We sat down with Allan Innes, also known locally as Fermer, from East Seaton Farm in Arbroath. Our Appetite for Angus Ambassador, Angus, talked all things berries with Allan just before the 2025 picking season kicks off! Angus: Hi Fermer, thanks for joining us today! Let’s dive straight in. What varieties of berries do you …
There was a fantastic, sugar-filled day at the Eden Court centre in Inverness, as as hundreds of people went along to sample the sensational finalist bakes from talented shortbread makers across Scotland. From classic buttery bites to creative twists, the competition was tough – and tasty! The Event was hosted by Masterchef finalist Sarah Rankin, …
Sat 22 Feb 11:00am ‐ 3:00pm Why not head along to Kirriemuir Town Hall and celebrate the humble tattie with us. Pick up your seed tatties from the experts at Potato House, and enjoy the array of food, stalls and activities happening throughout the day. As well as celebrating tatties, there will be market stalls, …
Appetite for Angus were so excited to take a group of our members to the Specialty Food Show at Scotland’s Trade Fairs in Glasgow thanks to Invest in Angus helping support this initiative with funding from their SME grant scheme. The tradeshow ran from 19th – 21st January at the SEC in Glasgow, and was …
What a month the WeeCook team are having! The WeeCook team and their products are no strangers to awards, and back in October, the WeeCOOK Kitchen Fishwife Pie, packed with Scottish haddock, smoked haddock, salmon and local Arbroath Smokies, bound together in a family recipe of fish stock and parsley sauce, won best fish product …
Janet Hood, one of the founding members of our Appetite for Angus Steering Group, has sadly died. A stalwart of the licence trade, a formidable force, full of fun, and a good friend to many, Janet will be sorely missed by all who knew her. Our thoughts are with Al, Jonny, Karen, Poppy …
SAC Consulting, SRUC and Queen Margaret University are collaborating again to deliver THRIVE 2024 – a programme for budding food & drink and rural entrepreneurs. Innovative micro and SME businesses are key to growing Scotland’s food & drink industry and THRIVE helps to create resilient start-up food & drink businesses that, right from the start, …
We recently has the opportunity to sit down with Ethan O’Hare & Hayley Wilkes from WeeCook, who recently won the Young Pie Maker of the Year at the British Pie Awards, and has been nominated as a Rising Star at the forthcoming Courier Food & Drink Awards. We think you will agree, Ethan is a …