Food and Drink Federation Scotland

Want to find out how you can develop your workforce and help your business develop? Listen to this podcast hosted by FDF Scotland’s Skills Manager, Moira Stalker, to find out how Graduate Apprenticeships might be right for your business and your employees. Moira is joined by Skills Development Scotland and universities from across Scotland. Find out what a Graduate Apprenticeship is, how it is del...

Joanne Burns, Food and Drink Federation (FDF) Scotland’s Reformulation for Health Manager, hosts a discussion on how butchers can make their products healthier and support the health and wellbeing of their local community. She is joined by Gordon King - Executive Manager at Scottish Craft Butchers, Tom Courts - Owner/Director at Tom Courts Burntisland Butchers and Andy Benn - Head of Culinary Deve...

In this podcast FDF Scotland's CEO David Thomson talks to James Macsween, Managing Director of Macsween of Edinburgh. Tune in to find out more about the history of the business, how to make haggis, the different ways to eat haggis, and the history of the creation of their vegetarian haggis. You will also find out more about the important skills and careers involved in running a successful foo...

To help keep pupils engaged with food education during lockdown, FDF Scotland created a Lockdown Lunch Challenge. Young people across Scotland were asked to design an innovative street food dish that they and their families would love. The dish had to contain at least one item of local Scottish produce, use products they had in their cupboards and fridges, and contribute to at least one of their f...

Covid-19 has affected all aspects of life and work. Adapting to the new normal has resulted in massive disruption and the necessity for the food and drink industry to adapt very quickly. In this podcast David Thomson, CEO of FDF Scotland, chairs a roundtable discussion with Scottish food and drink businesses to find out more about their current and future skills needs, their training requirements,...

In this podcast Kate Halliwell, Head of UK Diet and Health Policy at the FDF, chairs a discussion about consumer demand for healthier food and the work Scottish food companies are doing to make their products healthier. Insights are provided from Joanne Burns, FDF Scotland’s Reformulation for Health Manager, and David Craig, Director, at food and drink consultancy Levercliff.  More from FDF Scotla...