Guidance on food security for businesses in Scotland
The Scottish Government and industry bodies have established a Food Security and Supply Taskforce to monitor, identify and respond to any potential disruption to Scotland's food security and supply due to the conflict in Ukraine.
The following information and support is available to help businesses manage this risk and build their resilience to supply chain changes.
Useful resources
- Food Security and Supply Taskforce report, external link which will open in a new window - the taskforce's assessment and recommendations to support Scotland's food supply chain
- Farm Advisory Service, external link which will open in a new window - advice for farmers and crofters across Scotland
- Scottish Manufacturing Advisory Service - tailored support for businesses across the manufacturing supply chain
- Innovation support, external link which will open in a new window - one-to-one support from Scottish Enterprise to help businesses develop more effective products, services or processes
- Business grants and funding for the food and drink industry in Scotland
- Improve productivity and employee engagement, external link which will open in a new window - advice from Scottish Enterprise on how to build a resilient and sustainable workforce
- Domestic market research service, external link which will open in a new window - free market research and data from Scottish Enterprise to help inform your company's decision making
- Supply chain disruption advice and resources - support from Scottish Enterprise, including a directory of suppliers to help you find alternatives
- Food waste reduction business support - guidance from Zero Waste Scotland to help food and drink businesses reduce waste and cut costs
- Loans for renewable or energy efficiency projects - Scottish Government loans of up to £100,000 for small and medium-sized enterprises in Scotland
- Code Confident Pack, external link which will open in a new window - information pack from the Groceries Code Adjudicator to support suppliers of the UK’s largest groceries retailers
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