A small Arbroath butcher shop has claimed the top spot in the UK's first-ever Black Pudding Champion of Champions competition. DH Robertson, a family-run butcher, took on the best black pudding makers from across the country in a heated contest in...
Read MoreIt is almost five years since young Angus businesswoman Chloe Oswald started her own luxury chocolate business in her brother’s kitchen. Now, with a host of awards to her name, the Perth-born 29-year-old is set to take on her first assistant...
Read MoreThe highly-anticipated shortlist of finalists for The Courier Food & Drink Awards 2025, in partnership with Barnetts Dundee, has been revealed. After hours of difficult deliberation, the judges have decided who is to be featured on the shortlist. It is good news...
Read MoreArbroath firm Angus Soft Fruits has reported a turnaround in 2024, with pre-tax profits soaring to £2.43 million from £291,032 the previous year. The company, known for its AVA strawberry variety, achieved this despite turnover dropping to £150 million from £161.6...
Read MoreAngus distillery Gin Bothy has launched its first ever whisky, after unveiling a brand-new production facility believed to be one of the most remote in Scotland. The Gunshot whisky range — an eight-year-old blend and a scotch liqueur — is the...
Read MoreThe lead singer of electronic pop group Ladytron has started a business selling coffees and artwork in Montrose. Helen Marnie has been part of the band for 25 years and has recorded seven albums. The group played to 10,000 people at a...
Read MoreA judging panel has decided that a Forfar pub serves the best quality pints in Scotland. Castle Street establishment The Stag scooped the prize at the Scottish Licensed Trade News Awards. Event host Martin Compston and guest speaker James Corden presented the...
Read MoreThe Courier's annual celebration of the very best food and drink offerings in Angus, Dundee, Perthshire and Fife is back. Yes, entries are now open for The Courier Food & Drink Awards 2025, in partnership with Barnetts, which celebrate the achievements...
Read MoreThe company that owns Dundee FC has invested into Angus distillery Gin Bothy. Dark Blue Property Holdings directors John Nelms and Tim Keyes, who own the Dee and the site at Camperdown where the team is planning to move, have joined...
Read MoreAngus businesses were some of the year's biggest winners at the Scotland Food and Drink Excellence Awards. Carnoustie restaurant and piemaker WeeCOOK scooped the coveted Scottish Product of the Year and Fish & Seafood Product of the Year for its best-selling...
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