June 2011

Awards June 2011

Food Processing Marketing and Co-operation Grant Awards - June 2011

Capital Projects
CompanyLocationDescription of projectTotal Cost (£)Grant Awarded (£)
Aberdeen & Northern Eggs Ltd t/a Farmlay Eggs Strichen Purchase and installation of two additional packing lanes and a crate washer. 130,251 52,100
Belcher Food Products Limited Prestwick Upgrading the building which houses the pork steak line, purchase of a range of cooking, processing and packing equipment. 1,276,322 191,448
Kezie Ltd Duns Purchase and installation of additional processing and packing equipment, together with the provision of new freezing and chilled storage facilities. 339,572 135,828
Rizza's of Huntly Huntly Purchase and installation of two Continuous Freezers and a Rotary Cup Filler. 136,440 40,932
Glenrath Farms Ltd West Linton Constructing a building and extensions to the packing station, purchase a robotic egg grading line. 4,826,137 965,227
JP Gray & Son Carnoustie Constructing new intake and despatch cold stores, dock loading facilities, and associated refrigeration equipment. 562,564 225,024
Fearns' Laurencekirk Purchase of a new carrot processing line, a vegetable washer and a potato drier. 113,020 45,208
Scotch Premier Meats Ltd Inverurie Construction of new offal processing and chilled storage areas, together with the purchase of cattle and sheep offal processing lines. 673,783 134,757
Stuart Grant Quality Meats Grantown-on-Spey A building extension adjacent to the present factory, together with the purchase of a range of new plant and equipment. 218,866 87,546
Berryfields Limited Mintlaw Constructing a new dry goods and packaging store and upgrading an existing building to provide an additional packing area, together with the purchase and installation of new blast freezer and refrigeration equipment 112,610 45,044
Border Biscuits Lanark An extension to the factory, a fully automated biscuit production line, an oven, conveying and packing equipment. 3,042,655 334,692
Taste of Arran Isle of Arran A new purpose built factory for the production of liquid milk, ice-cream, cheeses and oatcakes together with the purchase and installation of the associated processing, packing and handling equipment. 3,898,153 1,559,261
Feasibility Study/Co-operation
CompanyLocationDescription of projectTotal Cost (£)Grant Awarded (£)
SOPAInglistonFeasibility Study to investigate the current organic processing capacity within Scotland16,8858,442
Marketing Development Scheme
CompanyLocationDescription of projectTotal Cost (£)Grant Awarded (£)
Tio LtdForresAppointment of a Marketing and Sales Manager and a Business Development Executive401,360150,000
R & K Drysdale LtdCockburnspathAppointment of a Key Account Director and a Business Development Executive 408,633150,000


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