11/05/2007

The 2007 Scottish Food and Drink Excellence awards were presented last night at a gala dinner in Glasgow’s Kelvingrove Museum

The Environmental Award, new for this year, was won by ice cream manufacturer Mackie’s of Scotland and two companies won double awards.

The list in full:

Retail – Soup, Preserve, Pickle and Sauce
Scottish Preserves, High Street, Rattray, Blairgowrie.
Range of home-made preserves

Retail - Fish and Seafood
Castle MacLellan Foods, Riverside, Dee Walk, Kirkcudbright
Luxury crab and mackerel terrine slices for Waitrose

Retail – Meat – Red, White and Game
Ramsay of Carluke, Mount Stewart Street, Carluke
Range of flavoured pork sausages

Retail - Fruit or Vegetable (including vegetarian)
Castle MacLellan Foods, Riverside, Dee Walk, Kirkcudbright
Organic red pepper and chickpea pate for Tesco

Retail – Dairy, Confectionery and Snacking
Graham’s Dairies, Airthrey Kerse Farm, Henderson Street, Bridge of Allan
Organic range of milk, cream and butter

Retail - Bakery and Cereal-based
Dean’s of Huntly, Depot Road, Huntly
Shortbread assortment for Tesco

Retail – Drink – Alcoholic and Non-Alcoholic
Gordon & MacPhail, George House, Boroughbriggs Road, Elgin
Benromach organic Speyside single malt Scotch whisky Supreme Award

Food Service – Savoury
Trawlpac Seafoods, Craigshaw Place, West Tullos Industrial Estate, Aberdeen
Salmon and monkfish kebabs

Food Service – Sweet
Berry Scrumptious, Manse Farm, Peathill, Rosehearty, Fraserburgh
Hand dipped chocolate strawberries

International Business of the Year
Hjaltland Seafarms, Gremista, Lerwick, Shetland
Atlantic farmed salmon to Europe, Far East, USA and Canada

Brand Development
Graham’s Dairies, Bridge of Allan
(details above)

Direct Marketing Development
Taste of Arran, Market Road, Brodick, Isle of Arran
Range of speciality food and drink including ice cream, cheeses, oatcakes, ale and whisky

Healthy Eating – New Product
Simmers of Edinburgh, 90 Peffermill Road, Edinburgh
Nairns oat bakes

Healthy Eating – Marketing Promotion
Albert Bartlett & Sons (Airdrie), Stirling Road, Airdrie
Rooster potatoes

Environmental Award
Mackie’s of Scotland, Westertown, Rothienorman
Manufacturers of ice cream and iced fruit smoothies

Best From Previous Year’s Winners
Johnson Sustainable Seafoods, Shetland
No catch…just cod