
Scotland at Food & Hotel Asia 2022
Visit the Scotland pavilion at 5F2-01 at Food & Hotel Asia, 5-8 September 2022
A Land of Food & Drink
Scotland is renowned both at home and overseas as a land of food & drink.
Blessed with the perfect environment for growing fresh produce and combined with the industry leading standards our producers and processors hold themselves to, Scottish companies are creating products that are in high demand around the world.
Scottish Development International will be hosting 12 leading Scottish food and drink producers on the UK pavilion at FHA Food and Beverage. They range from exciting new Scotch whiskies, premium gins and gluten free craft beers to delicious Scotish shortbread, whisky cakes, health enhancing Scottish honey and plant based snacks.
Find out more about our Scottish companies below and contact one of our SDI specialists to book an appointment with companies that you are interested in meeting.
Tony Gunnis - SDI Food & Drink Specialist, Singapore
Email: tony.gunnis@scotent.co.uk
Dhevi Yovita - SDI Food & Drink Specialist, Indonesia
Email: dhevi.yovita@scotent.co.uk
Scotch Whisky & Spirits
Arbikie Highland Estate
Arbikie Estate is a family-owned working farm perched on the North East coast of Scotland. They are craftsmen of the soil, painstakingly planting, sowing, tending and harvesting the fields that produce the crops for their range of spirits.
Arbikie’s revolutionary climate positive gin is called Nàdar - Gaelic for ’Nature’. The name reflects the harnessing of the power of nature and science to create this world first spirit with a carbon footprint of -1.54 kg CO2e per 700ml bottle.
Arbikie Highland Estate
Arbikie Highland Rye Whiskies are proudly 'Single Grain' - grain whisky produced at a single distillery. That distillery is Arbikie, where the team value tradition, authenticity and our enduring field to bottle principles.
They grow all the ingredients on their farm, giving consumers a truly authentic whisky with each bottle. Unlike single malt, single grain whiskies do not need to be made using just malted barley. In fact, other cereals such as wheat, corn or rye can also be used. At Arbikie, they use rye, wheat and barley to make their Highland Rye Whiskies - the world's first Rye Scotch in over 100 years!
Douglas Laing
Established in 1948, Douglas Laing is a proudly independent, family owned Scotch Whisky business in its third generation. Over 70 years of heritage have helped the company to refine their processes, and deliver Whisky that is consistently exceptional in its offering.
Abiding to the philosophy of presenting Whisky as the Distiller intended, they add nothing and take nothing away from their spirit, enabling Whisky lovers around the world to come as close as they possibly can to sampling a dram straight from the Cask.
Duncan Taylor
Established in 1938, Duncan Taylor Scotch Whisky Limited is a specialist independent whisky merchant with one of the largest privately held collections of aged single malt and single grain Scotch whisky casks. Today, the company releases these prized spirits via an impressive range of award-winning product brands, all bottled at its headquarters in Huntly in the North East of Scotland.
More than 80 years after the company was first registered, Duncan Taylor Scotch Whisky is recognized on the global stage as one of the most innovative and dynamic whisky companies and has continued to act as a reputable whisky merchant, blender, bottler and cask broker. The multi award winning company has built a reputation for its ownership of one of the largest privately held collections of some of the world’s most sought after vintage and rare whiskies.
Glasgow Distillery
They are a global spirits business with a focus on hand-crafting a range of multi award-winning spirit brands such as Glasgow 1770 Single Malt Scotch Whisky, Makar Gin, Banditti Club Spiced Rum, Malt Riot Blended Malt Scotch Whisky and G52 Botanical Vodka. Each of these spirit brands adhere to the company's three cornerstones of quality, authenticity and innovation whilst also telling fascinating - and often forgotten - stories of Glasgow's past.
Isle of Barra Distillers
The Isle of Barra Distillers is a young family run business and is home to the award-winning Barra Atlantic Gin. Every drop of spirit is distilled, bottled and labelled at its distillery on the Isle of Barra - Scotland's most Westerly distillery.
The company is fast gaining international renown having achieved Silver in the International Wine & Spirit Competition 202; Gold in The Spirits Business Awards; and Silver in the San Francisco World Spirits Competition 2021.
Summerhall Distillery
Pickering's Gin is based on an original Bombay recipe, dating from 17 July 1947. Kept as a family secret for over 66 years, it only resurfaced when Matt and Marcus began distilling at Summerhall in Edinburgh.
Their products have scooped over 60 international spirits awards, including "Best Scottish Contemporary Style Gin" at the World Gin Awards 2020.
Summerhall Distillery
In addition to its Pickering's Gin collection, Summerhall has also launched Broody Hen - a beautifully blended Scotch whisky, wise beyond its years.
