FOOD AND DRINK POLICY

Becoming a Good Food Nation

Food and drink A Success Story

• Food and Drink is key industry sector for Scotland;• Scotland’s food and drink sector is growing rapidly and is on

target to meet turnover of £16.5bn by 2017;• Exports have grown by over 50% in the last five years;• The number of employees increased last year by 21%; • Retail sales of Scottish brands in the UK have risen by 36%

between 2007 – 2013;• Relatively low spend on Research and Development• Companies in the F&B sector, like any other, need to be able

to adapt to changing health trends and behaviours, as well as continuing to innovate and create new products to meet demand.

SCOTTISH PARADOXScotland is a nation renowned worldwide for producing high quality food and drink and yet we struggle with world beating levels of diet-related disease and throw away a fifth of our food!

SIGNIFICANT CHALLENGES

• Amongst children and adults some of the highest levels of diet-related poor health in the world.

• Deep-seated attitudes to food leading to poor habits and low expectations.

• Serious threats to global food security due, to population growth rates and climate change.

• A lack of diversity in exports and supply chains which lack resilience.

• The social, financial and environmental cost of food waste is unacceptably high.

Next Phase of the Nation Food & Drink Policy

Renewed Ambition for Scotland

Becoming a Good Food Nation

Involving all parts of society in partnership with industry.

2025 Vision for Scotland to Become a Good Food Nation

• “…people from every walk of life, will take pride and pleasure in the food served in Scotland.”

• “…food exports will attract overseas visitors and the quality of the food we serve will become one of the key reasons to travel to Scotland.”

• “Scottish suppliers will have developed their offerings so that local increasingly equals fresh, healthy, and environmentally-sound.”

• “…dietary-related diseases will have begun to decline as will the environmental impact, locally and worldwide, of our food consumption.”

• “The food industry will be a thriving well-known feature of local and national economies…”

FOOD AND DRINK POLICY

GOOD FOOD NATION

A Policythat can

produce a Multiple

Dividend

SOME PRIORITIES?

• Public Food• Children’s Food

Policy• Local Food• Good Food Choices• Economic Growth• Food Commission

Food Processing Marketing and Co-operation Grant Scheme

1. Economic benefits / return to Scotland’s primary producers

2. Health benefits3. Environmental benefits4. Financial assessment, additionality and

displacement

Top 3 Private Sector Foodservice

ChallengesSustainability

Economic ClimateHealthier Eating

BUSINESS PLANNINGAND SMEs

ROUTES TO MARKET

• FARM GATE• MAIL ORDER &

INTERNET• BOX SCHEMES• FARM SHOP• RETAIL & HOSPITALITY• TOURISM OUTLETS• WHOLESALE• MULITPLES &

SUPERMARKET• PUBLIC SECTOR

MARGINS - VOLUMES + REDUCE INCREASE

Demand and Supply

What are shoppers prepared to pay a bit extra for?

Supply chain relationships influence change

Barnes, A.P. (2014). Results of Survey of LEAF Farmers. Sustainable Intensification Platform: Project 3: The influence of external drivers and actors on the sustainability and productivity of farming (LM0303). Internal Report for Defra, August 2014.

Source: Mintel

Public SectorEXPENDITURE PATTERN

FOR OVERALL PUBLIC FOOD EXPENDITUREScottish based suppliers represent 77% of the total and account for 50.% of the sales. Large national contracts with grocery suppliers such account for 39% of all purchases.

Spend by category of provision (Source: SPIH) £150M of total spend of which £17.7M external contractors

One Example…

Learning &

Behaviour

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Environment

Health

5 PRIMARY 1-3 FREE SCHOOL MEALSSupportingScotland’s families

Sustainable Procurement

Robin GourlayScottish Government Food and Drink Policy

e:robin.gourlay@Scotland.gsi.gov.uk t: 0300 244 9283