Established in 1905, SAOS was initially formed as a Society to further co-operation in Scottish agricultural organisations. Over a hundred years later, co-ops remain key to SAOS’s work, but this remit has expanded to explore and convert wider opportunities in food and drink supply chains, technology, innovation, data and climate change response. SAOS is a co-op, owned by around 55 member co-operatives with a collective turnover of around £1.5 billion.