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Sugar kelp inspired coastal gin set to make a splash
A new Coastal Haar gin has been launched inspired by the East Neuk of Fife and including botanicals foraged from its rugged shoreline.
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Supporting Scotland’s local food and drink - Regional Food Fund announcement
A total of 24 projects from across the country have been awarded funding of £110,000 to promote and showcase quality regional produce.
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Scottish online butcher scoops up three new flavours
Two Scottish family businesses are celebrating the great taste of the North-East’s food scene with a new partnership.
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TV Chef Clodagh McKenna at Stranraer Oyster Festival 2022
Celebrity chef and TV presenter Clodagh McKenna is set to wow the crowds attending Stranraer Oyster Festival 2022 as the event makes a triumphant return to scenic Stranraer after a two year wait.
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£3.2m for food and drink tech hub
A project to create a food and drink technology centre in the Highlands has secured more than £3.2m investment from Highlands and Islands Enterprise (HIE).
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Training fund for women judged success at Royal Highland Show
A new scheme aimed at addressing inequality and providing more opportunities for women in Scottish agriculture has supported more than 750 trainees since its launch last year.
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Winners of RBST Scotland Food & Farming Sustainability Awards Announced
The winners of the inaugural RBST Scotland Food & Farming Sustainability Awards have been announced, recognising their excellence in sustainable food and farming.
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Safeguarding food security
The findings of a taskforce set up to respond to any potential disruption to food security and supply, resulting from Russia’s illegal invasion of Ukraine, have been published.
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Shortlisted announced ahead of Scotland Food & Drink Excellence Awards 2022
Food and Drink businesses from across Scotland have been announced in the shortlist for the 21st Scotland Food & Drink Excellence Awards.
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Case Study: The Kindness Bakery
Since 1947, we’ve been making the tastiest products from our traditional craft bakery in the heart of the Scottish countryside.
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Case Study: Feragaia
Scotland’s first distilled alcohol-free spirit made from land and sea botanicals.
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Coasts and Waters: The British Seafood Cookbook launched as part of Scottish Food & Drink Fortnight
Christopher Trotter, co-author of the classic cookbooks The Whole Cow and The Whole Hog provided a focus for this year’s Scottish Food & Drink Fortnight with his new book