2022/23 progress at a glance

go into more detail about each impact area throughout this report.

Customers

2021 score: 3.7

Maintain the company’s overall mission, ethics accountability and transparency

Communities

2021 score: 17.3

Help customers navigate through the after effects of covid-19 and its impact on the industry

Workers

2021 score: 27.7

Continue to give back to the communities in which we operate Return to in-person support for local school partners post pandemic

Environment

2021 score: 28

Support employees post pandemic

Create new employment opportunities for the growing refugee community in Scotland

Move towards carbon neutrality ahead of the Scottish Government’s target of 2045

What we did

Appointed Chairman Alastair Macphie’s nephew –Ed Widdowson – to the board of directors, ensuring continuation of the family’s constitution

Appointed two new non-executive directors to advise, mentor and challenge the executive team

Provide a toolbox of recipe inspiration to help customers make best use of the products they buy from us

Our savoury sauces achieved endorsement from the Craft Guild of Chefs

Donated over £31,000 and 14 tonnes of food products to local charities and community groups

Hosted seven secondary school pupils as part of a foundation apprenticeship programme

Funded a scholarship and three-month work placement for a local university food science student

Introduced a winter payment scheme which provided workers with an additional £750 over winter to help with the rising cost of living

Partnered with the Scottish Refugee Council which resulted in the full-time employment of two Syrian refugees

Invested £75,000 to install a network of sub-metres across our Glenbervie site to track energy use more effectively Launched site improvement plans aiming to reduce our carbon footprint

Engaged the workforce in our aims to encourage widespread involvement