Statistics at a Glance
A successful food and drink sector is a vital component of a healthy Scottish economy and is classed as a priority industry.
- We employ around 45,000 people, 25% of the Scottish manufacturing workforce
- Our gross value added to the economy is £3.8bn, 30.7% of Scottish manufacturing
value added
- We are Scotland's largest manufacturing sector, accounting for 28.9% of total
manufacturing
turnover
- 95% of our businesses are SMEs
- We have 1,015 food and drink manufacturing businesses
- In 2017, food and drink exports from Scotland have increased by 11% to £6bn
- Food and drink manufacturing accounts for around 73% of Scotland's full supply
chain turnover &
39% of the number of people it employs
- We will need 19,000 new recruits by 2024 to meet the skills need of the sector
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Please note, FDF Scotland previously calculated stats on food and soft drink
manufacturing; we now
use stats for food and drink manufacturing – including alcohol.
Please contact Kirsty Ritchie for more
information.