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Isle of Arran - the figures

• Population circa 5000
• Food Drink worth 10-12m
• Tourism worth 28m
• 250,000 visitors annually

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Taste of Arran

• Participant Companies
• Arran Chocolate Factory - Handmade Chocolates
• Arran Dairies - Ice Cream and Dairy Products
• Bellevue Cheese Company - Soft Cheeses
• Creelers of Arran - Smoked Seafood and Shellfish
• Island Cheese Company - Flavoured Cheddars
• Isle of Arran Brewery - Real Ales
• Isle of Arran Distillers - Whisky Cream
  Liqueur
• Paterson Arran - Jams, Marmalades, Chutneys and
  Relishes
• Robins Herbs and Vegetables - Bio - dynamically
  Grown Herbs and Veg
• Torrylinn Creamery - Dunlop Style Cheddars
• Wooleys of Arran - Oatcakes and Bakery Products

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Taste of Arran

• It quickly became clear that a co-operative was
  not going to work.
• Why ?
• Investment - of time
• Investment - of money
• Lack of expertise
• Fear !!!!!

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Taste of Arran

• Taste of Arran Ltd was set up as a wholly owned
  subsidiary of Arran Dairies Ltd
• Believed that the strategy was sound
• Brand could be developed further
• Not just a food initiative but Taste of Arran
  could and should be a taste of the Arran
  experience.
• BUILD THE ARRAN BRAND

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Collaborate to Succeed
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Taste of Arran

• Recent success include
• Scottish Food and Drink Direct Marketing
  Excellence Award
• Highlands and Islands Food Tourism Award
• Catering in Scotland Food Tourism Award
• Bellevue Cheeses Co - Arran Blue Silver British
  Cheese Awards and Bronze at World Cheese
  Awards
• Arran Distillers - Scottish Distiller of the year
  (Diageo 2nd)
• Arran Gold - Best Cream Liqueur World Whisky
  Awards
• Arran Brewery Co - Arran Blonde Best British
  Wheat Beer
• Arran Dark Best Scottish Bottled Beer
• Arran Dairy Ice Cream - National Ice Cream Awards
  Diploma of Merit

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Taste of Arran

• The Future

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Taste of Arran

• Four Companies considering merging
• Arran Dairies
• Island Cheeses Company
• Wooleys of Arran
• Taste of Arran

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Taste of Arran

• Board Structure
• Sharing of skills and best practice
• Reduced fragility/sharing of risk
• Exit opportunities
• Key director appointments

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Taste of Arran

• Economies of scale
• Combined investment
• Management and key staff job creation and
  retention
• Increased purchasing power cost savings
  (packaging, utilities, etc)
• Further future development potentia
• New exemplar facilities
• Scottish Islands collaboration

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