Applications are open for a fund to support Scottish food and drink suppliers and producers to invest in future growth. A new funding round for the Food Processing and Marketing Grant Scheme opened on 4th August 2021. The deadline for applications...
Read MoreAn Angus distillery has signed a deal with a leading environmentally-friendly distribution firm. Arbikie Distillery will distribute its pea-based Nadar spirits range using EcoSpirits, which aims to eliminate between 70% and 90% of CO2 associated with the packaging and distribution of...
Read MoreThe outstanding food and drink available in Angus will be celebrated later this month when Beer and Berries returns to Hospitalfield in Arbroath. Numerous artisan producers from the county, often referred to as the breadbasket of Scotland, will be in attendance...
Read MoreLeading Scottish fruit grower Angus Soft Fruits is introducing new packaging as it moves away from single-use plastic and works towards becoming a net-zero company. The company, based near Arbroath, hopes to eliminate more than 150 tonnes of single-use plastic from its...
Read MoreAn Angus restaurant is hosting a micro market next month which will showcase local artisan produce. The WeeCOOK, based at Barry Downs Caravan Park, near Carnoustie, will welcome local producers to their Pop Up Stop and Shop event on Sunday August...
Read MoreA new ice cream parlour has opened in Forfar, bringing homemade delights to the Angus town’s residents. Helen Scott is the brains behind The Ice Queem’s Palace which has opened on Forfar’s East High Street. The 49-year-old launched the business as a...
Read MoreAngus woman Hannah Muir started working at Purdy's aged just 14 - another 14 years on she's the proud owner of the Forfar café. Hannah started as a Saturday girl in what is now Purdy's Coffee House, when she was a...
Read MoreWee Bear Cafe has used the coronavirus lockdowns of the last year to expand their business – almost completely outdoors. Family-run business The Wee Bear Cafe at Bridgend of Lintrathen, near Kirriemuir, at the gateway to the Angus glens, has expanded...
Read MoreAn Angus teenager who began his jam making business at the age of 12 has expanded his offering during the coronavirus pandemic. Owen Foster of Owen’s Angus Jams is a familiar face at farmers’ markets, community gatherings and food and drink...
Read MoreThe Arbikie team are truly honoured to have won Scottish Family Business of the Year 2021. This is such a great achievement and calls for a BIG celebration! Arbikie Distillery has come so far since being founded by the Stirling brothers...
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