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.
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.
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.
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.
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
Our supply chain work is led by a talented team of in-house experts. Within the wider SAOS team and subsidiary businesses, we work together with colleagues who lead national initiatives on:
SAOS developed the Cultivating Collaboration Network (C2N) to build broader, cross-sector, collaborative partnerships harnessing the power of co-ops to drive change in the primary agricultural sector.
We also work with Scottish Government, our member co-operatives and other partner organisations across agriculture and the food and drink sectors. SAOS is a key strategic partner in the Scotland Food & Drink Partnership.
All of this means we are ideally placed, with the right knowledge and networks, to work constructively across the whole supply chain.
Supply Chain Development Director
0141 5631112 | alan.stevenson@saos.coop
Project Manager
01896 820291 | hamish.walls@saos.coop
Head of Supply Chain Innovation
07795 050323 | helen.glass@saos.coop
Project Manager
07771 966649 | fergus.younger@saos.coop
Strategic Services Director
07469 685545 | patrick.hughes@saos.coop
Project Manager
07467 082625 | Patricia.Rojas@saos.coop
Project Support Manager
07548 215669 | allison.watson@saos.coop
Project Development Executive
07435 047593 | douglas.bowden-smith@saos.coop