Joanna Fraser Joanna Fraser

Apprenticeships: a ladder to career success - Lauren Boyer

To celebrate Scottish Apprenticeship Week from 2 to 6 March, we are highlighting the journeys of six former apprentices who have built remarkable paths in the food & drink sector. Here we speak to Lauren Boyer, quality & technical apprentice & marketing assistant, Rowan Glen.

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Joanna Fraser Joanna Fraser

Apprenticeships: a ladder to career success - Robbie Hughan

To celebrate Scottish Apprenticeship Week from 2 to 6 March, we are highlighting the journeys of six former apprentices who have built remarkable paths in the food & drink sector. Here we speak to Robbie Hughan, Assessor, Craft Skills Scotland.

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Joanna Fraser Joanna Fraser

Apprenticeships: a ladder to career success - Donald McInnes

To celebrate Scottish Apprenticeship Week from 2 to 6 March, we are highlighting the journeys of six former apprentices who have built remarkable paths in the food & drink sector. Here we speak to Donald McInnes, Food and Nutritionist, West Dunbartonshire Council.

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Joanna Fraser Joanna Fraser

Apprenticeships: a ladder to career success - Gordon Newlands

To celebrate Scottish Apprenticeship Week from 2 to 6 March, we are highlighting the journeys of six former apprentices who have built remarkable paths in the food & drink sector. Here we speak to Gordon Newlands, Brand Development Manager, Quality Meat Scotland (QMS)

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Joanna Fraser Joanna Fraser

Apprenticeships: a ladder to career success - Victor West

To celebrate Scottish Apprenticeship Week from 2 to 6 March, we are highlighting the journeys of six former apprentices who have built remarkable paths in the food & drink sector. Here we speak to Victor West, CEO of Macsween Allan Food Group and Non-exec Director at Associated Seafoods.

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Joanna Fraser Joanna Fraser

Apprenticeships: a ladder to career success - Alan Baxter

To celebrate Scottish Apprenticeship Week from 2 to 6 March, we are highlighting the journeys of six former apprentices who have built remarkable paths in the food & drink sector. Here we speak to Alan Baxter, managing director of Rowan Glen.

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Joanna Fraser Joanna Fraser

Young talent winner Amy moves from line to leader

Named as the Scotland Food & Drink Young Talent winner for 2025 in September, Amy Gillies’s journey from the production line to senior team leader at Lazy Day Foods is a great example of how to forge a fast and successful career path in the industry.

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Build a St Andrews Day dinner

This learning resource has been created by a range of industry bodies from within the Scottish food and drink sector.

It has been designed with two main learning themes in mind: to teach young people about the journey their food makes, and to highlight some of the careers within the food and drink sector.

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Steven Scott Steven Scott

Career spotlight: Moira Stalker of FDF Scotland

Ambassadors all have their own stories and here we shine the career spotlight on Moira Stalker, skills manager at FDF Scotland (Food & Drink Federation) and a driving force in the industry.

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