Food and Drink Federation Scotland

Sep 16 2024 31 ep. 30 mins 4
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Insights and updates from Scotland's food and drink industry

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Celebrating innovation and reformulation for healthier diets

Sep 16 2024 41 mins  
This week the Food and Drink Federation launches the Innovation for Healthier Diets campaign; a celebration of the nutritional advances made within the food and drink industry. Join us as we discuss a range of case studies that illustrate the innovative ways that manufacturers are reformulating their recipes, for the benefit of their consumers' health. We discuss projects by: AB Ma

Chewing the fat

Sep 01 2022 29 mins  
Want to know more about how you can reduce the fat and saturated fat content of your food products? With new industry pressures such as promotional restrictions on products deemed High in Fat, Sugar and Salt (HFSS) coming into play in England this year, many manufacturers in Scotland are horizon scanning for and considering how similar legislation in Scotland could impact on them.

Sodium solutions

Mar 09 2022 31 mins  
The UK food industry has made incredible advances in salt reduction, but the population is still consuming an average of 2g per day over the recommended daily intake. With new industry pressures such as sales restrictions on products deemed High in Fat, Sugar and Salt (HFSS) coming in to play this year, we expect to see a new wave of salt focussed reformulation. With this in mind,

Final interview with FDF's Chief Executive Ian Wright

Dec 16 2021 38 mins  
Food and Drink Federation Scotland's CEO David Thomson carries out the final interview with the Food and Drink Federation's Chief Executive Ian Wright. Listen to this podcast to find out more about Ian's time at the FDF as well as the latest updates on what is currently happening in the food and drink industry. This podcast was recorded on 15 December 2021.

A spotlight on sugars

Nov 11 2021 33 mins  
Sugar is a staple ingredient in many recipes, but consumers in the UK are now eating too much sugar with damaging impacts on their health. Food and drink manufacturers are responding to this by reducing the levels of sugars in their recipes, helping meet the growing consumer demand for healthier options and improve dietary health. Do you want to understand more about the types of s

Focus on Fibre

Sep 13 2021 27 mins  
Fibre is often the forgotten part of our diet, but it has the opportunity to be a solution to many reformulation challenges. This podcast discusses what fibre is, our current intake levels and the role and functionality of fibres within food manufacturing. The podcast is hosted by FDF Scotland’s Reformulation for Health Programme. We have input from: Jisun Lee, Head of Innovation

A year in food and drink and what lies ahead

Jul 02 2021 30 mins  
Food and Drink Federation (FDF) Scotland is celebrating our first anniversary of podcasting. As part of this in our latest episode the FDF Scotland team talk about how the Scottish food and drink manufacturing industry responded positively to the challenges over the past year and what lies ahead for food and drink. More information For more information about FDF Scotland please vis

The benefits and opportunities of paying the Real Living Wage

Jun 11 2021 37 mins  
In this podcast Food and Drink Federation Scotland's Head of Policy Cat Hay talks to Rachel Morrison from Living Wage Scotland about the benefits and opportunities of paying the Real Living Wage. The real Living Wage is currently £9.50 per hour throughout the UK and £10.85 in London. With the new Scottish Parliament and Government fully focused on the fair work agenda this is a g

FDF Scotland and FDF Cymru: 2021 elections discussion

May 14 2021 21 mins  
Join David Thomson CEO of Food and Drink Federation Scotland and Pete Robertson CEO of Food and Drink Federation Cymru for a discussion on the latest from the 2021 elections. Find out more about what the new Scottish and Welsh Parliaments will mean for the food and drink industry. More information For more information about FDF Scotland please visit: www.fdfscotland.org.uk.

FDF Scotland's initial reaction to the Scottish Parliament elections

May 10 2021 9 mins  
In this podcast Food and Drink Federation (FDF) Scotland's CEO David Thomson provides his initial thoughts on the results of the Scottish Parliament elections 2021. More information Read FDF Scotland's manifesto: https://bit.ly/AMenuForGrowth For more information about FDF Scotland please visit: www.fdfscotland.org.uk.