With award-winning meat, pies, vegetables, biscuits, ice-cream and even fish & chips Lanarkshire has a distinguished reputation for premium produce including bread, whisky, confectionery and gourmet food.
Not to mention the world famous fruit and Lanarkshire cheese that’s so good it was served to the G8 Leaders at Gleneagles!
Lanarkshire's range of high quality food and drink is now listed in a new directory. Eat - The guide to food and drink in Lanarkshire has been produced by North and South Lanarkshire Councils to showcase over 140 food and drink producers and outlets in Lanarkshire. Download your copy now.
In July 2012 Lanarkshire went to the Taste of Edinburgh event. The six Lanarkshire food and drink companies listed below exhibited on the Lanarkshire stand showcasing some of the area's finest produce.
If you are a food and drink producer in Lanarkshire and would like information on support available to grow your business please contact Shona Wilson at wilsonsho@northlan.gov.uk or Eliot Jordan at eliot.jordan@southlanarkshire.gov.uk.
Featuring the following companies:
Peter Equi and Sons
Peter Equi began making ice cream in Hamilton in 1922 using only the finest ingredients, including fresh milk and double cream. Today, the fourth generation of the Equi family carry on that tradition. They are multiple gold medal awards winners for ice cream and sorbets.www.equi-icecream.co.uk
Carmichael Estate Farm Meats
Carmichael Estate has a unique selling point when it comes to their award winning lamb, beef and venison. The animals are born, reared, slaughtered, butchered, packaged and processed on the farm. This traceability of Carmichael’s products, make it the 'single malt of meats' and saw the company shortlisted for a Scotland Food & Drink Award in 2012 and them winning the Product Innovation award at the Scotland Food and Drink Excellence Awards 2009 for their venison rashers.Âwww.carmichael.co.uk
Plan Bee Ltd
Producers of ethical, unpasteurised honey from some of Scotland's most quintessential locations.
Plan Bee offer the opoprtunity for you to dedicate a hive of their honey bees as a gift and they will manage the hive on your behalf. They can also provide bespoke labelling for private functions, weddings, engagements and other life cycle events.
www.planbeeltd.com
HJ Errington & Co
Since Humphrey Errington produced and sold the first Lanark Blue cheese in 1985, the company has never looked back and now produces four cheeses and an alcoholic drink, Fallachan.Lanark Blue remains the most famous and has been described as “Scotland’s Roquefort”. Dunsyre Blue is its sister cheese, while of the two white cheeses Maisie’s Kebbuck is the most widely known. Last year Errington's began making Biggar Blue, a blue goats cheese and Corra Linn, which is a hard ewes milk cheese and is proving very popular with cheese lovers.www.erringtoncheese.co.uk
Little Big Shot
An all natural healthy energy drink specially designed to meet active lifestyle challenges. A refreshing blend of berry fruit juices combined with ginseng and B vitamins. No preservatives or 'e' numbers.www.littlebigshot.com
The Cupcake Stand
Delicious, handmade cup cakes personalised for you. The cup cakes are made from the freshest ingredients and suitable for all occasions. Our wedding stands are a speciality.
Home delivery.
www.thecupcakestand.co.uk
