Food and Drink Federation Scotland
Representing the food and drink manufacturing industry in Scotland
One of our great strengths is our programme of workshops, seminars and formal events. These are excellent opportunities to network, exchange information and share best practice.
How HorizonScan Can Be Used in Business For Real-Time Alerting To Make Those Informed Decisions
SLR Briefing - Natural Capital and Biodiversity: What does it really mean, what's going to be included in future legislation, and what can businesses do in order to benefit from it.
How to make the zero-carbon transition possible for the Food and Drink Industry.
FareShare, the UK's largest food redistribution charity, in partnership with the Food and Drink Federation, will host an evening reception with a special focus on the FareShare Surplus with Purpose Fund
Plastics and packaging is one of the biggest issues currently facing the food and drink industry. CMS Scotland and the FDF are delighted to be working together to deliver an update on this very topical issue.
How to use your intellectual property to add value to your business
FDF's President's Reception is always a great opportunity to celebrate the achievements of the UK's biggest manufacturing sector as well as to enjoy good food, wine and company. This year will be no exception and it is an event not to be missed.
Life can be full of tough negotiations, but the food and drink industry is renowned for as perhaps being the toughest! We reveal not only how retailers negotiate, but also provide a process to follow to ensure you can stay in control.
The Sales Directors' Forums are a powerful forum bringing together the Sales Directors in our membership with leading retail figures for a regular exchange of views and debate.
A food scare can seriously harm your business. On the other hand, handling a crisis well can help maintain your customer's trust and loyalty. Are you prepared for the different stages of handling a crisis?
A meeting to discuss issues relevant to smaller food and drink producers (up to £50million turnover). The meeting will be followed by drinks and networking.
Our annual networking event of the year!
A webinar on the issue of packaging and plastics in the food and drink industry.
How resilient is your business? Are you set up to stand the test of time?
This event brings together delegates in a collaborative and interactive learning workshop on Allergens and Listeria.
This seminar will focus on the development of the new National Retraining Scheme. Timed to follow the rollout of the first phase of the scheme - with the launch of the new digital service 'Get Help to Retrain' being trialled in the Liverpool City Region - the seminar will provide an opportunity to evaluate the first stage of implementation ahead of it being rolled out nationally in early 2020. Keynote speaker: Ian Caplan, Programme Director, National Retraining Scheme, Department for Education.
This event will discuss the theory and realities of due diligence, what to do in the event of an issue and the potential penalties if due diligence is not followed.
This seminar will be an opportunity for stakeholders and policymakers to discuss Progress in England's Resources and Waste Strategy, which sets the Government's approach to eliminate avoidable plastic waste by 2050.
The conference takes place at a crucial time, as concern mounts regarding Apprenticeship starts in light of Government confirming that the manifesto target of 3m starts will not be achieved on time and with industry groups calling for reform of the Apprenticeship Levy. It also comes with questions about how industry, training providers, government and other stakeholders can realise the aim to improve uptake amongst under-represented and disadvantaged groups, including the Government targeting an increase of 20% BAME starts by 2020. Keynote speaker: Kathryn Porter, Vice-Chair, Apprenticeship Ambassadors Network and Director, Youth Strategy, Europe, Middle East and Africa, Hilton Worldwide.
In a world that is full of information and data, how do we present our research findings in an engaging and interesting way?