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
22 September 2020
How We Think:
The latest 'How we think' piece comes from SAOS's lead on Climate Change and Sustainability, Emma Patterson Taylor, who thinks it's time to leave the Climate Change 'ostriches' behind with their heads in the sand.
Find out more in our latest SAOS News & Views 
Emma is developing our CarbonPositive programme. Find out more about the at: www.saos.coop/what-we-do/carbonpositive