Food and Drink Federation Scotland

This week the Food and Drink Federation launches the Innovation for Healthier Diets campaign; a celebration of the nutritional advances made within the food and drink industry. Join us as we discuss a range of case studies that illustrate the innovative ways that manufacturers are reformulating their recipes, for the benefit of their consumers' health.  We discuss projects by: AB Mauri DONE P...

Want to know more about how you can reduce the fat and saturated fat content of your food products?  With new industry pressures such as promotional restrictions on products deemed High in Fat, Sugar and Salt (HFSS) coming into play in England this year, many manufacturers in Scotland are horizon scanning for and considering how similar legislation in Scotland could impact on them.  Join us as we...

The UK food industry has made incredible advances in salt reduction, but the population is still consuming an average of 2g per day over the recommended daily intake.  With new industry pressures such as sales restrictions on products deemed High in Fat, Sugar and Salt (HFSS) coming in to play this year, we expect to see a new wave of salt focussed reformulation.  With this in mind, do you have th...

Food and Drink Federation Scotland's CEO David Thomson carries out the final interview with the Food and Drink Federation's Chief Executive Ian Wright. Listen to this podcast to find out more about Ian's time at the FDF as well as the latest updates on what is currently happening in the food and drink industry.  This podcast was recorded on 15 December 2021. 

Sugar is a staple ingredient in many recipes, but consumers in the UK are now eating too much sugar with damaging impacts on their health.  Food and drink manufacturers are responding to this by reducing the levels of sugars in their recipes, helping meet the growing consumer demand for healthier options and improve dietary health.  Do you want to understand more about the types of sugar in your f...

Fibre is often the forgotten part of our diet, but it has the opportunity to be a solution to many reformulation challenges. This podcast discusses what fibre is, our current intake levels and the role and functionality of fibres within food manufacturing.   The podcast is hosted by FDF Scotland’s Reformulation for Health Programme. We have input from: Jisun Lee, Head of Innovation, EDME Food Ingr...

Food and Drink Federation (FDF) Scotland  is celebrating our first anniversary of podcasting. As part of this in our latest episode the FDF Scotland team talk about how the Scottish food and drink manufacturing industry responded positively to the challenges over the past year and what lies ahead for food and drink. More information For more information about FDF Scotland please visit: www.fdfscot...

In this podcast Food and Drink Federation Scotland's Head of Policy Cat Hay talks to Rachel Morrison from Living Wage Scotland about the benefits and opportunities of paying the Real Living Wage. The real Living Wage is currently £9.50 per hour throughout the UK and £10.85 in London. With the new Scottish Parliament and Government fully focused on the fair work agenda this is a great time for...

Join David Thomson CEO of Food and Drink Federation Scotland and Pete Robertson CEO of Food and Drink Federation Cymru for a discussion on the latest from the 2021 elections.  Find out more about what the new Scottish and Welsh Parliaments will mean for the food and drink industry.  More information For more information about FDF Scotland please visit: www.fdfscotland.org.uk .

In this podcast Food and Drink Federation (FDF) Scotland's CEO David Thomson provides his initial thoughts on the results of the Scottish Parliament elections 2021. More information Read FDF Scotland's manifesto: https://bit.ly/AMenuForGrowth For more information about FDF Scotland please visit: www.fdfscotland.org.uk .

Join Joanne Burns and Harriet Heath from Food and Drink Federation Scotland's Reformulation for Health team as they discuss the reformulation process, the eight principles of reformulation, how they can support businesses, and the added value of reformulation. Following consumer and industry trends, many food and drink manufacturers are deciding to reformulate. The Reformulation for Health pr...

On 12 March, ahead of the 2021 Scottish Parliament elections, FDF Scotland held a hustings event .  This podcast is the third in a three part series featuring highlights from the hustings. In the final part, the candidates answer questions around environmental sustainability and skills challenges. This includes the support needed for the food and drink industry in these areas.    The event was cha...

On 12 March, ahead of the 2021 Scottish Parliament elections, Food and Drink Federation (FDF) Scotland held a hustings event . This podcast is the second in a three part series featuring highlights from the hustings. In part two, the candidates from each of the main political parties answer questions around the best ways to support the recovery and growth of the food and drink industry. This inclu...

