Quality Meat Scotland
The Scotch Red Meat Champions
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Provenance
To deliver and promote authentic, trusted brands, underpinned by quality assurance, which give Scottish red meat a competitive advantage.
Productivity & Profitability
Drive the development of key markets and foster a culture of innovation which provides practical tools and insight to drive profitability across the supply chain.
Planet & Place
To build Scotland a global reputation for sustainable red meat production, which enhances the environment and place from which it comes.
People
A QMS that is people-driven, supporting all those working across the red meat supply chain and building talent within the organisation to be ambitious and creative.
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Scotland’s Meat Industry.
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Find out more about what we do
QMS is the public body responsible for helping the Scottish red meat sector improve its efficiency, sustainability, integrity and profitability and maximise its contribution to Scotland’s economy.
Our internationally recognised and approved assurance schemes cover over 90% of livestock farmed for red meat in Scotland. With centuries of tradition behind them, Scottish red meat farmers pride themselves on meeting the very highest standards demanded by modern consumers.
Provenance
To deliver and promote authentic, trusted brands, underpinned by quality assurance, which give Scottish red meat a competitive advantage.
Productivity & Profitability
Drive the development of key markets and foster a culture of innovation which provides practical tools and insight to drive profitability across the supply chain.
Planet & Place
To build Scotland a global reputation for sustainable red meat production, which enhances the environment and place from which it comes.
People
A QMS that is people-driven, supporting all those working across the red meat supply chain and building talent within the organisation to be ambitious and creative.
This is the Scotch Difference
By ensuring the key message of ‘Born & Reared in Scotland’ now sits at the heart of all QMS brands, we’re turning up the volume on the importance of buying local and acknowledging that animal welfare increasingly drives purchasing decisions. That is the Scotch Difference.
Scotch Beef UK GI is whole chain assured beef from Scotland
Scotch Beef UK GI is from specific animals that are sourced from selected Scottish farms which adopt best practice that includes high standards of animal welfare and natural production methods.
Scotch Lamb UK GI is whole chain assured lamb from Scotland
When you see the Scotch Lamb UK GI logo, you can be confident that the lamb was born, reared and processed in Scotland and that it holds whole life quality assurance from farm to fork.
Specially Selected Pork is assured pork from Scotland
Specially Selected Pork is from animals that are sourced from selected farms that adopt best practice. Specially Selected Pork is approved by The Scottish SPCA, who independently inspect farms and processors.
Born & Reared – The Scotch Difference
Only meat ‘Born & Reared in Scotland’ can carry the world-famous Scotch brand mark – a symbol of whole-life reassurance for you and your family. UK GI Certified Scotch Beef and Lamb hold the coveted UK GI status legally protecting the brand from imitation.
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The Scotch Butchers Club Difference
The Scotch Butchers Club is a group of like-minded butchers, who are committed to sourcing quality-assured Scotch meat.
Consumers who visit a Scotch Butcher’s Club member can buy with confidence, knowing their butcher is sourcing their beef, lamb and pork from selected quality-assured, high-welfare farms that are assessed by Quality Meat Scotland.
Industry Videos
A collection of industry videos for members
Meating Our Potential – Arthur
Meating Our Potential – Graham Lofthouse
Whole Chain Assurance
Learn more about our whole chain assurance schemes.
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