As a part of its Reforuml8 Problem Fund, the Meals and Drink Federation (FDF) Scotland has revealed the 14 foods and drinks companies that may obtain funding to make their merchandise ‘more healthy’.
The fourth spherical of funding was introduced by Gary Maclean, the Nationwide Chef of Scotland, at a reformulation and innovation for well being occasion hosted by FDF Scotland and Interface at Dynamic Earth in Edinburgh.
In line with FDF Scotland, enterprise will obtain as much as £5,000 to “assist kick begin a variety of tasks”, together with lowering the salt content material in butchery merchandise, lowering fats in savoury pastries, lowering sugar and assembly labelling and public well being dietary targets.
A number of the companies receiving funding embody Cooper Butchers, Macsween of Edinburgh, Simon Howie Meals and Malcolm Allan.
Joanne Burns, reformulation for well being supervisor at FDF Scotland, stated: “I’m delighted to supply 14 of Scotland’s iconic foods and drinks companies with funding to make their widespread meals and drinks more healthy. FDF Scotland is trying ahead to supporting these tasks and sharing the wonderful achievements quickly.
“This work helps foods and drinks companies to satisfy rising client demand for more healthy choices and to realize public well being targets.
“We’re working with Scotland’s foods and drinks producers serving to to enhance the well being of Scotland’s folks one product at a time.”
Public Well being Minister Jenni Minto stated: “I’ve been fortunate sufficient to see first-hand how Scotland’s gifted meals producers are reformulating and innovating the substances they use of their foods and drinks merchandise to create more healthy choices.
“That is a part of a variety of labor being undertaken to assist folks make more healthy selections supported by the Scottish Authorities’s Reformulation for Well being Programme run by Meals and Drink Federation Scotland.
“I recognise how difficult the previous couple of years have been for companies and producers which makes this vital work much more spectacular.”
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