Extra £200,000 to promote lamb

QMS receive additional funds to increase lamb sales.

John Sleigh

8 August 2018

First Minister Nicola Sturgeon has announced £200,000 of new funding to support Quality Meat Scotland’s 2018 Scotch Lamb PGI promotional campaign. The announcement will nearly double the usual budget spent on promoting Scotch lamb. The drive is likely to kick off in the coming weeks and aims to increase domestic consumption in Scotland. More on page 10.

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