Current status: Answered by Fergus Ewing on 31 May 2017
To ask the Scottish Government what action it has taken and funding it has provided to promote the food and drink sector.
The delivery of the industry-led food and drink strategy (“Ambition 2030”) will be supported by a new three year £10million investment, with £7.5million from the public sector and, for the first time, an industry contribution of £2.5million. This builds on the significant investment of over £150 million that we have made in the food and drink sector since 2007, including £71million towards 233 projects through the Food Processing Marketing and Co-operation Grant scheme.