flavourings and there are two apples to every bag as opposed to the usual half a potato.
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