Who we are?
Food and Drink Federation (FDF) Scotland is an independent, industry funded trade association, representing food and drink manufacturers from major global brands through to small and medium-sized enterprises in Scotland.
The voice of food and drink manufacturing
FDF Scotland is a division of the Food and Drink Federation (FDF), which is the voice of the UK food and drink
manufacturing industry.
The food and drink manufacturing industry is the largest manufacturing sector in
Scotland and
the rest of the UK. In Scotland, we account for 30% of the total
manufacturing sector by
turnover and employ 43,000 people across 1,015 businesses, of which 95% are
micro
to medium-
sized. We ensure our members' views and concerns are heard where it matters
with
Government,
regulators, key influencers across the food chain, consumers and the media.
Ensuring Scotland's food is safe
We work together with Food Standards Scotland and other partners across the food
supply
chain to ensure our food is safe and that consumers can have trust in it.
Our skills work
Food and drink manufacturing offers a wide range of exciting and rewarding careers, in
particular there are many opportunities for scientists, technologists and
engineers driving
innovation and growth. However, the industry faces a skills gap, we need 19,000
new recruits by
2024.
Through our skills initiative - A
Future in Food, we work with industry and partners to promote the variety of careers in
food
and
drink. We have many free resources that can be used in the classroom and at
careers events.
Working in partnership for industry growth
As members of the Scotland Food & Drink Partnership Board, we participate fully
in the
delivery of the Industry Strategy which aims to grow the value of the industry in
Scotland to £30bn by
2030.
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Our members
Our membership is made up of a wide range of companies, from major global brands
through to
small and medium-sized enterprises in Scotland.
FDF Scotland membership
We look out for the interests of both large and small food and drink
manufacturers.
Our organisation and priorities
Led by CEO David Thomson, FDF Scotland focuses on Scottish specific issues that
are important
to our members. Our top priority is to ensure our members views and concerns are heard by policy makers
on a variety of issues including Brexit, diet and health and sustainability.
Cross Party Group on Food
We provide the secretariat for the Scottish Parliament's Cross Party Group on
Food, which acts
as a policy forum for discussion of food issues in Scotland.