A famous Scottish pie and pastry maker is creating the ability to bake 100,000 more pies a week after a £250,000 investment.Group, of Shotts, said the investment programme to increase its pie manufacturing capacity gets under way this weekend with the installation of a new state-of-the-art oven.
Ronnie Miles, managing director at Bells Food Group, said: “We’re really proud to be in Scotland’s top five, alongside esteemed brands such as Irn-Bru, Graham’s, Tunnock’s and Mackie’s. Earlier this year Bells Food Group launched a new range of frozen bake-at-home pies - a first for the company into the frozen category that includes three variants - the iconic Bells Scotch Pie, Macaroni Cheese Pie and new Scotch Chilli Pie.
Lesley Ann Gray, of Kantar, said: “The enduring stability of the Scottish top five brands reminds us that brand-building is a long-term game.