The Scottish Government’s commitment to Ambition 2030 was restated in the Draft Budget, which noted—
We will continue to support the growth of the food and drink industry and help it deliver its ambition to double its value to £30 billion by 2030. Our key focus is to promote locally sourced and locally produced food and drink to a range of markets by—
investing £7.5 million to support the delivery of the new industry-led strategy, ‘Ambition 2030’;
continuing to support businesses to invest and expand through our Food, Processing Marketing and Cooperation grant scheme;
sourcing more local produce through public sector contracts and investing £0.4 million to expand the Food for Life Programme in schools;
introducing a new supplier development programme to support small suppliers obtain third-party accreditation to help them target new domestic and international markets;
supporting more local producers to showcase their produce locally and nationally through new regional showcasing events and the launch of a new Regional Food Fund; and
progressing the Good Food Nation objectives through the development of the Good Food Nation Bill and the work of the new national chef.1Scottish Government. (2017).