A breakdown of Scotland’s food and drink manufacturing sector

Scotland’s food and drink manufacturing sector:

  • adds a gross value of £3.8bn to the economy, 30.7% of Scottish manufacturing value added.
  • is Scotland’s largest manufacturing sector, accounting for 28.9% of total manufacturing turnover.
  • employs around 45,000 people, 25% of the Scottish manufacturing workforce.
  • needs 19,000 new recruits by 2024.
  • 95% of its 1,015 businesses are SMEs.
  • Source: SFDF