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

Our Team and Partnerships

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. 

Key contacts

Alan Stevenson

Alan Stevenson

Alan Stevenson

Supply Chain Development Director

0141 5631112 | alan.stevenson@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

Fergus Younger

Fergus Younger

Fergus Younger

Project Manager

07771 966649 | fergus.younger@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

Allison Watson

Allison Watson

Allison Watson

Project Support Manager

07548 215669 | allison.watson@saos.coop

Douglas Bowden-Smith

Douglas Bowden-Smith

Douglas Bowden-Smith

Project Development Executive

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