About us

Scotland’s experts on farmer co-ops and food industry collaboration, we work with food and farming businesses to make them more profitable, competitive, and sustainable - #workingtogether to shape the future, today.

What we do

All our work helps facilitate farmers and food and drink businesses to work together effectively. Over the years we've expanded and developed subsidiary businesses - getting the right people together and making innovative advancements - to help benefit food, farming and rural Scotland.

Events & Training

Developing staff capability is one of the most effective ways to improve a co-op’s performance. Check out our events and training programme - most of which are open to non co-op members too.

Membership

As a development organisation, owned by our members, we provide a range of specialist services not available elsewhere, to assist them in developing their people and their businesses. Get in touch to find out how we can help you.

What's New

See below for all the latest news, views and updates from us here at SAOS. Find all our latest videos on YouTube at: SAOS - working together in food and farming

Working across all food and drink industry sectors, we address emerging issues and opportunities, identifying practical solutions to highly complex supply chain challenges. We focus on understanding the market opportunity and the barriers to growth, using insights to develop 'fit for purpose' sustainable solutions that can deliver resilience, improvement and value throughout the chain. ​

Our Team and Partnerships

The SAOS Team has a wealth of supply chain knowledge and experience and provides advice and support through its various business workstreams.

Find out more

Our Objectives

Our key objective is to build practical solutions and support to overcome supply chain challenges and barriers to sustainable growth.

Our Objectives

Food and Drink Supply Chain

Our short film, "F for Food and Drink Supply Chain", looks at sustainability and resilience in the supply chain and the challenge for each supply chain in adapting or recovering when faced with economic shock

Food and Drink Supply Chain

Latest news and blogs

Keep up with the latest from our supply chain team.

Latest news and blogs

Key contacts

Our experts can find solutions to your supply chain challenges.

Alan Stevenson

Alan Stevenson

Alan Stevenson

Supply Chain Development Director

0141 5631112 | alan.stevenson@saos.coop

Allison Watson

Allison Watson

Allison Watson

Project Support Manager

07548 215669 | allison.watson@saos.coop

Fergus Younger

Fergus Younger

Fergus Younger

Project Manager

07771 966649 | fergus.younger@saos.coop

Hamish Walls

Hamish Walls

Hamish Walls

Project Manager

01896 820291 | hamish.walls@saos.coop

Helen Glass

Helen Glass

Helen Glass

Head of Supply Chain Innovation

07795 050323 | helen.glass@saos.coop

Patrick Hughes

Patrick Hughes

Patrick Hughes

Strategic Services Director

07469 685545 | patrick.hughes@saos.coop

Patricia Rojas Bonzi

Patricia Rojas Bonzi

Patricia Rojas Bonzi

Project Manager

07467 082625 | Patricia.Rojas@saos.coop

Allene Bruce

Allene Bruce

Allene Bruce

Head of Supply Chain Development

078055 790749 | allene.bruce@saos.coop

Douglas Bowden-Smith

Douglas Bowden-Smith

Douglas Bowden-Smith

Project Development Executive

07435 047593 | douglas.bowden-smith@saos.coop