Hebridean Food Company, a new supplier to Asda, has worked with the grocery giant to secure listings for 10 new lines in 50 of its Scottish stores.
The new products include a range of soups including Stewart’s Kitchen Bacon & Lentil, Cajun Chicken & Lentil, Bacon & Sweet Potato, Hearty Vegetable, and Cock-a-Leekie.
Five ready meals – Mac & Cheese with Ayrshire Ham, Scottish Beef Olives & Mashed Potato, Cullen Skink Pie, Ayrshire Ham Gratin, and Chicken Braemar – will also appear in chillers.
Established in 2014 by Douglas Stewart, a lobster fisherman’s son from the Isle of North Uist, Hebridean Food Company uses fresh, natural ingredients sourced in Scotland to handmake healthy and hearty meals that are ready to eat in minutes.
Five new jobs within the business have been created on the back of the listings.
“Asda is the first supermarket to list the full Stewart’s Kitchen range of ready meals and soups,” said Douglas Stewart, managing director of Hebridean Food Company.
“We pour our passion for food into everything we produce, creating genuinely good and flavoursome products which are free from artificial additives and preservatives. Our products are proudly inspired by the Hebridean Island approach to life, we take the time to do things right and source high quality, local ingredients.
“Our meals are not only delicious, but they are also convenient and affordable – a winning combination at a time of continuing rising costs and very real concerns in the middle of a cost-of-living crisis.”
Ashley Connolly, Asda’s buying manager for Scotland Local, added: “We know our customers love local suppliers, and we’re delighted to begin this partnership with Hebridean Food Company, welcoming 10 excellent traditional meals and soups with a contemporary twist into our stores.
“These new additions of hearty ready meals and soups will provide our shoppers with great choice and convenience and will be particularly welcomed throughout the winter months.”
