Bute Island Foods creating jobs with new Asda deal

Bute Island Foods has secured a UK-wide supply contract with Asda to produce three vegan ice creams under the retailer’s Free From brand, saying this will enable it to create jobs.
By Emma Newlands
Published 6th Aug 2020, 16:45 BST
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From left: Bute Island Foods' Antonia Quither and Asda's Heather Turnbull. Picture: Ian Georgeson.From left: Bute Island Foods' Antonia Quither and Asda's Heather Turnbull. Picture: Ian Georgeson.
From left: Bute Island Foods' Antonia Quither and Asda's Heather Turnbull. Picture: Ian Georgeson.

The new ice cream lines – vanilla, salted caramel and chocolate – will be available in 537, 233 and 204 stores respectively. Antonia Quither, quality control manager at Bute Island Foods, said: “Our focus is very much centred on offering Asda customers new, interesting, and deliciously indulgent, plant-based products.

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"We have been developing vegan and free-from cheeses since 1994, and given our expertise, the creation of a free-from ice cream with inclusions such as chocolate and salted caramel, was next on the list.

Quither says the contract will help create many jobs on the Isle of Bute. Picture: Ian Georgeson.Quither says the contract will help create many jobs on the Isle of Bute. Picture: Ian Georgeson.
Quither says the contract will help create many jobs on the Isle of Bute. Picture: Ian Georgeson.
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“The business is in a period of rapid growth to meet the increase in demand for our products and this national contract with Asda will help to create many new jobs on the Isle of Bute, which is fantastic news.”

Heather Turnbull, Asda’s regional buying manager Scotland added: “At Asda we love working in collaboration with our local suppliers to create innovative products for our customers.

"We have seen continued demand for variety and newness in the free-from and vegan categories, so we are really excited to bring three flavours of free from ice cream to the UK market. It is a real testament to Bute Island Foods’ experience and heritage in this field – the products are amazing.”

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