Scottish Retail Food & Drink Awards April 2021 | Delishops

SCOTTISH RETAIL FOOD & DRINK AWARDS

MEET THE WINNERS

29 April 2021

The inaugural Scottish Retail Food & Drink Awards are a brand-new celebration of Scottish food and drink with a very simple aim at their heart: to get more of Scotland’s fantastic food and drink products onto more Scottish retail shelves. This is your invitation to discover some of the finest products available across a wide range of categories.

From cheese to biscuits, beer to gin, browse to find what you need and connect with the people who make them.

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Meet the winners of the 2021 Scottish Retail Food & Drink Awards on Delishops.

Charlie Turnbull has been busy meeting many of the award winners – and you can catch up with them here.

The Awards shine a focus on the hard work, the innovation, the attention to detail and individual journeys of producers form all around Scotland. Let them tell you their stories. Click on the winning products, and go though to the interview and see the people behind the winning food or drink.

Aye Pickled is a family business based in Edinburgh. We hand make wee batches of gourmet pickles and live cultured ferments for the foodservice industry and for YOU. We’ve always had a passion for pickled and fermented foods – the tang, crunch, fizz and the sweet, sharp and sour flavours are all winners for us. But for a long time we couldn’t find anything on the local market to satisfy our cravings. So we started making our own. We do everything by hand, using traditional techniques, yet our award-winning range is vibrant, bold and innovative.

Cushiedoos superior tonic has been created for spirits, not to cure malaria. We don’t use quinine. We’ve made the most natural tonic water you’ll ever find. Cushiedoos is a crafty blend of locally-sourced Scottish heather and Scottish silver birch, with yellow-flowering gentian and wormwood for bitterness and British sugar beet for sweetness. Cushiedoos tonic enhances your spirit and allows you to taste, not overpower, your spirit. Our heather and silver birch will leave you with a smoother, cleaner aftertaste. So there’s no drying your palate, that often happens with traditional tonic waters. It will leave you wanting more.

Five Kingdoms microbrewery began in 2015 and sits in the beautiful harbourside village of The Isle of Whithorn in Dumfries and Galloway. The small fishing village is nestled on the tip of the Machars peninsula, close to the stunning Galloway Forest hills and is Scotland’s most southerly brewery. Five Kingdoms, so called because England, Ireland, The Isle of Man, Wales and Scotland can all be visible on a clear day from the Isle.

Gin Bothy is all about reconnecting with the past. The principle of respect – for mountain, river and farm – is ingrained in their work and shines through in the products they are proud to make. Launching Gin Bothy was about making the most of what the land had to offer. It was simple really: surplus fresh berry juice from jam-making was not going to waste. They experimented, infusing gin with the fruit juice. The Gin Bothy was born. Today their bgins are appreciated by customers who, as they first put bottle to glass, are sealing their own connection with the Scottish glens.

At Hawkhead Whisky Smoked in the west of Scotland we use only aged whisky casks from Scottish distilleries in our smokery. Scotland is renowned for its rich larder – with whisky at the heart of its global reputation. Contained in every drop of Scotch is a 500-year-old story of malting, distilling, ageing and skill. And from Viking times to the present day, foods preserved through salting and smoking have been a staple of both winter survival and royal banquets in Scotland. By using only aged out whisky casks – each one having serviced the whisky industry for several decades – and a smoking process that has remained largely unchanged for hundreds of years, we capture the heritage and flavour of Scotland in everything we produce.

Lunun Gin was launched in October 2019 by Chef Dean Banks. It is a premium Scottish gin with an Asian twist; influenced by Dean’s travels across the globe and his expertise in fusion cooking. Lunun is created in a single-fold distillation process and includes six key botanicals: kaffir lime leaf, sea buckthorn, Sichuan pepper, kombu kelp, ginger and lemongrass. Distilled in Dean’s hometown of Arbroath, Angus, the gin’s name is an adaptation of Angus’ most peaceful, secluded beach, ‘Lunan Bay’.

