Food and Drink Federation Scotland
Insights and updates from Scotland's food and drink industry
Episodes
31 episodes
Celebrating innovation and reformulation for healthier diets
This week the Food and Drink Federation launches the Innovation for Healthier Diets campaign; a celebration of the nutritional advances made within the food and drink industry. Join us as we discuss a range of case studies that illustrate the i...
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41:00
Chewing the fat
Want to know more about how you can reduce the fat and saturated fat content of your food products? With new industry pressures such as promotional restrictions on products deemed High in Fat, Sugar and Salt (HFSS) coming into play...
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29:44
Sodium solutions
The UK food industry has made incredible advances in salt reduction, but the population is still consuming an average of 2g per day over the recommended daily intake. With new industry pressures such as sales restrictions on product...
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Final interview with FDF's Chief Executive Ian Wright
Food and Drink Federation Scotland's CEO David Thomson carries out the final interview with the Food and Drink Federation's Chief Executive Ian Wright. Listen to this podcast to find out more about Ian's time at the FDF as well as the latest up...
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38:16
A spotlight on sugars
Sugar is a staple ingredient in many recipes, but consumers in the UK are now eating too much sugar with damaging impacts on their health. Food and drink manufacturers are responding to this by reducing the levels of sugars in their...
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33:58
Focus on Fibre
Fibre is often the forgotten part of our diet, but it has the opportunity to be a solution to many reformulation challenges. This podcast discusses what fibre is, our current intake levels and the role and functionality of fibres within food ma...
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A year in food and drink and what lies ahead
Food and Drink Federation (FDF) Scotland is celebrating our first anniversary of podcasting. As part of this in our latest episode the FDF Scotland team talk about how the Scottish food and drink manufacturing industry responded positivel...
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The benefits and opportunities of paying the Real Living Wage
In this podcast Food and Drink Federation Scotland's Head of Policy Cat Hay talks to Rachel Morrison from Living Wage Scotland about the benefits and opportunities of paying the Real Living Wage. The real Living Wage is currently £9.50 ...
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FDF Scotland and FDF Cymru: 2021 elections discussion
Join David Thomson CEO of Food and Drink Federation Scotland and Pete Robertson CEO of Food and Drink Federation Cymru for a discussion on the latest from the 2021 elections. Find out more about what the new Scottish and Welsh Parliaments...
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FDF Scotland's initial reaction to the Scottish Parliament elections
In this podcast Food and Drink Federation (FDF) Scotland's CEO David Thomson provides his initial thoughts on the results of the Scottish Parliament elections 2021.More information Read FDF Scotland's manifesto:
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9:28
The process of reformulating food and drink
Join Joanne Burns and Harriet Heath from Food and Drink Federation Scotland's Reformulation for Health team as they discuss the reformulation process, the eight principles of reformulation, how they can support businesses, and the added value o...
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21:49
FDF Scotland Hustings 2021: Sustainability and skills
On 12 March, ahead of the 2021 Scottish Parliament elections, FDF Scotland held a hustings event. This podcast is the third in a t...
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FDF Scotland Hustings 2021: Industry recovery
On 12 March, ahead of the 2021 Scottish Parliament elections, Food and Drink Federation (FDF) Scotland held a hustings event. This podca...
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32:29
Learning more about food and drink through education
Listen to this podcast to find out more about the wide range of food and drink education resources that have been created to support Scottish schools. You will also hear about the activities that are taking place collaboratively to help educato...
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FDF Scotland Hustings 2021: Key priorities from the political parties
On 12 March, ahead of the 2021 Scottish Parliament elections, Food and Drink Federation (FDF) Scotland held a hustings event. This podca...
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Behind the food and drink business: Border Biscuits
In this podcast FDF Scotland's CEO David Thomson talks to Suzie Carlaw, Head of Brand at Border Biscuits to gain an insight into how to run a successful biscuit company. Listen to this podcast to find out more about the great work...
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A menu for growth: Our priorities for Scotland’s food and drink manufacturers
Ahead of the Scottish Parliament elections, Food and Drink Federation (FDF) Scotland has published a manifesto setting out our key priorities that will support the future growth of the vital food and drink manufacturing industry.Listen ...
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Helping Scottish businesses to increase their productivity
Listen to this podcast hosted by Food and Drink Federation (FDF) Scotland’s Head of Policy, Cat Hay, to find out more about the support that is available to help businesses increase their productivity through Productivity Club Scotland.&nbs...
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How bakers can make their products healthier
Joanne Burns, Food and Drink Federation (FDF) Scotland’s Reformulation for Health Manager, hosts a discussion on how bakers can make their products healthier.As we start 2021 consumers are focusing more on health and resolutions for the...
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Supporting Scottish food businesses to prevent food waste
Listen to this podcast hosted by Food and Drink Federation (FDF) Scotland’s Policy Manager, Cat Hay, to find out more about the support that is available to help Scottish food businesses to prevent good food from going to waste.Ylva Hag...
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The benefits of Modern Apprenticeships to both businesses and employees
Want to find out how you can develop your workforce and help your business develop? Listen to this podcast hosted by Food and Drink Federation Scotland’s Skills Manager, Moira Stalker, to find out how Modern Apprenticeships might be right for y...
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Behind the food and drink business: Devro
In this podcast FDF Scotland's CEO David Thomson talks to Gary Stephenson, Global External & Regulatory Affairs, Devro (Scotland) and Chair of FDF Scotland. Devro is one of the world’s leading suppliers of collagen casings for food, u...
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32:01
Using biotechnology to contribute to a circular economy
Listen to this podcast hosted by Food and Drink Federation (FDF) Scotland’s Policy Manager, Cat Hay, to find out how biotechnology can help food and drink businesses contribute to a circular economy.
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22:04
Inspiring Scottish teachers and schools to find out more about food
Listen to this podcast to hear how Scottish schools and teachers are being supported and inspired to find out more about the exciting world of food - including the careers involved.Food and Drink Federation (FDF) Scotland, the Royal High...
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