Michael Ballantyne UWA Tequila

Intoxicating new spirits

Scotland's first tequila company has unveiled a new range and a UK distribution deal, as it targets a wider audience.
The Famous Grouse

Grouse toasts famous year

LATE last year Maxxium UK, which markets The Famous Grouse in the UK, said the previous 12 months has been the brand’s biggest year...
Birds Eye

Flocking to veggie market

There is more to Birds Eye than frozen fish, and the brand has stepped up its free from credentials

Sweet news for everyone

CREATING gummy sweets that can be enjoyed by everyone, regardless of religious and dietary restrictions, was the aim when Melissa Burton founded Goody Good...

The future for c-stores

Northern Ireland store Spar Mallusk offers retailers a look into the future of convenience with its new self-service food to go technology.
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Scotmid ready to go bananas

2014 will see bananas, once again, be one of the major areas of interest in Fairtrade Fortnight. The big selling fruit will take centre...
Eden Mill

More mill planned

SPIRITS firm Eden Mill has announced ambitious plans to build a new distillery and brewery alongside its headquarters in St Andrew’s.
Quorn has relaunched its range emphasising that it has no artificial ingredients.

Quorn relaunches with a new look to change perceptions about meat-free products

New branding extols ‘high protein with no artificial ingredients’ as the meat-free brand capitalises on consumers moving to a healthier diet.
Highland Spring bottles

Big plastic promise

HIGHLAND Spring has committed to packaging its entire range in 100% rPET by 2025.
RR Spink and Sons

Trout gets its freedom

ARBROATH fish company, RR Spink and Sons, has launched what it claims is the first Freedom Food-standard smoked trout. The brand has also scooped...

It’s a big year for Lees of Scotland

A lot has changed since John Justice Lees, the son of a grocer, set up his confectionery business in Coatbridge in 1931

The seeds of change

National potato supplier Branston has stepped up a gear in pursuit of its net zero by 2030 goal.
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Fareshare M to do

FARESHARE’s campaign to cut food waste in the UK has been picking up steam, after 53 MPs publicly backed its efforts in a letter to the Prime Minister.
From the family

From the family – Quality Meat Scotland campaign

TWO Perthshire farming families dedicated to producing top quality cattle – the McGowans of Incheoch Farms in Glenisla and the Flemings of Aberbothrie farms...
plastic bottles on the beach

Inflation harming efforts

INFLATION is preventing shoppers from making more sustainable food and drink choices.
The award-winning Killie Pie has new silverware for the trophy cabinet: it has been voted Scotland’s Best Savoury Product for the second year running.

Pie goes sky high

KILMARKNOCK-based Brownings the Bakers has done the double: its Killie Pie has been voted Scotland’s Best Savoury Product two years in a row. The...