Coronavirus: caring in a crisis

Our year took an unexpected twist when the outbreak of COVID-19 shook the nation. We saw our business adapt and pull together like never before. Amid shortages of much-needed hand sanitiser, we collaborated with Loch Lomond Distillery to produce a disinfectant hand sanitising rub for use by frontline care providers.

With demand continuing at an all-time high, we partnered with other local organisations including Deeside Distillery and Calachem and transformed our bottling line to produce thousands more bottles. As of April 2020, we’ve contributed over 250,000 bottles into the supply chain with product reaching NHS hospitals, Scottish Government and some of the UKs leading supermarkets.

Our efforts to support frontline workers so far hasn’t gone unnoticed and we are proud to have received praise in the First Minister of Scotland Nicola Sturgeon’s briefing which addressed concerns over provisions of protective equipment. The company has also continued to play a critical role in feeding the nation throughout this crisis. With supermarket shelves being wiped of all basic stock, we reformatted some of our core bakery mixes to suit consumer kitchens.

Following school closures in our local villages, we also worked with school teachers to get baked goods to vulnerable families who could no longer benefit from free school meals.