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North-east businessman Sandy Manson has called time on his career at Johnston Carmichael after more than three decades at the firm.

Necessity is the mother of invention - or, as Martin Gilbert put it, the key to success in hard times is to turn risks into opportunities.

Network launched to help unlock innovation in food and other manufacturing sectors, as well as drive economic growth across Scotland.

© Opportunity North East Plans for SeedPod were approved earlier this week. Aberdeen’s new SeedPod food and drink hub will be an “amazing asset” for the industry in the north-east, according to a leading brewery owner. The £21 million development, which was given the green light by councillors yesterday, aims to play a pivotal role in boosting the region’s green economic recovery as we emerge from the coronavirus crisis. Led by Opportunity North East (One), the project is expected to ...

Plans submitted for £21m Scottish food hub Plans for a £21m food and drink industry hub in north east Scotland has been submitted for approval by Aberdeen City Council. SeedPod will be located on Scotland Rural College’s (SRUC) Craibstone campus, near Aberdeen, and is designed to provide specialist support and facilities for growing start-up, early-stage and established businesses. Features would include 12 commercial-grade manufacturing and production incubator...

By Kristy Dorsey

Plans lodged for £21 million food and drink hub in Aberdeen © Opportunity North East An artists impression of what the SeedPod will look like from the outside. Plans to create a £21m development hub in Aberdeen to grow the food and drink sector have been lodged with the local authority. Led by Opportunity North East (ONE), SeedPod aims to put the north-east’s manufacturing and processing businesses at the forefront of innovation, productivity and sustainability. It is hoped it will increas...

One vice-chairman and Food Hub (NES) chairman Patrick Machray Sign up for our daily newsletter featuring the top stories from The Press and Journal. Thank you for signing up to The Press and Journal newsletter. Something went wrong - please try again later. Sign Up Aberdeen City Region Deal (ACRD) partners have hailed progress on a “critical ingredient” for growing the north-east food and drink sector. A planning application for a £21 million development “hub” – to be called S...