Dumfriesshire-based Browns Food Group has invested a multi-million pound sum in AK Stoddart, creating Scotland’s largest privately-owned meat business with a combined turnover of £300 million.
Argyll Estates and European spirits company Stock Spirits Group, owner of the Clan Campbell whisky brand, have submitted plans for a £25 million malt whisky distillery at Inveraray Castle, seat of the Duke of Argyll, who is chief of Clan Campbell.
Consilium Chartered Accountants has successfully advised Di Maggio’s Restaurant Group (DRG) on the acquisition of three popular Glasgow-based restaurants.
CMS is to host an event later this month to support Scotland’s food and drink sector to develop and safeguard their brand’s intellectual property (IP).
Ian Macleod Distillers, the owner of Rosebank Distillery, has reported a 20% dip in pre-tax profits to £33.8 million for the year ending 30 September 2023, despite a 1% increase in turnover.
Talonmore Drinks Company, an Edinburgh-based non-alcoholic spirit business, has secured a major victory in the Scottish Edge competition, receiving funding of £80,000 and the prestigious RBS Scale Edge award.
The Artisanal Spirits Company (ASC) board, owner of the Scotch Malt Whisky Society (SMWS), has reported year-on-year EBITDA growth of £0.5 million for the first quarter of the year, slightly exceeding expectations.
A family-owned distillery near St Andrews has launched a multi-million-pound programme of investment to significantly increase production and capacity for its award-winning single malt whisky.