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Scottish products with 'Go Local' branding

ScotGov greenlights phase six of SGF Go Local Programme

Three people hanging over the gate to a field

Farmstrong Scotland secures funding from Perth & Kinross Council

Dignitaries cutting cake

ONE SeedPod to boost high‑value food and drink manufacturing

Balnain Blueberries

Highland Good Food Partnership announces Meet the Producers tour

Steven Bennett

Butcher from Arbroath smokes competition to claim black pudding crown

Ardgowan Distillery

Ardgowan gears up for grand opening

Industry news

Edith Bowman

Edith Bowman to host Scotland Food & Drink Excellence Awards 2025

Shelfwatch report

Scots farmers praise Aldi and Lidl for commitment to local sourcing

Man in distillery

Grain to play crucial role in Ardgowan’s whisky production

Scottish Rum Festival

Scottish Rum Festival returns to Glasgow

Product news

Macbeth whiskies

Curtain rises on new whisky collection

Isle of Raasay single malt whisky

Isle of Raasay unveils latest cask-strength single malt

Café owners launch their own coffee brand

Castle MacLellan cheese bake

Melt hearts this Valentine’s with Aldi’s new cheese bake

Small producers news

Eden Mill's new stills

Stills go in at Eden Mill

Fierce Iron Brew

Iron brew beer lands in Scotmid

Stirling Spiced Rum

Stirling Distillery nods to folklore with new spiced rum

No Mean City whisky

New whisky honours Glaswegian spirit

Supermarkets news

Haggis

Lidl takes haggis UK-wide for Burns Night

Man holding square sausage pakora

Aldi Scotland launches square sausage pakora for Burns Night

Man in Aldi store

Aldi Scotland to invest more than £40m in 2025/26

fancy food and drink

Lidl calls on Scottish suppliers to help it shape food and drink’s future

Local retail news

Steve Addison and Karen Robinson

Three Robins land on Scotmid shelves

Scotmid winners

Scottish suppliers celebrate Scotmid listings

Spar colleagues in Christmas jumpers

Christmas comes early to Spar Greenock

People in stripy prison uniforms

Scotmid jailbirds raise more than £15k for Maggie’s