Food and Drink Federation (FDF) Scotland has announced £50,000 of funding to help Scottish food manufacturers make their food healthier.

FDF Scotland revealed the development of its Reformul8 Challenge Fund, a fourth round of support made possible due to funding received from Scotland Food & Drink.

The fund is open to small and medium sized food and drink businesses across Scotland, with up to £5,000 available for each successful business. FDF Scotland said that the fund “will be used for a wide range of activities”, including accessing nutritional testing and technical support, working with ingredient suppliers to source and trial new innovative solutions that can improve the health of products and improving production capacity.

The winners of the fund are set to be announced at a showcase event – ‘Celebrating Reformulation and Innovation for Health’ – hosted by FDF Scotland and Interface at Dynamic Earth in Edinburgh on Monday 26th February 2024.

FDF Scotland reported that 46 businesses had been supported through the previous three rounds of funding. Past winners include Bells Food Group, Simon Howie, We Hae Meat, Border Biscuits, Dean’s of Huntly, Arran Dairies, Strathmore Foods, JG Ross and Cobbs Bakery.

Joanna Burns, reformulation for health manager, FDF Scotland, said: “I am delighted to be able to support more Scottish food and drink manufacturers with the fourth round of the Reformul8 Challenge Fund.

“Creating a wider range of healthier products can help food businesses to meet growing consumer demand for healthier options and to achieve public health targets.

“The fund is a great way to help businesses kick start their reformulation journey. Along with bespoke help and guidance from the Reformulation for Health team we can help you get those products to shelf – improving the health of Scotland’s people one product at a time!”

Food and drink businesses have until Friday 16th February 2024 to apply for the fund. Businesses can apply here.