Fourteen Scottish seafood businesses including several operating in Wester Ross took part in a nighttime promotional event at Rungis International Food Market in Paris last week. The event started at midnight and ran on till 4am to co-ordinate with the early morning trading hours of the market which is one of the World’s largest wholesale food markets. Bakkafrost Scotland, Loch Duart, Mowi Scotland and Wester Ross Salmon were among the producers exhibiting.
The event also celebrated the longstanding connection between Scotland and France through Label Rouge. Scottish salmon became the first fish and first non-French food product to achieve Label Rouge status in 1992 meeting strict requirements around production, independent controls, and traceability.
Following several reports of financial difficulties, it has now been confirmed that administrators have been called in to Glen Wyvis Distillery. Two members of Interpath Advisory have been appointed joint administrators due to what are described as commercial and legal challenges and costs.
The company was believed to be the first distillery totally owned by the community with more than 3,800 members from around the World after being founded with a share offer which raised £2.6 million pounds. However it was unable to raise additional funding needed to carry on trading as a going concern and administrators have now been appointed.
Gairloch & Aultbea United Football Club held its annual dinner and awards night on Saturday. Player of the Year was captain Sam Frost who is leaving the area to spend a year in Australia. Taking over as captain for next season will be Corey Maclennan. Young Player of the Year was awarded to Reuben Goldby.
In the weekend professional football, Ross County beat Queen of the South seven one and retains its place at the top of League One on goal difference from Hamilton Academical which won its game against Airdrieonians. County was five nil up at half time and remains unbeaten in the league after ten games.
In the Championship, Inverness Caley Thistle beat Arbroath two nil and moves up to fourth place in the league two points ahead of Livingston and Dunfermline Athletic which has two games in hand.