Scotland’s dairy sector is celebrating a major export win with Scottish cheese going on sale in Spain for the first time.
In a sales drive backed by a £20,000 Brand Scotland investment, the Scottish Dairy Growth Board, Scottish Development International and importer Iber Conseil have joined forces with the UK Government to help Scottish cheese producers enter the Spanish market, News Cover reports, citing UK government.
Cottage cheese from Yester Farm Dairies Limited has this week gone on sale at Ametller Origen’s 140 Catalan stores in a deal which will see 20 tonnes of the produce supplied in the first year. Scotland Office Minister Kirsty McNeill will today [Friday 14 November] join producers and export partners for a launch event at an Ametller store in Barcelona.
Iber Conseil is also working with other Scottish producers to bring a number of hard cheeses to the Spanish market over the coming months.
