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Aberdeen start-up turns whisky co-products into £90m opportunity

Published 7 months ago

A new method to extract valuable bio-based chemicals from whisky distillery waste streams could transform manufacturing and be worth up to £90 million in global chemical manufacturing markets.

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Double appointment to Scotland Food & Drink’s business development team

Published 7 months ago

Industry body Scotland Food & Drink has appointed Tracy Cameron as head of membership and commercial and Jessica Van Tromp as business development manager for the east of Scotland.

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Diageo’s global sales slide, UK market boosted by Guinness

Published 7 months ago

Drinks giant Diageo has reported its first decline in global sales since the pandemic, however, the UK defied the trend, thanks to a surge in popularity of Guinness and related products.

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Lomond Fine Foods expands Glasgow HQ as it targets sales of £90m

Published 7 months ago

Glasgow-based foodservice wholesaler, Lomond Fine Foods, has expanded its Port Dundas headquarters by 12,000 sq ft to meet surging demand.

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Isle of Harris Distillers to move into new Glasgow office

Published 7 months ago

Scots property firm the SRE Group has agreed a lease with Isle of Harris Distillers for the 870 sq ft second floor at 25 Blythswood Square, Glasgow, meaning that the refurbished building is now fully let.

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Benriach toasts the Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo

Published 7 months ago

Speyside single malt whisky, Benriach, has joined forces with the world-famous 2024 Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo for the second year running in a collaboration that will see Benriach served in partnership with Innis and Gunn across bars within Edinburgh Castle Esplanade, and around the city for the month of August.

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Coupar Angus poultry processing factory approved in principle

Published 7 months ago

Plans for a replacement poultry processing factory in Coupar Angus have been approved in principle by Perth & Kinross Council.

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Tomatin Distillery profits dip amid spending slowdown

Published 7 months ago

Tomatin Distillery has reported a decrease in pre-tax profits to £10.2 million for the year ending December 2023, despite a slight increase in turnover to £31.4m.

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New Scots food group makes double acquisition

Published 7 months ago

Macallan Food Group, a new Scottish food business led by industry veterans Bill Hazeldean and Stewart McLelland, has acquired Malcolm Allan and made a significant investment in Macsween of Edinburgh, both for an undisclosed sum.

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Artisanal Spirits Company highlights positive financial start to 2024

Published 7 months ago

The Artisanal Spirits Company has confirmed that the positive profit improvement momentum which characterised the first half of the 2023 financial year has continued through the first half of this year.

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KR Group raises a glass to £1.5m distillery projects

Published 7 months ago

Aberdeenshire-based KR Group is nearing completion on two distillery projects which have generated almost £1.5 million for the steel and cladding company.

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Cabrach Distillery secures £140k funding for community-led revival

Published 8 months ago

The Cabrach Distillery, a community-led social enterprise on the edge of Speyside, has received nearly £140,000 in funding from responsible finance provider Social Investment Scotland (SIS), supporting its long-term ambition to revive the local area.

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Bakery ingredients supplier R&W Scott transitions to employee-owned model

Published 8 months ago

Lanarkshire-based bakery and confectionery ingredients supplier R&W Scott has transitioned to and begun operating under an employee ownership trust (EOT).

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HIE backs Argyll distillery’s expansion into canned cocktails

Published 8 months ago

An Argyll distillery, Beinn an Tuirc Distillers Ltd, has received £4,922 in funding from Highlands and Islands Enterprise (HIE) Shared Prosperity Fund to develop two new products.

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Dallas Dhu distillery to reopen as working distillery and heritage attraction

Published 8 months ago

The historic Dallas Dhu distillery in Moray is set to reopen as a working distillery under the management of Aceo Distillers Company Limited.

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