Magnum Cream Liqueur is an award-winning fusion of Speyside single malt scotch whisky and cream, crafted and bottled in Edinburgh, Scotland. Our premium ingredients and modern packaging set Magnum apart from traditional cream liqueurs. Premium single malt scotch whisky and the finest cream are fused to create Magnum’s truly unique whisky cream liqueur. Smooth, creamy caramel notes play off single malt scotch whisky for a balanced taste with a warming ginger afterglow. Magnum is presented in a unique stainless steel, quick-chill flask. Our innovative packaging is fully recyclable or reusable.

The Farmer’s Son produces Scottish Black Pudding, Haggis & White Pudding from our 100-year-old family recipe. Based in the heart of Scotland in the beautiful Fife countryside, we only use the finest locally sourced natural ingredients with absolutely nothing artificial. Our products are handmade using ethically sourced ingredients & sustainable farming practices and crafted in small batches, for only the finest quality and freshness. We produce food how ‘it used to taste’, taking time, hard work and care to make sure quality is never compromised. Making the most of Scotland’s larder.

Introducing the Scottish Retail Food & Drink Awards

The Scottish Retail Food & Drink Awards were created last year with a very specific and simple goal: to get more Scottish food and drink products onto more shelves.

The Awards are unique in encompassing the entire spectrum of producers and retailers in Scotland, from the very smallest artisan business to the very largest retailers – and everything in between.

The Scottish Retail Food & Drink Awards aim to bring producers who are keen to secure new listings together with the growing body of retailers seeking to enhance their ranges with locally, regionally and nationally produced food and drink products.

Awards Showroom

For the Buyers and Browsers: Join the Awards forums and connect with the SRFDA team

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Producers Showroom

For the Producers, the Small Producers Showroom is where Producers can meet the SRFDA team

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Meet the SRFDA team

The Scottish Retail Food & Drink Awards were launched by Lyons Media and 55 North. Lyons Media is run by Helen Lyons, who formerly ran the Quality Food Awards while 55 North is a media house run by Antony Begley which produces a range of print magazines and digital platforms for the Scottish and UK food and drink retail sector.

Meet our Partners

The Scottish Retail Food & Drink Awards boasts a hugely experienced team of experts from across all aspects of the UK food and drink sector. Our official ambassador and lead judge is Bruce Langlands, former Food & Restaurant Main Board Director at both Harrods and Selfridges. Our Head of the Judging Panel is internationally renowned food and drink expert Jane Milton. Our official consumer media partners are The Scottish Sun, The Times in Scotland and The Sunday Times in Scotland, the biggest selling titles in Scotland. Our judging panel comprises some of the most experienced experts in the industry across a whole range of disciplines.

Meet our Sponsors

SPAR Scotland

SPAR Scotland is Scotland’s leading convenience retailing group, servicing over 300 SPAR stores across Scotland. SPAR Scotland is operated by CJ Lang & Son, a family-owned company established over 100 years ago, and works with over 150 local suppliers.

Graphic Packaging International

Graphic Packaging is one of the largest global producers of folding carton and paper-based solutions. The company operates across 60 global production sites, Graphic Packaging understands the importance of innovation and sustainability in food and drink packaging.

Invest Northern Ireland

Scotland is an important market for Northern Ireland producers. With only 12 miles of separation at the closest point, Scottish and Northern Irish consumers share an appreciation of quality food and drink products that are both rich in heritage and have a positive impact on health and the environment, a fact recognised by Invest Northern Ireland.

Reflex Group

Reflex Group is a packaging specialist that currently supports a broad spectrum of clients in Scotland from boutique start-ups to some of the largest supermarkets. Reflex is focused on providing a more efficient, sustainable and environmentally friendly way of working. The company operates out of 18 sites across the UK with ambitious growth plans for the future.

Scottish Wholesale Association

The Scottish Wholesale Association (is the official trade association for Scotland’s food and drink wholesaling businesses. Recognised as The Voice of the Scottish Food, Drink and Allied Trades.

Scottish Grocers Federation

The Scottish Grocers’ Federation is the trade body for the Scottish convenience retailing sector and is passionate about promoting the outstanding quality and range of food and drink in Scotland. The convenience sector in Scotland is a vital part of the part of the food and drink supply chain providing vital routes to market for wholesalers, food service companies and manufacturers.

showrooms

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Available before, during and after the live Meet The Maker session. Subscribe to showrooms to access sessions and join suppliers any time to ask questions, find out about their products, order samples and more.