Chef Gary Maclean
Scotland’s National Chef, Glasgow, Scotland
Who
Summit delegates are senior Executive Chefs, culinarians and menu development professionals like you. They are senior F&B directors and industry leaders looking to make a difference and want to meet new and exciting producers ready to provide solutions.
Why
We aim to create meaningful connections for you, to help inform and let you discover the breadth of great Scottish produce and how to get it. We want to provide a distinct and engaging experience.
Places are invitation only. We would like to invite you as our exclusive guest and participant, where you can experience, learn, discover and taste the very latest from Scotland and to discover how you can source more from Scotland.
Why Now?
We know the industry is in a state of tremendous change but great innovation, talent and ingredients still lay at the heart of great customer experience. We want to help.
The power of food and drink lies in our ability to create experiences, share the provenance and tell the story - to have culinarians try, taste and see produce. Scotland is doing just that.
Producers are ready to meet professionals like you forging the changes in foodservice.
Programming
Segments will vary in length from 30-60 minutes.
Meet the Producer
A chance to see behind the scenes of producers and meet the makers through in-depth 30 minute live / pre-recorded sessions.
Tastings
Curated interactive, live tastings: Scottish cheeses and Scottish rapeseed oil.
Curated Alcohol Day
The Summit’s 4th day will feature exclusively Scottish beverage producers in a quick pitch/speed dating format. Designed for decision makers in the bar realm, we offer an efficient and information-packed session with a number of producers presenting.
In Conversation With
A series of interactive Chef panel discussions covering the important subjects affecting all of our industry, from menu development to sustainability.
Chef demos
Featuring many of the producers’ products in fun, interactive sessions.
Industry briefings
Learn more about Scotland’s sustainability, animal husbandry and agricultural excellence
1-1 Meetings
Enabling meaningful connections to take place between you and producers that match to your interests and needs.
