Castle MacLellan Foods Limited

Located in Dumfries & Galloway, Castle MacLellan has been established for over 35 years and is renowned for its high-quality range of pâtés and delicious cheese bakes. Today it continues a tradition of excellence and has the reputation as the pâté experts. It is its attention to detail and sourcing of authentic ingredients which enables it to create the finest recipes. Over the last 30 years Castle MacLellan has grown from a small operation producing several tubs of pâté a day in the back of a small delicatessen, to a major national force supplying supermarkets the length and breadth of the country. Its reputation and ability to source the best ingredients has enabled it to create the finest recipes and award-winning products – all this from the humblest beginnings. Its foray into the retail sector began when a supermarket buyer tasted the products whilst on holiday in Kirkcudbright. In 1987, the team received the keys to a new factory in order to meet the demand for products and enable the business to grow. The brand’s local history and supplier relationships play as important a role in the company’s success story now, as they did over 30 years ago. Its executive chef has trawled Scotland, renowned for its abundance of natural produce for ingredients. This has resulted in partnerships with local suppliers including Galloway Lodge Preserves, Orkney Crab, John Mellis Honey and Graham’s Dairies. In 1997, Castle MacLellan became part of the Kavli Group, which is owned by the charitable organisation, Kavli Trust. Part of the profits from the Kavli Group are reinvested in strengthening and developing the group’s operations, while the remainder is donated via the Kavli Trust to good causes in research, culture and humanitarian work both in the UK and overseas, including to those nominated by Castle MacLellan colleagues.