Food

Purpose of the group

• To raise awareness of food issues from production through to consumption in Scotland and their importance to the consumer, the economy, the environment and to the health of Scotland; 
• To act as a policy forum for discussion and updating on food issues in Scotland; 
• To contribute to policy development on a range of food issues in Scotland.

Forthcoming meetings

Next meeting: 18 September 2019

This meeting will be held at 6pm in Committee Room 4 - This meeting will include the AGM

Agendas/Links

• Agenda for Meeting 7 September 2016 (106KB pdf)
• Agenda for Meeting 5 October 2016 (206KB pdf) 
• Agenda for Meeting 18 January 2017 (117KB pdf)
• Agenda for Meeting 26 April 2017 (23KB pdf)
• Agenda for Meeting 20 September 2017 (8KB pdf)
• Agenda for Meeting 17 January 2018 (20KB pdf)
• Agenda for Meeting 28 March 2018 (109KB pdf)
• Agenda for Meeting 23 May 2018 (75KB pdf)
• Agenda for Meeting 19 September 2018 (80KB pdf)
• Agenda for Meeting 16 January 2019 (100KB pdf)
• Agenda for Meeting 03 April 2019 (272 KB pdf)
• Agenda for Meeting 05 June 2019 (86KB pdf)

Minutes

• Minutes of Meeting 7 September 2016 (150KB pdf)
• Minutes of Meeting 5 October 2016 (252KB pdf)
• Minutes of Meeting 18 January 2017 (137KB pdf)
• Minutes of Meeting 26 April 2017 (214KB pdf)
• Minutes of Meeting 20 September 2017 (135KB pdf)
• Minutes of Meeting 17 January 2018 (102KB pdf)
• Minutes of Meeting 28 March 2018 (128KB pdf)
• Minutes of Meeting 23 May 2018 (408KB pdf)
• Minutes of Meeting 19 September 2018 (324KB pdf)
• Minutes of Meeting 16 January 2019 (195KB pdf)
• Minutes of Meeting 03 April 2019 (27.6KB pdf) 

Annual Return/Report

• Registration form (148KB pdf)
• Annual return form 2017 (237KB pdf) 
• Annual return form 2018 (250KB pdf)

Group Officers

• Co-Convener: Gail Ross
• Co-Convener: John Scott
• Co-Convener: Mark Ruskell
• Co-Convener: Rhoda Grant

Group Members

• Peter Chapman
• Patrick Harvie
• Claire Baker
• Claudia Beamish

Non MSP Individuals

Elina Scheers Andersson

Martin Meteyard

Morag Jardine

Denise Walton

Lesley Stanley

Christopher Trotter

Colette Backwell

John Whitehead

Ian Shankland

Maire Amelie Viatte

Fiona Bird 

Peter Brown

Bosse Dahlgren

Chris Peace

Organisations

Food and Drink Federation Scotland – secretary

3 x 1 Public Relations

Aberdeen Uni

Abertay Uni

Advocate for Animals

Agrico

AHDB

Artilus

Asda

Bellenden

Caledonian Public Affairs

Carnegie Trust

Cooperative Development Scotland

Coeliac UK

Community Food and Health Scotland 

Community Food Initiatives North East 

COSLA

Dairy UK

Deans

East Lothian Council

Eco Schools

Edinburgh Community Food

Edinburgh Scientific Services

Fareshare

Federation of City Farms and Community Gardens

Food Standards Scotland

Food Training Scotland

Glasgow City Council

Glasgow Caledonian Uni

Greencity Wholefoods

Halogen Communications

Healthyliving award

Institute of Food Science and Technology

Interface Food and Drink

Kafoodle

Kantar

Lantra

Lanarkshire Community Food and Health Partnership 

Love Pure Cakes

McDonalds

Newcastle Uni

NFUS

NHS Health Scotland 

NHS Lothian

Nourish 

Nutrition Research and Communication

Obesity Action Scotland

Pilton Community Health Project

Pinnacle

Pinsent Masons

PRGS

Quality Meat Scotland 

Queen Margaret University  

REHIS

Robert Gordon University

Royal Society of Arts

RHASS

Sainsburys

SAOS 

School of Thai Kitchen Scotland

Scotch Whisky Association

Scotland Food and Drink

Scottish Agricultural College

Scottish Bakers

Scottish Crofting Federation 

Scottish Enterprise

Scottish Federation of Meat Traders’ Association 

Scottish Food Guide 

Scottish Food Quality Certification (SFQC)

Scottish Government

Scottish Land and Estates

Scottish Natural Heritage

Scottish Organic Milk

Scottish Qualifications Association  

Scottish Retail Consortium

Scottish  Salmon Producers Org

Seafish 

Seafood Scotland

SFQC

Skills Development Scotland

Slow Food 

Soil Association Scotland

Supernature

Tartan Silk PR 

Taste Communications

Tesco

The Children’s Orchard

Trellis Scotland

UK Chinese Times

University of Aberdeen 

University of Abertay

Vivid Solutions

Wordbird

William Reed

Zero Waste Scotland