Food and Drink
Digital Dairy Chain announces £2 million competition fund
Technology start-ups and businesses are invited to apply for funds to transform the dairy industry across South & West Scotland or Cumbria. …
- SRUC
- 27/03/2023
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Spring into action: Taking advantage of key food and drink trends in 2023
In the food and drink sector, consumers are looking for ‘joy in food’ in 2023, so how can you maximise the impact of this trend for your business? …
- Ceri Ritchie
- 02/03/2023
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Is growing potatoes sustainable and profitable?
Potatoes are an amazingly versatile food and an important part of our culture in Scotland. But is growing potatoes sustainable and profitable?…
- Dr Phil Burgess
- 23/01/2023
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Food and drink event for north east businesses
Businesses interested in learning about innovative food-and-drink-associated research in the north east of Scotland are invited to a free event later this month.…
- SRUC
- 02/11/2022
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Sustainable food and drink – why it needs a team of all the talents
SAC Consulting, part of SRUC, has recently expanded its Food & Footprint service, recognising the growing need to offer wide-ranging expertise to equip farmers, food processors and retailers, to tackle some of the major challenges facing the sector around climate change and biodiversity loss.…
- SRUC
- 18/10/2022
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Rethinking food strategies and the implications for food-hubs
Agriculture and food production are witnessing major changes, especially around how food is produced. …
- Nicola Holden
- 06/10/2022
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Understanding the diversification opportunity
What does diversification do for farming businesses? It can mean different things.…
- SRUC
- 22/09/2022
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Food and drink producers face 'puzzling task' over packaging
Food and drink producers often face a difficult trade-off between the environmental impact of using plastic and contributing to food waste.…
- SRUC
- 16/09/2022
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Enterprise in the midst of upheaval
Disruption is often the driver of enterprise and entrepreneurial behaviour. This is evidenced by recent industry activities and the 2021 GEM report.…
- SRUC
- 06/09/2022
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Time to think about Food and Footprint
As SAC Consulting launches its Food & Footprint campaign, Andrew Bauer says now is the time for the industry to take credible action.…
- SRUC
- 23/08/2022
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SRUC to help steer agri-food net zero project
SRUC is part of a £5 million research network designed to help the UK agri-food industry move a step closer to net zero.…
- SRUC
- 13/07/2022
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Awards recognise enterprising spirit of former SRUC students
An ethical influencer and climate activist was among the winners at the first ever Alumni Entrepreneur Network awards, organised by SRUC.…
- SRUC
- 30/05/2022
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