The Scottish Red Meat Resilience Group to voice their opinions

There are currently several methods of applying to supply red meat to public sector bodies and we recognise the work that has been done in recent years to both increase the availability of high quality locally sourced red meat and the work to streamline the procurement processes. However, there is still more work to do, and we would welcome the opportunity to work with the public sector and the providers of red meat in Scotland to work together to aim to achieve each of the following:

• Establishment of one framework for all public procurement.

• Streamline the process, to enable locally produced Quality Assured products to compete on a level playing field with imported products.

• Enable Scottish people to have the opportunity to eat locally sourced Quality Assured red meat, when in any public sector building or attending any public sector event.

• Build on our reputation as a land of food and drink and enable the whole population to partake in our high quality locally produced Quality Assured meat products.

• Promote to all consumers of food provided or purchased the provenance of their food and the quality assurance credentials that make up the “Scotch” difference.

The Scottish Red Meat Resilience Group is an industry leadership body, designed to provide a collaborative working mechanism for key membership organisation within the Scottish Red Meat Sector. Membership consists of representation from NFU Scotland, Scottish Association of Meat Wholesalers, Scottish Craft Butchers, Institute of Auctioneer and Appraisers in Scotland, Scottish Association of Young Farmers Clubs, National Sheep Association Scotland, Scottish Beef Association, Pig Industry Leadership Group, and is chaired by Quality Meat Scotland.

To read the full report, head to the Quality

Meat Scotland website: www.qmscotland.co.uk