Quality Meat Scotland’s pioneering plan to get Scotland’s kids back in the kitchen and cooking, healthy nutritious meals has been launched in nearly 100 new schools.

Successfully piloted in Glasgow in 2007 and east central Scotland in 2008, the QMS Meat Voucher scheme is an industry initiative to help combat the obesity epidemic sweeping Scotland by helping teach secondary age children how to cook quality, nutritious meals.

Nine Scots exporters are heading to Germany next week to help further stimulate export trade to Europe and beyond.

The companies are joining red meat promotion and development body Quality Meat Scotland at ANUGA, the world’s largest and most important food trade fair, taking place between 10 – 14 October in Cologne.

The show brings together the suppliers, decision makers and opinion formers of the trade, food service and catering markets from around the world.

Lamb is set to be the flavour of the month this Autumn with the launch of the annual Festival of Scotch Lamb.

The festival of Scotch Lamb is a £180,000 campaign aimed at getting Scots to rediscover the taste and versatility of Scotch Lamb during autumn, when it is at its most succulent.

We are bringing that message to TV screens for the first time ever, and we’ll also using innovative online advertising on some of the most popular food sites.