Harriet takes taste of home on global tour
Promoting a product made in Perthshire has given a young employee a reason to travel the world.
Recent graduate Harriet Shaw (24) reckons working in Scotland’s food and drink industry has been a great career start.
Since joining Mackie’s Crisps as a sales and marketing executive, Harriet’s gone from the company’s offices in Errol to promoting the snack made from Perthshire tatties at international consumer and trade shows.
She said:“Just last month I was over in Canada at a consumer show,”she explained.“We were also sampling the likes of Irn Bru and Nairn’s Oatcakes and it’s was a great experience to get to show off our crisp range alongside some of the best and well-known Scottish brands.
“Having been lucky enough to attend some international trade shows I’m always extremely proud to hear the positive feedback we get about Scottish food and drink in general.
“As an industry collective, we need to do everything we can to continue to get our messages across and make our products accessible to overseas markets”, added Harriet, snapped up as an ambassador for Scotland Harriet Shaw mans the Mackie’s stand Food and Drink.
The organisation, Scotland Food and Drink, has chosen Harriet as an ambassador, with her case study used to highlight exciting career
opportunities in the industry.
Scottish Food and Drink Fortnight runs from September 1-15, see more at www.fooddrinkfort. scot