Winners of Scotland's Food & Drink Awards announced
Industry experts gathered together at Glasgow's Kelvingrove Museum last night for the Scotland's Food and Drink Excellence Awards 2009.
The full list of category winners is as follows:
Soup, Preserve, Accompaniments - sponsored by The Grocer
Summer Harvest, Madderty, Crieff - Extra Virgin Cold-pressed Rapeseed Oil
Fish & Seafood - sponsored by The Grocer
Salar Smokehouse, South Uist - Flaky Smoked Salmon
Bakery & Cereal-based - sponsored by The Grocer
Border Biscuits, South Fauld Road, Lanark - Deliciously Different Range Of Biscuits
Meat (Red, White & Game) - sponsored by The Grocer
Simon Howie Butchers, Findony, Muckhart Road, Dunning - Scottish Dry Cure Bacon
Drink (Alcoholic & Non-Alcoholic) - sponsored by The Grocer
Berry Good, Tiree Cottage, Watten, Caithness - Berry Good Vodka Infused With Scottish Berries
Fruit or Vegetable - sponsored by The Grocer
Angus Soft Fruits, East Seaton, Arbroath - Good Natured Fruit - Strawberries, Raspberries & Blueberries
Dairy, Confectionery & Snacking - sponsored by The Grocer
Graham's The Family Dairy, Airthrey Kerse Farm, Bridge of Allan - Graham's Gold Jersey Dairy Products
Food Service - sponsored by Sodexo
Iain Burnett - The Highland Chocolatier, Legends of Grandtully, Grandtully, Perthshire - The Velvet Truffle - Gourmet Chocolate Truffle
Product Innovation - sponsored by Scotland Food & Drink
Carmichael Estate Farm Meats, Westmains, Carmichael, near Biggar - Venison Rashers
Healthy Choices/Healthy Eating - sponsored by Food & Health Alliance
Summer Harvest Extra Virgin Cold-pressed Rapeseed Oil
International Business of the Year. - sponsored by Scottish Development International
Gourmets Choice, Shore Street, Portsoy - Exporters of salmon products to the international food service market
Marketing Initiative of the Year - sponsored by the Royal Highland and Agricultural Society of Scotland
Graham's The Family Dairy for Graham's Gold Jersey Dairy Products
Success Through Working in Partnerships - sponsored by the Scottish Agricultural Organisation Society
Argyll Food Producers - "Food From Argyll", Campbeltown - Mix of products from primary and secondary producers
Environmental Sustainability - sponsored by Envirowise
Macsween of Edinburgh, Dryden Road, Bilston Glen, Loanhead, Edinburgh - Makers of award-winning haggis
Food Tourism - sponsored by VisitScotland
Cocoa Mountain, Balnakeil, Durness, Lairg - Europe's most northerly chocolate maker
Product of the Year - sponsored by Scottish Enterprise
Salar Smokehouse's Flaky Smoked Salmon
Business of the Year - sponsored by Scottish Enterprise
Macsween of Edinburgh
Congratulating the winners of last night's Scotland Food and Drink Excellence Awards in Glasgow, Mr Lochhead said: "These awards are a welcome opportunity to showcase our world-class, mouth-watering produce, and in Homecoming Year what better time to be spreading the message that Scotland truly is a land of food and drink.
"We will shortly unveil the next stages of Scotland's first-ever National Food and Drink Policy. It will aim to boost business, put even more Scottish food on consumers' plates and deliver major health and environmental benefits."
Paul McLaughlin, chief executive of Scotland Food & Drink, added: "These awards go from strength to strength and are a true measure of the excellence that abounds in our industry.
"We are keen to get the message across that Scotland is a land of food and drink which excels on quality and innovation. Our 2009 winners exemplify that message."
The Scotland Food & Drink Excellence Awards, now in their eighth year, are organised and co-sponsored by the Royal Highland and Agricultural Society of Scotland and Scotland Food & Drink. Other sponsors include The Grocer, Scottish Enterprise, Envirowise, Food & Health Alliance, Scottish Development International, Scottish Agricultural Organisation Society, Sodexo and VisitScotland.
Words: Maria Bracken
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