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).