The Food and Drink Leadership Forum
The original Leadership Forum
The original Leadership Forum was successful in bringing together some of the many different perspectives on food and drink. The many discussions and debates they had and the evidence they gathered led to the 'The Leadership Forum Report' being published in June 2009.
Scotland's first National Food and Drink Policy,'Recipe for Success', is based on the firm foundations of this work.
The new Leadership Forum
Early in 2010 most of the members of the original Leadership Forum were joined by a range of other experts, from various backgrounds, to form anew Leadership Forum
This group took the work of the original Forum to the next stage.Logic modelswere developed to clearly show how the actions the Scottish Government and it's partners are undertaking, around food and drink in Scotland, link to achievable outputs and outcomes and which indicators can be used to monitor progress.
Here is what some of the Leadership Forum have to say:
"The work on the food and drink policy formulation and its program of implementation were exemplary examples of all the stakeholders and government working to achieve a policy that embraced the need to improve our nation's health and the development of our commercial food and drink industry. In my experience this has been a unique and effective collaboration that has married, what at the outset seemed diametrically opposed objectives. All the participants in this learned what can be achieved through active listening and positive intent. The policy is richer and more relevant to our society and industry as a result" . Allan Burns, former Chairman of Scotland Food and Drink
"There is much work to be done to make Scotland an exemplar for food and drink production, processing and dietary health. The work of the Leadership Forum gives direction, but everyone has a part to play in making it happen".
Prof Annie Anderson, Professor of Food Choice, University of Dundee
"The breadth of the Forum's ambitions made for exciting discussions about the information and research needed to deliver Scotland's Food and Drink Policy. I felt that our work on key indicators was particularly demanding".
Peter Gregory, Director, Scottish Crop Research Institute
"Food and how it is produced is central to our care for the environment and our relationships with both our fellow Scots and others in the global population. Food Policy sets the tone for the country we aspire Scotland to be"
Rev Prof Atkinson, Chair, Action of Churches Together in Scotland
"It was a privilege and pleasure to have worked with colleagues from the range of sectors represented on the Forum. While sometimes there was tensions between different perspectives, debate was respectful and productive and what we have achieved has the potential to deliver progress based on the triple bottom line of the social, economic and environmental concerns and development; underpinned by individual and community health and well-being. No one sector or partner can do it all, together to the future!".
Dave Simmers, Community Food Initiatives North East