Latest News from Taypack

Taylors Showcase at Royal Highland Show – 24th – 27th June 2010

With record visitor numbers of around 188,000 this year the Royal Highland Show was again a huge success. The show was also an opportunity for us to showcase the diversity of our business activities under the banner of Taylors Food Group (TFG).

Commenting on the show Chief Executive George Taylor said, “this was a great opportunity for us to present Taypack, Taylors Regional Foods (TRF) and our interest in Mackie’s at Taypack to the Scottish consumers and also to the trade”. He added, “our team were able to sample and of course sell products from each area of our business, helping us to build our profile”.

Group Sales & Marketing Manager Ronnie Wilson added, “over the 4 days of the show we gave out over 5000 thousand tasting samples, including many from our Scottish TRF Suppliers. We also sampled Ayrshire tattie salad and the Mackie’s Crisps including the new Scotch Bonnet flavour – all of which were extremely well received”. “Thanks to the many suppliers who supported us and helped make this event an enormous success for Taylors Food Group.

05/07/10

Taypack and QV Sign Deal Which Signals Good News for Scottish Growers

Monday 7th June 2010 - Taypack Limited in Perthshire is set to become one of the largest potato packing operations in the UK thanks to a deal with QV Foods Limited, which will create over 100 jobs and safeguard hundreds of others in the Scottish potato growing sector.

QV Foods, which is based in East Anglia, has acquired the potato packing arm of Inchture-based Taypack, the facilities of which have benefited from £20million investment, making it one of the most modern grading and packing facilities in Europe.

The deal will provide QV Foods with a Scottish base from which it can service its Scottish and UK wide retail, food service and wholesale accounts. This will significantly increase its potato growing network in the UK. Taypack currently grows 800 acres of potatoes and buys from a dedicated network of growers on 4000 acres of additional land within a 50 mile radius of the factory premises. Taypack will continue growing, sourcing and procuring potatoes to supply the Inchture packing facility, as well as other processing facilities, and will also benefit from increased distribution opportunities in the South arising from the new venture with QV Foods.

The opportunity to develop new business on the Taypack site is welcomed by the directors of both companies. QV Foods director Simon Martin said, “For QV this is an excellent opportunity to establish a base in the heart of one of the best potato growing areas of Scotland. The support of the enlarged team and additional facilities will enable QV Scotland to continue to provide an excellent service to customers of both businesses. We look forward to working with our extended Scottish supply base and new customers to enhance our service delivery and create new opportunities together.”

“This is a win-win deal” added Martin. “Following our acquisition of MBM Potatoes last year, this represents a significant piece in the British potato supply jigsaw for our company and is a major step forward in establishing QV Foods as the leading supplier of British potatoes to all sectors of the UK market."

The collaboration between the two fourth generation family owned firms is expected to see total potato volumes of around half a million tonnes processed next year, creating 100 new jobs in the area and important opportunities for Taypack’s dedicated grower network.

Taypack chief executive George Taylor explained, “Thanks to QV Foods we will now have the opportunity to increase our grower network and acreage and assist our farmers by offering outlets for their entire crop, which is one of the many advantages of being involved with a company that has such a well established portfolio and wide diversity of accounts.”

Welcoming the news he added, “This is a great fit between two companies who have a shared ethos and common aims. This is good news for our loyal members of staff, our Scottish potato growers and the future of Taypack Limited and we look forward to our continued association with such a progressive company.”

08/06/10

Word about Mackie's Crisps is Spreading

Mackie's Crisps proved popular during a recent trade mission in China

20/05/10

Product of the Year 2010

The winners of the 2010 Scotland Food & Drink Excellence Awards were revealed at an awards ceremony held at the Benromach Distillery in Forres last night and we received two awards - winning both Product of the Year and best product in the Dairy, Confectionery & Snacking category for our Potato Crisps.

We are delighted with this accolade - a fantastic achievement in our first year of production. We encourage you to try out the best crisps in Scotland!

10/05/10

Successful Nisa-Todays Exhibition for TRF

Taylors Regional Foods (TRF) continued to strengthen their relationship with one of the UK’s leading convenience sector retailers, Nisa – by exhibiting in the Local Sourcing pavilion at the recent Stoneleigh show near Birmingham. Over 300 suppliers showcased their products from 20^th to 21^st April and TRF were delighted to present a selection of fantastic Locally Sourced lines from all three TRF UK Hubs.

The exhibition gave TRF a chance to meet Nisa store owners and members of the Nisa trading teams over the two days, to discuss how best to maximise sales development opportunities as well as letting them sample the great selection of products from Scotland, Wales & the Southwest.

TRF Regional Sales Executive Karen Nicholl commented, “We had a very good response to Local Sourcing from a number of potential new Nisa stores which we will follow up through our sales team at each Hub”. Karen added, “While Local Sourcing can be somewhat challenging to handle in the convenience sector, we certainly have strong support from Steve Hodson the Nisa Group Local & Direct Sourcing Manager, who is actively working with us in partnership in each of the three TRF areas, so we are confident we can continue to develop our Nisa customer base over the course of the next few months and beyond.”

27/04/10

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