Kevin MacGilivray
After a very successful year with EatScotland, Kevin MacGilivray is moving on from his role as Director to take up a position as Head Chef at Castleton House Hotel (by Glamis).
Kevin joined SFQC on a one-year contract last September to manage the development of the EatScotland scheme. He has made a significant contribution in that time, working on standards and delivery and notably, the creation of the EatScotland Silver and Gold awards.EatScotland is VisitScotland’s food quality assurance scheme and is operated on its behalf by SFQC.
Kevin will continue to be involved in EatScotland on a consultancy basis.
Seasonal food website
Scotland’s wide variety of high quality natural ingredients are being used to entice food loving visitors to Scotland. Seasonal foods ranging from vegetables and berries to Scotland’s renowned fish and seafood are highlighted in a new website www.scottishfoodinseason.com..
With an average of 21% of all tourist expenditure in Scotland spent on food and drink this is an important sector for Scottish tourism. The online seasonal produce tool has a clear ‘food to plate’ message with the site highlighting Scotland’s best ingredients, linking through to information on suppliers and producers. The ‘Where can I buy?’ section encourages people to buy local and eat local.
To give consumers inspiration about the fantastic ingredients they can buy in Scotland the site also includes recipes from EatScotland businesses. Visitors to the site can also upload their own favourite recipes.
For information on how to become an EatScotland business visit www.eatscotland.com
