Opportunity North East Overview Peter Cook Director Food Drink and Agriculture
Innovation -The OGTC Innovation: Biotherapeutics Centre Internationalisation International Market Development Anchor the Supply Chain Oil & Gas Integrated Supply Chain Life Sciences Decommissioning Growth Business Global Oil & Gas Learning & Skills Development ONE Training Centre Innovation - Agri-Food & Nutrition Hub Food, Visit Aberdeen shire Drink Tourism Market Development & £795k funding Integrated Supply Chain Agriculture Growth Business Skills Development
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Food Drink and Agriculture 1. Why is Food, Drink and Agriculture a priority?
The North East punches above its weight - and has growth potential • 22,000 direct jobs • Big share Scottish food and drink sector (20%) • Big share Scottish agriculture (25%) • Big share Scottish seafood landings (50%) • Good base for growth: range of produce, lots of new food/drink businesses, some tremendous brands, a well recognised and connected sector • Huge opportunities: internationalized market; provenance; nutrition; luxury
But challenges … • Low growth: few brands, 65% only sell in the area, only a third sell online, many small • Productivity • Much primary processing with low value add • Weak low margin chains and retailer centralisation
Food Drink and Agriculture 2. What are our priorities?
Food Drink and Agriculture Integrated Innovation Market Supply AFNIC Development Chain Growth Skills Business Development
Growth Business • A growth “escalator” • Business Growth Programme 2016/17 • Food and Drink Growth Network
In Innovation • Agri-Food and Nutrition Innovation Centre (AFNIC) • Build R & D links: Interface, including Groups • Innovation Awards
In Integrated Supply Chains • A major potential source of competitive advantage for the NE • Already heavily involved: dairy, pigs, eggs, rapeseed
Market Development • Market Development Manager – joint SF&D post, and programme. • Food and Drink Tourism programme • Market Development infrastructure: NE Food and Drink Excellence Awards, Food & Drink Events, Market Awareness events.
Skills • Reviewing skills gaps for innovation and growth, and our role • High level food technology gap – turn opportunities into real products • Supply of young workers – DYW, Internship schemes • Confidence
Food Drink and Agriculture 3. How do we work? Match funding. Leverage. Add value. Accelerate. Fund people, expertise, knowledge. Not cap grants, but looking at finance. Alliances: SF&D, Councils, Interface, VisitAberdeenshire, SE. Joint posts, secondments, joint programmes, co-funding. Building small team of trusted facilitators.
WHAT IS IS YOUR VIE IEW? • What is holding back the growth of food and drink (incl farming/ fishing) businesses in the North East? • What are the opportunities and solutions?
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