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Food Strategy
Delivering on Scotland’s potential
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Tuesday 25th May 2010
Edinburgh Grosvenor Hotel, Edinburgh
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Conference chair:Keynote speakers:Also presenting:- Bill Gray, National Officer, Community Food and Health
- Jim Crooks, Principal, Elmwood College & Lead for food and drink industry, Scotland's Colleges
- David Whiteford OBE, Chair, Reputation Working Group, Scotland Food and Drink & Non-Executive Director, SFQC
- Professor Annie Anderson, Professor of Food Choice and Director of the Centre for Public Nutrition Research, University of Dundee
- Rev. Professor David Atkinson, Member of The Scottish Government's Food and Drink Leadership Forum and Convenor of Food Security, Access and Affordability Working Group
- Howard Wilkinson, Owner, Petrie Fine Foods and Food Team Champion, Tourism Innovation Group
- Iain Gulland, Director, Zero Waste Scotland
- Pete Ritchie, Steering Group Member, Nourish Scotland
- Professor John Palfreyman, Head of the School of Contemporary Sciences, University of Abertay
- Elaine Snell, Qualifications Manager, Management & Public Services Qualifications Development, SQA
- Rory Conn, UK Commercial Manager, Scottish Sea Farms
"Through our national food and drink policy, we want to … build on our international reputation and deliver the best of Scottish produce”
“The food and drink sector already employs 360,000 people… what we are aiming for now is further investment in the skills and innovation required to increase its value to the economy to 12.5 billion pounds by 2017.”
Richard Lochhead MSP, Cabinet Secretary for Rural Affairs and Environment, The Scottish Government – 3rd March 2010
The Food and Drink industry is a mainstay of the Scottish economy. It generates £10billion a year, employs one in five people in the manufacturing sector and is central to the Government’s sustainability agenda.
As the wider economy moves towards recovery, the food and drink industry has been positioned as an essential source of sustainable growth, building on well-established brands and harnessing the natural opportunities that Scotland’s geography affords. The latest tourism campaign positions 2010 as the 'Year of Food and Drink' in a dedicated move to promote the sector, but what efforts are being made to overcoming inherent problems at home?
To deliver on this target for growth the industry needs to address issues which have led to Scotland being dubbed “sick man of Europe”: Concerns such as alcohol abuse, obesity and heart disease continue to dominate the image of Scotland and add to the infamous reputation as the home of the deep-fried Mars bar.
This conference is a chance to debate how both industry and public sector can work together to ensure wider health issues and specific industry challenges do not become a barrier to growth for this core part of the Scottish economy.
Key areas of focus of the debate include:
- Sustainability and managing waste from food and drink production
- Health inequalities and culture change
- Education / skills development
If you have any questions please email us or call us on 0131 272 2133
We look forward to seeing you at this key event. |
Conference development by: Matt Heap
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