UK Market development

Scotland Food & Drink works with trade customers from all market sectors, forging relationships with key category buyers and decision makers to identify new and exclusive sales opportunities for our members.

Our programme of meet the buyer events take place throughout the year with retailers, wholesalers and foodservice. These highly popular events highlight new commercial opportunities and present an opportunity for you to pitch to buyers from across the UK for the chance to secure new business and grow your sales. 

Current opportunities

>> Meet the Convenience Retailer

>> Meet the Wholesaler

Showcasing Scotland is Scotland’s largest biennial international food and drink trade event, offering UK and international food and drink buyers and Scottish suppliers an unparalleled commercial opportunity on a truly global scale.

Showcasing Scotland offers three days of carefully curated events which will showcase the very best of Scotland’s produce, helping to build new trade relationships and secure future business. The last event in 2019 saw nearly two thousand one-to-one sessions and business visits for buyers.

For more information visit www.showcasingscotland.com

The Showcasing Scotland Regional programme has been developed to meet the growing demand for local products in local markets. Using our hugely successful business match making model, our regional events help boost local and regional sourcing by bringing together Scottish buyers, producers and suppliers to build new trade relationships and secure future business.

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The UK Market Development team work closely with exhibition and trade show organisers; looking for the best opportunities for you to showcase your products and target the right audiences. The team will then provide recommendations on shows for you to attend and we will support you to make the most of your investment. 

We are currently planning our 22/23 Trade Show calendar. Please check back soon.

The Academy is a unique, market-focused, and commercially orientated training programme that helps Scottish food and drink businesses - at every stage of their growth journey - sell themselves, build their brands and thrive in grocery and foodservice markets.

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The Knowledge Bank is here to power business growth by giving you access to unrivalled insight and analysis to help you unlock commercial success. Whether you’re looking at home markets or exports, The Knowledge Bank will help you plan better and act smarter.

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Over the coming months, more details will be announced about a programme of workshops designed to build business resilience, providing opportunities for capability building at a pace and level to suit you, and at a time which suits your business needs.

SALSA Go!

Scotland Food & Drink is again offering mentoring support to Scottish businesses to achieve SALSA Certification.

Find out more here.

BRCGS

Funded support to Scottish businesses to achieve internationally recognised Brand Reputation Compliance Global Standards (BRCGS) certification.

Find out more here.

Delivered in partnership with major retailers and foodservice businesses, our structured supplier training programmes enable ambitious businesses to develop vital skills and connections to accelerate their growth. Access relevant insight, best practice and new opportunities to achieve sustainable success with your key customers. Deep dive programmes, typically over several months, offer a modular system of detailed briefings and seminars, peer-to-peer learning and a personal business coach.