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L to r: Kevin Smithson, Linda Brown, Mark Chance, Simon Stoten and Lisa Mullen Border Biscuits has boosted its senior team with FMCG ‘heavyweights’ from the likes of Cadbury, Tesco and Genius Foods. The Lanark-based biscuit manufacturer has hired for five new senior roles as it aims to ‘disrupt the snack market’ and strengthen its position UK wide. Joining Border Biscuits are: Mark Chance, sales director – He joins after a career at Purity Brewing, Cadbury and Tyrrells, and will spear...

Published on One of the UK’s leading premium biscuit manufacturers has unveiled former Cadbury, Tesco and Genius Foods heavyweights as part of a talent acquisition drive.  The five new senior roles herald Border Biscuits’ ambition to disrupt the snack market; strengthening its position UK-wide. The hires come hot on the heels of new managing director, Paul Parkins, joining the independently-owned business in August 2020. Joining Border Biscuits are:  Mark Chance joins after a career at P...

BORDER Biscuits has hailed the recruitment of a series of senior food and drink executives from Cadbury, Tesco and Genius as it pursues “ambitious…

New toolkit to support industrys net zero emissions A NEW toolkit has been launched to help food and drink businesses ‘go greener’ as they play their part in helping Scotland reach its net zero emissions target by 2045. Industry leadership body, Scotland Food & Drink has unveiled it’s ‘Greening Your Business A Practical Guide for Food and Drink SMEs’ to provide practical support for SMEs in greening their businesses. Aiming to reduce carbon emissions does not necessarily mean de...

CLIMATE FOR CHANGE Chief Executive of Scotland Food & Drink, James Withers, is urging firms to try and cut food waste and energy use to reduce bills AS one of the largest industry sectors in Scotland, food and drink has long been a leader across a raft of disciplines, from advances in new product innovation and packaging to marketing and establishing export markets. It’s a dynamic industry, too, with a £15 billion turnover and more than 119,000 employees. Despite the challenges of the gl...

Cunningham: significant growth The independently owned business is committed to supporting not-for-profit organisations and good causes, donating 10% of the company’s profits through its charity, Border Biscuits Community Support. Border Biscuits Community Support has contributed to over 170 not-for-profit organisations in Scotland including Archaeology Scotland, Rotary International and New Lanark Trust.  Founded in 2010, as well as donating funds, the charity sees company employees regular...

John Cunningham of Border Biscuits. Picture: Stewart Attwood The community support initiative backed by profits from Border Biscuits has hit the £1 million milestone with donations to more than 170 good causes. The independently-owned Lanark business, which employs about 170 people, has been donating 10 per cent of its profits through Border Biscuits Community Support since the initiative was set up in 2010. Recipients have included organisations such as New Lanark Trust and Archaeology Sc...

Scottish food and drink sector representatives have said the industry will need financial support for the coming years as well as a rethink on…