Food & Drink Club Aberdeen or Online

Join us for our next hybrid Food & Drink Club for leaders of food & drink businesses.

  • Thu 29th May 2025
  • 12:00pm - 2:30pm
  • ONE SeedPod, AB21 9TT

Join us for our next hybrid Food & Drink Club for leaders of food & drink businesses on Thursday 29 May at ONE SeedPod, Scotland's dedicated food and drink innovation hub, or online.

Chaired by Adam Hardie, Head of Food & Drink at Johnston Carmichael, the session will kick off with an overview of the insights from our recent Food & Drink Industry Survey covering topics including performance and profitability, innovation, sustainability, and international growth.

We will then put a spotlight onto sustainability and are delighted to be joined by Stuart Common, Managing Director of Mackie's of Scotland. Stuart will share the story of how Mackie’s make their ice cream from ‘Sky to Scoop’ and their goal of self-sufficiency in renewable energy, to make their ice cream the greenest in the world!

For in person attendees the event will take place at ONE SeedPod a £27 million innovation hub in Aberdeen, supporting Scotland's food and drink sector. It offers 11 food-safe manufacturing kitchens, innovation spaces, and business support to foster growth, innovation, and sustainability in the industry, creating a vibrant entrepreneurial community for ambitious businesses.

Meet the team involved

If you would like more information on the events which are hosted by Johnston Carmichael, please get in touch with us at jcevents@jcca.co.uk