Mackie's of Scotland Sweet Popcorn, 100 g - Pack of 8

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The Yorkshire firm currently produce 120,000 bags of 100g popcorn every day from its Sheffield factory, which has been earmarked by Taylors as an ideal location for delivering light and bulky goods to hungry consumers across the UK. MD James Taylor said the addition of the popcorn manufacturing business made for “a really exciting time” to be at Taylors. Managing director James Taylor said: “This is the dawn of a new era for us as a brand and business. We’re very much the same great product – just with a new family name. As the saying goes, ‘all good things must come to an end’. And so, these historic flavours have taken a bow under our Taylors brand, exiting stage left, to thunderous applause.

Having a family culture is key to what we do at Taylors, so we wanted to make sure that everyone involved in the business – from technical to tasting – played a pivotal role in the transition.

Why? Well, we’re all about listening to YOU, our customers. And you’ve told us you’re looking for something different when it comes to Taylors Crisps. While these flavours were a fun experiment, the demand simply wasn’t there to produce them in high volumes moving forward. But fret not! Their curtain call doesn’t mean they’re forgotten… The Taylors have now taken total control of the business, which employs around 150 staff in Errol and Yorkshire. The business filed for administration on 8 September after struggling in the aftermath of Brexit and the pandemic and, more recently, with soaring input cost inflation and energy bills.

The Taylors, who have farmed in the Errol area for around 100 years, were an integral part of the previous operation. We’re proud to have built strong retail links with a great range of crisps and popcorn products, listed with the majority of the multiples.” The new business move will not only add an array of dedicated, talented staff, it will also add to our ever extending range of products. It made sense right away.” In the meantime, we’re excited to keep making and developing Scotland’s favourite ice cream and our farm-made chocolate on the renewably powered family farm.” South Yorkshire Foods produces 12 tonnes of popcorn per day at its factory to supply a host of supermarket and wholesale customers, including the ‘Big Night In’ range for the likes of Asda, Iceland and B&M.Production of the existing crisps will continue at Errol but will transition to a new brand in mid-2023 that will reflect the Taylor family’s ownership.