Food & Drink

A merger between Consolidated Craft Breweries and Broughton Ales has been announced by the companies’ respective board of directors. The deal brings together a portfolio of beers, including Old Jock Ale, Spey Valley’s 1814 Lager, Alchemy’s Craft Beers and Snake Venom, which is exported to China. Following investment from Scottish Enterprise and current shareholders, the

L-R: Harris Grant & Robi Lambie Edinburgh based Cairngorm Coffee has appointed a new operations director and unveiled new packaging, as the business aims to reach a turnover of £1 million this year. Harris Grant, co-founder of the Edinburgh-based vegan fashion retailer Treen, has also joined as co-owner. The trained accountant spent almost five years

Edinburgh-based soft drinks brand Bon Accord is cheering its latest supermarket deal which will see its products set to be stocked on the shelves of ten Morrisons stores in the east of Scotland. The family-owned firm, which says its drinks are 100 per cent naturally sweetened with real fruit juice and organic coconut nectar, and

A Livingston-based rum distillery has broken its initial crowdfunding goal raising £300,253 with 15 days left on the campaign. Co Founded by married couple Paul and Jacine Rutasikwa (pictured above), Matugga Distillery is the first black, female owned distillery in the UK. The company has added more than 200 new shareholders following the fundraiser with

Mackie’s of Scotland has revealed two new flavour combinations set to hit freezer aisles this month, with both representing a celebration of locally-grown summer fruits.  White Chocolate and Raspberry becomes the latest addition to its Indulgent range, while Strawberry Swirl will become an immediate part of the classic range.  A positive stockist response means that