The Broody Hen name harks back to the 17th century when high taxation meant many illicit distillers went to great lengths to avoid the taxman - hiding their produce in surprising places: from barrels in funeral corteges and bottles, beneath broody hens... from this they created their name and hatched their plan.
Bakery and Premium Grocery
Angus Soft Fruits
Angus Soft Fruits Ltd. was established in 1994 with the ambition to sell fruit directly to retailers and continually improve the product available to consumers. To provide a point of difference in the products available, in the mid-1990s an in-house research and development programme, Angus Soft Fruits Breeding Programme, was set up and this is how the first AVA™ strawberry was developed. Angus Soft Fruits Ltd. is now a leading supplier of berries to UK & European retailers.
Ashers Bakery
Ashers Bakery are an award winning fourth generation of Family bakers based in seaside town of Nairn in the Scottish Highlands. They celebrated their 140 th anniversary in 2017. They bake locally for 12 of their own shops and cafes and supply numerous retail outlets across Scotland. They also bake a sumptuous range of award winning cakes which they sell nationally and overseas. Their product range includes an award winning range of Single Malt Whisky Cakes as well as a range of Liqueur Cakes each with it’s own unique flavour profile and made using only the finest of ingredients available.
Nudie Snacks
Delicious Plant Based snacks packed with protein & fibre - a healthy alternative to the standard snack. Their snacks are the perfect partner to a healthy lifestyle!
Nudie's plant-based snacks are Vegetarian & Vegan friendly, Gluten-Free and packed full of plant-based protein and natural flavourings.
Reids Bakery
A family-run business since 1966, Reids pride themselves on a commitment to time-honoured, handcrafted baking methods when bringing their exceptional range of Scottish favourites to life. Yet while rooted in tradition, a refreshingly innovative approach also lies at the heart of their success.
Named Scottish Baker of the Year 2017, their award-winning accomplishments are testimony to the unrivalled talents of their team of bakers, whose skill and dedication ensures their products are every bit as captivating as the unique corner of the world in which they're crafted.
The Scottish Bee Company
The Scottish Bee Company was founded out of a love for the environment and their buzzing little friends, the honey bee. They were saddened by the declining bee population and decided to do something to help.
After lots of research, they discovered that heather honey has been proven to have the same super powers as the famous New Zealand Manuka honey so ultimately, they could support local bees whilst enjoying all the health benefits of a luxury Scottish honey.
Craft Beer
Bellfield Brewery
Bellfield Brewery is a new, family-run brewery with a mission: to craft-brew certified gluten-free beer that tastes great. Bellfield's founders know from personal experience the grief that comes from not being able to find a delicious, gluten-free beer. They are the UK's first dedicated gluten-free brewery, producing craft beer in small batches, using traditional brewing methods; the perfect combination of science and art.
Bellfield beers are all certified by Coeliac UK and Registered with the Vegan Society.
Services
Contagious
Contagious is a creative brand agency which specialises in connecting interational drinks companies with new consumers. Their team of hugely talented, extraordinarily diverse, multi-disciplinary people specialise in brand communication, digital, environments and experiential design. From exquisitely detailed hand-crafted packaging to all the elements for a wild world party; from clever little apps to intelligent working environments; from the oldest boarding school in England to the newest drinks academy in Ireland. They understand, they interpret and they bring brands brilliantly to life.
Networking Reception
We will also be co-hosting an exclusive Networking Reception for buyers at the British High Commissioner's Residence during Food & Hotel Asia. Our Scottish producers will join other UK companies on the evening of 6th September 2022.
Email yvette.wong@scotent.co.uk to request an invite to the Reception so you can can meet with SDI and our Scottish company representatives to discuss potential import opportunities for premium Scottish produce.
Working with SDI
With more and more people seeking premium and high-quality food and drink products, we can help you discover and source new and exciting brands that are guaranteed to broaden your product offering and appeal to your customers.
Scottish Development International is a government agency responsible for helping to grow Scottish exports. Our in-market specialists provide a completely free and impartial service helping international buyers in the retail, foodservice and e-commerce sectors to connect with Scottish companies.
The Scottish companies participating at Food & Hotel Asia represent a small sample of the 250+ Scottish food & drink exporters we work with in a broad range of categories including seafood, red meat, premium grocery, whisky and spirits. All of the companies we work with are export ready and used to working with major international retailers and the premium foodservice sector.
To discuss your requirements, please contact our Singapore in-market specialist Tony Gunnis, and Indonesia in-market specialist, Dhevi Yovita, who is based in Jakarta.
tony.gunnis@scotent.co.uk dhevi.yovita@scotent.co.uk