Food and Drink

Wild about food

A Danish beer brewed without hops and fermented using wild airborne yeasts will give Scottish businesses food for thought at a webinar next month.…

SRUC
20/05/2021

Initiative to entice future food and drink entrepreneurs

A new initiative has been launched to help the next generation of entrepreneurs achieve success in the food and drink industry.…

SRUC
09/03/2021

Magic Beans

Growing peas and beans and precision farming are among the most effective measures in reducing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions on farms, new research has found.…

SRUC
22/02/2021

Microbiome science aims to tackle biggest challenges

New research and innovation collaboration networks could help to make the most of the UK’s world-renowned microbiome expertise.…

SRUC
18/02/2021

Making capital from nature

The importance of natural resources – such as clean water and fertile soil – for food and drink businesses is the focus of new research being led by SRUC.…

SRUC
17/02/2021

Rooting for Spud

Former SRUC student Spud Henderson is in the running for a prestigious scholarship. Fife chef Spud Henderson has been selected as a finalist for the second Andrew Fairlie Scholarship.The 31-year-old…

SRUC
16/02/2021

Potato bean in running to be next superfood

A plant native to America could be grown in the UK, bringing huge benefits for a balanced, sustainable diet, new research has found.…

SRUC
15/02/2021

Seedpod project reaches key milestone

A planning application for the £21 million Seedpod industry development hub at Craibstone has been submitted to Aberdeen City Council.…

SRUC
10/02/2021

Burns suppers bring six-fold increase in haggis sales

The Scottish tradition of celebrating Robert Burns’s birthday on 25 January leads to a six-fold increase in the demand for haggis, new research has found.…