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WEALTHIER AND FAIRER - Markets
Retailer value shares of trade for total grocery in GB and Scotland, 2006, 2007
Source: What is so different about Scottish consumers?, TNS Worldpanel, 2007
- Tesco had the biggest share of the retailer market in both Great Britain and Scotland in 2006 and 2007.
- In 2006 and 2007 Sainsbury's market share was 10% and 9% larger respectively in the rest of Great Britain than it was in Scotland.
- Asda has a larger share in Scotland than it does in the rest of Great Britain.
Estimated value of food procurement by public sector, Scotland 2003/2004 (£million)
Source: Public Sector Food Procurement in Scotland: Incentives and Constraints for Buyers and Producers, 2005
- The value of public sector food procurement is £84.8 million.
- The largest share of public food procurement is for schools with £45.8 million spent amounting to 54% of the total.
- The health sector accounts for £24.6 million which is 29% of the total.
Estimated value of food procurement by public sector by food type, Scotland, 2003-2004 (£million)
Source: Public Sector Food Procurement in Scotland: Incentives and Constraints for Buyers and Producers, 2005
- Frozen food accounts for a large share of food procured by the public sector - £16.6 million - constituting 20% of the total.
- Fresh fruit and vegetables account for 4% of all food procured which amounts to £3.5 million in total.
Market for Scottish primary produce, 2004 (£billion)
Source: Research on the Levels of Scottish Primary Food and Drink Produce Processed in Scotland, 2008
- Sales of Scottish primary produce amounted to £3.3 billion in 2004 of which 24% were purchased by Scottish processors and 23% were purchased by Scottish households.
- 30% was purchased by non-Scottish purchasers and 16% by Scottish primary producers.
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