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.
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18 March 2020
With the situation around Covid 19 changing so rapidly, we all need to be prudent and conscientious in all we do. We are all thinking about our families and friends at the moment, particularly the old and vulnerable. We are therefore changing how we operate until we get a clearer view that the infection is under control and we are past the worst.
For the time being, the SAOS team has been instructed to postpone any meetings if these cannot be done remotely, rather than face to face.
Clearly it’s difficult to estimate how long the situation will affect us, but this will be the ‘new normal’ until end April at the very least, probably longer. We will review week by week and we will update you on any changes.
The Ingliston office will not be manned, and phones for Head Office staff are diverted to their mobiles. Our contact details are on our SAOS staff page if you need to any of the team. Please do not hesitate to get in touch if you need to speak to someone.