Futureskills Scotland industry Profile: Food and Drink in the Highlands and Islands 2006

Futureskills Scotland has published labour market profiles for 12 different industries in the Highlands and Islands. These profiles provide a brief overview of key industries that are of relevance to the Highlands and Islands. The profiles cover a range of labour market information including:

• size of industry 
• employment trends 
• occupational structure
• data from Futureskills Scotland's Employer Skills Survey 
• industry prospects and
• signposts to other relevant research and organisations

Food and Drink

Food and drink is a key component of the manufacturing sector in the Highlands and Islands. It includes all food manufacturing and processing activities. The production of all alcoholic and non-alcoholic drinks is included, including mineral water, malting for the whisky industry and distilling. Some key facts from the profiles are:

• There are 7,300 jobs in the financial services sector in the Highlands and Islands, worth £900 million
• Whisky accounts for more than 20% of UK food and drink export by value
• The sector has above average proportion of male and full-time jobs

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