Article: Interview: Paul McLaughlin: Aiming for the top of the food chain

IT is a sign of the times when Scotland's food and drink industry outperforms that of manufacturing. For a nation that was once the workshop of the world, famous for its thousands of shipbuilders, steel workers and coal miners, these days it's more likely to be whisky production, salmon farming or soft fruits that are the driving force of the economy.

Yet, to many, Scotland has never shed its image as the land of tartan and kilts, home to syrupy fizzy drinks and the now iconic deep-fried Mars bar. Paul McLaughlin, the chief executive of Scotland Food and Drink, wants that to change.

Fresh from a site visit to Macsween's famous haggis factory, the newly appointed head of the private-public ...

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