g food and drink businesses are celebrating their win at the recent Scotland Food & Drink Excellence Awards.With 22 award categories celebrating excellence across Scottish food and drink, the Scotland Food & Drink Excellence Awards showcased a broad spectrum of food and drink companies from across the country.
Winners include small start up companies like Island Girl (producers of Ooft sauce) and recently formed Ronan Foods (producers of a range of free-from foods); family farming businesses like Glenrath Farms (a free range egg producer) and Graham's The Family Dairy (Scotland's largest independent dairy); and Mathiesons Bakery, which dates back to 1872.
Full list of all the 2014 winners:
Soup, Preserves & Accompaniments – Island Girl
Bakery & Cereal Based – Mathesons Bakery
Dairy – Glenrath Farms
Confectionery and Snacking – Mackie's at Taypack
Drink: Non-alcoholic – Spencerfield Spirit
Fish & Seafood – Loch Fyne Oysters
Meat: Red, White and Game – Macsween
Foodservice Product of the Year – Iain Burnett Highland Chocolatier
Health Initiative of the Year – Ronan Foods
Brand Success of the Year – Graham's the Family Dairy
Export Business of the Year – FAO27
Innovation – Rannoch Smokery
Investing in People - Dean's of Huntly Limited
Success Through Partnership - FAO27
Environmental Sustainability – Albert Bartlett
Scottish Sourcing – Eileandubh Restaurant
Scottish Food & Drink Entrepreneur – Graham’s The Family Dairy
Product of the Year – Macsween
Business of the Year – Graham’s The Family Dairy
Small Business of the Year – Spencerfield Spirit
Outstanding Contribution to Food & Drink – Alan Hardie
Image - Iain Burnett Highland Chocolatier at Grandtully, Highland Perthshire who won the prestigious Scotland Food & Drink Excellence Award for Foodservice Product of the Year 2014
