Scotland’s food and drink industry is moving faster than the Friday night rush for Aunt Maggie’s spam fritters. Latest figures show the nation’s annual food and drink turnover reaching record levels – it’s predicted to hit £16.5 bn by 2017 – and the food manufacturing sector growing at twice the rate of the UK average. […]
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