The Academy launched | ONE

The Scotland Food & Drink Partnership’s recently launched sector Recovery Plan committed industry and government to help businesses sell themselves, build their brands, survive, and compete.

And so, with the Scottish Government’s support, The Academy by the Scotland Food & Drink Partnership was born with a focus on knowledge-sharing, upskilling, innovating and succeeding.

Opportunity North East (ONE), a member of the Scotland Food & Drink Partnership, helped to shape and supports The Academy programme to drive sector recovery and growth. ONE is working with north east Scotland businesses to maximise their participation and benefit from the market development training programmes.

The Academy is a unique, market-focused, and commercially orientated training programme that helps Scottish food and drink businesses at every stage of their growth journey sell themselves, build their brands and thrive.

The series of three training programmes - Seeding Growth, Accelerating Growth and Commercial Excellence - have all been designed by industry experts to enable real and sustainable business growth. Underpinned by tailored one-to-one support, each programme matches the needs of your business with appropriate specialists and mentors.

If you would like to find out more or are interested in applying for one of The Academy programmes visit the website www.foodanddrink.scot/the-academy or email the-academy@foodanddrink.scot.