Listen to this podcast to find out more about the wide range of food and drink education resources that have been created to support Scottish schools. You will also hear about the activities that are taking place collaboratively to help educators, young people and parents better understand the variety of career opportunities that the food and drink industry has to offer and the skills that employe...

On 12 March, ahead of the 2021 Scottish Parliament elections, Food and Drink Federation (FDF) Scotland held a hustings event . This podcast is the first in a three part series featuring highlights from the hustings. In part one, we hear more about the candidates’ key priorities for the next Scottish Parliament, including the ways they will support and work with the food and drink industry.    The...

In this podcast FDF Scotland's CEO David Thomson talks to Suzie Carlaw, Head of Brand at Border Biscuits to gain an insight into how to run a successful biscuit company.   Listen to this podcast to find out more about the great work the business is doing in areas like sustainability and supporting their community, and the important skills and careers involved in running a successful food busi...

Ahead of the Scottish Parliament elections, Food and Drink Federation (FDF) Scotland has published a manifesto setting out our key priorities that will support the future growth of the vital food and drink manufacturing industry. Listen to this podcast to find out more about the great work our industry is doing and how we will work with the next Scottish Parliament and Government to support the fu...

Listen to this podcast hosted by Food and Drink Federation (FDF) Scotland’s Head of Policy, Cat Hay, to find out more about the support that is available to help businesses increase their productivity through Productivity Club Scotland.   Ashleigh McCulloch, Programme Manager at the Productivity Club joins us to tell us more about the Club and the some of the key successes so far. Productivity Clu...

Joanne Burns, Food and Drink Federation (FDF) Scotland’s Reformulation for Health Manager, hosts a discussion on how bakers can make their products healthier. As we start 2021 consumers are focusing more on health and resolutions for the future, and added factors such as Covid reinforce the importance of health and wellbeing. Listen to this podcast to learn how Scottish bakers can start their refo...

Listen to this podcast hosted by Food and Drink Federation (FDF) Scotland’s Policy Manager, Cat Hay, to find out more about the support that is available to help Scottish food businesses to prevent good food from going to waste. Ylva Haglund, Food Waste Sector Manager at Zero Waste Scotland, joins us to explain what surplus food redistribution is, how businesses can redistribute their surplus food...

Want to find out how you can develop your workforce and help your business develop? Listen to this podcast hosted by Food and Drink Federation Scotland’s Skills Manager, Moira Stalker, to find out how Modern Apprenticeships might be right for your business and your employees. This podcast has been recorded on behalf of the Scotland Food & Drink Partnership to help industry, educators, career i...

In this podcast FDF Scotland's CEO David Thomson talks to Gary Stephenson, Global External & Regulatory Affairs, Devro (Scotland) and Chair of FDF Scotland.  Devro is one of the world’s leading suppliers of collagen casings for food, used in the production of a wide variety of sausages and other meat products. Listen to this podcast to find out more about the history of the business, how...

Listen to this podcast hosted by Food and Drink Federation (FDF) Scotland’s Policy Manager, Cat Hay, to find out how biotechnology can help food and drink businesses contribute to a circular economy.   Debbie McCreath , Public Affairs Manager at the Industrial Biotechnology Innovation Centre (IBioIC), joins us to explain how IBioIC can support businesses to play their part in a more sustainable Sc...

Listen to this podcast to hear how Scottish schools and teachers are being supported and inspired to find out more about the exciting world of food - including the careers involved. Food and Drink Federation (FDF) Scotland, the Royal Highland Education Trust (RHET), Quality Meat Scotland (QMS), and the Rowett (Aberdeen University) are Scotland’s Good Food Champions. We are working together to prov...

This podcast will help you learn more about consumer attitudes to reformulation and health and how to make changes to your products for health. FDF Scotland recently carried out research with Levercliff Associates to determine consumer and business attitudes to reformulation. The research looked at consumer attitudes to health and wellbeing as well as highlighting key consumer profiles and what dr...