Cross-Party Group on Food 27 February 2024 at 6pm, Committee Room 3 and Teams Minute Present MSPs Rhoda Grant MSP (Chair) Annie Wells MSP (Co-Chair) (Virtually) Invited guests Mairi Gougeon MSP, Cabinet Secretary for Rural Affairs, Land Reform and Islands Non-MSP Group Members In person Kirsty Tinsdale, Food and Drink Federation Scotland/CPG Food Secretary Cat Hay, Food and Drink Federation Scotland David Thomson, Food and Drink Federation Scotland Iain Clunie, Food and Drink Federation Scotland Mads Fischer-Moller, WWF Scotland Sarah Millar, QMS Colin Smith, Scottish Wholesale Association Ylva Haglund , Scottish Wholesale Association Jayne Swanson, Scottish Wholesale Association Sarah Duley, Soil Association Scotland Mary Brennan, University of Edinburgh and Chair of Scottish Food Coalition Kirsty Jenkins, OneKind Tilly Robinson-Miles, Food Train David Watts, the Rowett Institute, University of Aberdeen Michelle McWilliams, the Rowett Institute, University of Aberdeen Baukje de Roos, the Rowett Institute, University of Aberdeen Ewan MacDonald-Russell, the Scottish Retail Consortium Sally Measom, Company Shop Group Tracy McCollin, the Scottish Government Stephanie Mander, the Scottish Government Peter Faassen de Heer, the Scottish Government Pat Abel, Transition Edinburgh South Alistair Williams, National Manufacturing Institute Scotland Laura Wyness, Nutrition Research & Communications Pete Ritchie, Nourish Scotland 1 Anna Chworow, Nourish Scotland Sarah Govan, ClimateXChange Jon Wilkin, Abertay University Boon-Seang Chu, Abertay University Virtually Alison Owens, Public Health Scotland Alistair Trail, SAC Consulting (Part of SRUC) Angela Mitchell, Nesta Ann Packard, RSA Fellows Antonia Ineson, Myreside Organics Csaba Babak, Nestlé UK & Ireland Beatrice Morrice, NFUS Bill Crosson, IFST Caroline Timmins, SCFDI Charlotte Maltin, Biomics Ltd Christine Fraser, Food Training Scotland Claire Hislop, Public Health Scotland Gillian Purdon, Food Standards Scotland Graeme Findlay, SQA Hamish Macdonell, QMS Heather Anderson, Councillor Jackie McCabe, the Royal Environmental Health Institute of Scotland Jane Bunting , the Royal Environmental Health Institute of Scotland Jennifer Forsyth, Obesity Action Scotland Joe Hind, Scotland Food & Drink Jules Griffin, The Rowett Institute, University of Aberdeen Kaia Waxenberg, SRUC Keith Robson, the Open University in Scotland Kerry Hammond, SAC Consulting (Part of SRUC) Kirsten Leask, Learning for Sustainability Scotland Kirsty Tait, Food, Farming and Countryside Commission Laura Wilson, Food Standards Scotland Laura-Alexandra Smith, Royal Society of Chemistry Lesley Atkins , Glenkens Food Hub Liz Barron-Majerik, Lantra Scotland Anneli Lofstedt, University of Aberdeen Lusi Alderslowe, Propagate Martin Meteyard, Co-operative consultant Eluned Michael, Queen Margaret University Nicola Holden, SRUC Orchid Liu, UK Chinese Times Rachel Robson, Perth and Kinross Council Robert McGeachy, Food Standards Scotland Rosa Holt, Dietitian Ruth Watson, Keep Scotland the Brand Sandra Williamson, The Royal Environmental Health Institute of Scotland Simon Macdonald, Fisheries and Processing Consultant Sterre Vester , SAC Consulting (Part of SRUC) 2 Tyra Dempster Viv Collie, Eat and Drink Dundee Wendy Barrie, Scottish Food Guide Bosse Dahlgren, Scottish Food Guide 1.