{"id":6373,"date":"2024-07-10T12:03:16","date_gmt":"2024-07-10T12:03:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/glowblogs\/stemnation\/?page_id=6373"},"modified":"2025-09-25T20:59:35","modified_gmt":"2025-09-25T20:59:35","slug":"food-and-drink-careers-2","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/glowblogs\/stemnation\/food-and-drink-careers-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Food and Drink Careers"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-image is-style-rounded\">\n<figure class=\"alignright size-medium\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" data-attachment-id=\"6376\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/glowblogs\/stemnation\/food-and-drink-careers-2\/pexels-pierre-sudre-9695-55766\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/glowblogs\/public\/stemnation\/uploads\/sites\/8486\/2024\/07\/10114428\/pexels-pierre-sudre-9695-55766.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1260,945\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"pexels-pierre-sudre-9695-55766\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/glowblogs\/public\/stemnation\/uploads\/sites\/8486\/2024\/07\/10114428\/pexels-pierre-sudre-9695-55766-300x225.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/glowblogs\/public\/stemnation\/uploads\/sites\/8486\/2024\/07\/10114428\/pexels-pierre-sudre-9695-55766-1024x768.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/glowblogs\/public\/stemnation\/uploads\/sites\/8486\/2024\/07\/10114428\/pexels-pierre-sudre-9695-55766-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6376\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/glowblogs\/public\/stemnation\/uploads\/sites\/8486\/2024\/07\/10114428\/pexels-pierre-sudre-9695-55766-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/glowblogs\/public\/stemnation\/uploads\/sites\/8486\/2024\/07\/10114428\/pexels-pierre-sudre-9695-55766-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/glowblogs\/public\/stemnation\/uploads\/sites\/8486\/2024\/07\/10114428\/pexels-pierre-sudre-9695-55766-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/glowblogs\/public\/stemnation\/uploads\/sites\/8486\/2024\/07\/10114428\/pexels-pierre-sudre-9695-55766-800x600.jpg 800w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/glowblogs\/public\/stemnation\/uploads\/sites\/8486\/2024\/07\/10114428\/pexels-pierre-sudre-9695-55766-400x300.jpg 400w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/glowblogs\/public\/stemnation\/uploads\/sites\/8486\/2024\/07\/10114428\/pexels-pierre-sudre-9695-55766.jpg 1260w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>Food and drink is one of the&nbsp;largest industry sectors&nbsp;in Scotland.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Since 2007 food and drink has grown to become one of the most successful sectors in Scotland.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Food and drink is now Scotland&#8217;s biggest employer and the industry is worth \u00a315 billion.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>+40% increase in sales of Scottish brands in the UK<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>\u00a315bn is the value of the food and drink industry<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>+86% new business startups in 7 years<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>+43% Food productivity up since 2007<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Facts<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Employment in the Food and Drink growth sector stood at <strong>125,000<\/strong> in 2022, accounting for <strong>4.8%<\/strong> of employment in Scotland and <strong>14.1%<\/strong> of employment in Food and Drink across Great Britain.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The gross value added to the economy by the food and drink sector is <strong>\u00a33.9 billion<\/strong>, <strong>27%<\/strong> of Scottish manufacturing value added.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Scotland has <strong>1,285<\/strong> food and drink manufacturing businesses.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>200%<\/strong>&nbsp;increase in food exports in the last 10 years<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Scottish food and drink manufacturing will need <strong>7000<\/strong> new recruits by 2033<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Key websites<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/foodanddrink.scot\/\"><strong>Scotland Food &amp; Drink<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/foodanddrink.scot\/our-industry\/industry-strategy\/\"><strong>Scotland Food &amp; Drink Partnership new industry strategy<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fdf.org.uk\/fdf\/business-insights-and-economics\/facts-and-stats-scotland\/\"><strong>Scottish facts and stats | The Food &amp; Drink Federation<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The Scottish Food and Drink Federation website has a dedicated page that links to all the food education partners that can <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foodeducationscotland.scot\/signposting\"><strong>support teachers<\/strong><\/a>&nbsp;&nbsp;to deliver food education in the classroom. They also have <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fdfscotland.org.uk\/fdf\/what-we-do\/people-and-employment\/careers-and-skills-development\/chemistry-videos\/\"><strong>Food Science videos<\/strong><\/a>&nbsp;developed to support the Higher Chemistry curriculum and these mention careers too. They also have a <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@fdfscotland\">YouTube site<\/a>&nbsp;<\/strong>with more career videos and &#8216;inside industry films&#8217;.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Reports<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.scot\/policies\/food-and-drink\/supporting-the-food-and-drink-industry\/\"><strong>Supporting the food and drink industry &#8211; Food and drink &#8211; gov.scot<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fdfscotland.org.uk\/fdf\/business-insights-and-economics\/food-and-drink-sector-research\/\"><strong>Food and drink sector research | The Food &amp; Drink Federation<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.scot\/news\/long-term-food-and-drink-stability\/\"><strong>Long-term food and drink stability &#8211; gov.scot<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Pathways and careers<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foodeducationscotland.scot\/resources\"><strong>Scotland Food and Drink Partnership | Schools Resource<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/education.gov.scot\/resources\/hwb39-food-pathways\/\"><strong>Food education \u2013 Career pathways in food and drink in Scotland<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fdfscotland.org.uk\/fdf\/what-we-do\/people-and-employment\/careers-and-skills-development\/\"><strong>Careers and skills development | The Food &amp; Drink Federation<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.skillsdevelopmentscotland.co.uk\/what-we-do\/apprenticeships\/modern-apprenticeships\/modern-apprenticeship-frameworks\/food-drink\"><strong>Food &amp; Drink &#8211; Skills Development Scotland<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image is-style-rounded\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-medium\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" data-attachment-id=\"6381\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/glowblogs\/stemnation\/food-and-drink-careers-2\/veg\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/glowblogs\/public\/stemnation\/uploads\/sites\/8486\/2024\/07\/10115305\/veg.jpeg\" data-orig-size=\"600,900\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"veg\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/glowblogs\/public\/stemnation\/uploads\/sites\/8486\/2024\/07\/10115305\/veg-200x300.jpeg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/glowblogs\/public\/stemnation\/uploads\/sites\/8486\/2024\/07\/10115305\/veg.jpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/glowblogs\/public\/stemnation\/uploads\/sites\/8486\/2024\/07\/10115305\/veg-200x300.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6381\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/glowblogs\/public\/stemnation\/uploads\/sites\/8486\/2024\/07\/10115305\/veg-200x300.jpeg 200w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/glowblogs\/public\/stemnation\/uploads\/sites\/8486\/2024\/07\/10115305\/veg.jpeg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Food and drink is one of the&nbsp;largest industry sectors&nbsp;in Scotland. Since 2007 food and drink has grown to become one of the most successful sectors in Scotland. Food and drink is now Scotland&#8217;s biggest employer and the industry is worth \u00a315 billion. Facts Key websites Reports Pathways and careers<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":63635,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-6373","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/glowblogs\/stemnation\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/6373","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/glowblogs\/stemnation\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/glowblogs\/stemnation\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/glowblogs\/stemnation\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/63635"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/glowblogs\/stemnation\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6373"}],"version-history":[{"count":34,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/glowblogs\/stemnation\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/6373\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":8543,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/glowblogs\/stemnation\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/6373\/revisions\/8543"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/glowblogs\/stemnation\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6373"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}