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Blackthorn Scottish Sea Salt launched in April 2020 at the peak of the global pandemic. This mineral rich salt is made in an apparently unorthodox way, yet it is also sustainable, not to mention totally delicious! We wanted to know more about this unusual business so we asked the founders to answer 6

Small batch chilli jams and hot sauces handmade in Dollar with fresh ingredients, no additives, no preservatives and no compromises. Trodden Black believe in flavour before heat so you’ll find their products packed with ingredients such as ginger, turmeric, and citrus fruits to create delish combinations.

It’s that time of year again for the Speciality Show; the only trade show in Scotland to showcase the diverse and vibrant speciality food and drink sector. Over 170 companies turned up to Glasgow’s SEC to exhibit thousands of products – and, of course, we were one of them.

In amongst well-established

Ola Oils is a unique family business founded in 2008, producing cold pressed rapeseed oil on their farm in Inverurie, Aberdeenshire. Growing all their seed on the farm, they’re able to closely monitor the process from the sowing of the seed, right through to the finished product – pure rapeseed oil,

The owners of The Ethical Dairy had experience of running an organic dairy farm for more than twenty years, and their cows had already benefitted from some of the highest welfare standards in the UK, but they knew they could do even better.

They built a new dairy, specially designed to house calves with

Introducing delicious brownie bakers Herbivore Kitchen! After initially testing her products at the Leith Vegan Market, founder Alison branched out by taking The Herbivore Kitchen to other markets, foodie events and Festivals. The Herbivore Kitchen offers delicious, fudgy, choc-packed brownies, and people

A name that shouts about it's home town says everything about this company - vibrant and proud! Using an elephant to symbolise their ambitions for growth and become a force in the craft soda revolution, The Paisley Drinks Company offer bold flavours using unrefined sugars and are completely free of artificial

Bellfield Brewery in Edinburgh is the UK's first craft brewery dedicated entirely to gluten-free beer. It’s a brewery with a mission: to create great tasting, gluten-free beer that anyone can drink. Bellfield’s founders are coeliac, so they’re really passionate about what they do; producing beer in small

Supporting local businesses is what we love more than anything. Rapscallion are Glasgow-based makers of craft soda for whom flavour is everything. Gregor Leckie developed his drinks based around seasonal fruit and less sugar; now, after working around the clock, he has managed to make the drinks ambient,

Ella Drinks are a fantastic producer of three all-natural ranges of delicious fresh fruit juices, based in Angus in the East of Scotland. Their most distinctive product is the deliciously sparkling raspberry juice drink Bouvrage, which they have been making for nearly 20 years, taking Scottish raspberries