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Sustainability 2011, 3, 605-631; doi:10.3390/su3040605 OPEN ACCESS sustainability ISSN 2071-1050 /journal/sustainability Article Scotland’s Food and Drink Policy Discussion: Sustainability Issues in the Food Supply Chain Philip Leat *, Cesar Revoredo-Giha and Chrysa Lamprinopoulou Food Marketing Research, Land Economy and Environment Research Group, Scottish Agricultural College (SAC), West Mains Road, Edinburgh EH9 3JG, UK; E-Mails: cesar.revoredo@sac.ac.uk (C.R.-G.); chrysa.lamprinopoulou@sac.ac.uk (C.L.) * Author to whom correspondence should be addressed; E-Mail: philip.leat@sac.ac.uk; Tel.: +44-1224-711048; Fax: +44-1224-711270. Received: 23 February 2011 / Accepted: 29 March 2011 / Published: 31 March 2011 Abstract: The purpose of the paper is two-fold. First, to identify the main sustainability issues that Scottish food supply chain actors are concerned with and any differences that exist between primary producers, processors and distributors and consumers; and second, to explore the implications of respondents‘ views for the direction of food and drink policy in Scotland. The analysis was based on a dataset assembled from the written responses to the National Food Policy discussion in Scotland, which contains opinions on the different dimensions of sustainability (economic, environmental and social) from a broad range of individuals and organizations representing different segments of the Scottish population. The empirical analyses involved comparing the responses according to two criteria: by food suppl