Macsween Starts Exciting New Chapter

Macallan Food Group Limited is pleased to announce that is has acquired Malcolm Allan Limited and made a controlling investment in Macsween of Edinburgh. Both companies are long standing family- owned business with significant heritage, the ethos of which the company expects to retain.

The Macallan Food Group Limited, a new, Scottish based business is headed up by Bill Hazeldean and Stewart McLelland, who are joined on the board by James Macsween.

James Macsween stated "The Macsween family are delighted that the business is part of an ambitious new venture which will enable us to fulfil our strategic growth plans in the future. Both businesses have strong brands in particular sectors of the meat category and we look forward working together with the Malcolm Allan team."

Gordon Allan stated, “Malcolm Allan has been our family business since it was formed by our father in 1954. Having decided to retire, we wanted to ensure that new owners would maintain the values, ethos and reputation of our family business after our departure. In particular, we want to look after our customers who have enabled us to build our business, and also maintain employment for our employees, many of them having been with us for a very long time. We believe the new owners will maintain our values, and we are confident that we are leaving the business in safe hands. We will help in the handover process, to ensure a smooth transition."

Chairman of the new Group, Bill Hazeldean, added “Acquiring the Malcolm Allan business, alongside our investment in Macsween’s of Edinburgh, brings together two excellent businesses, both having product quality and customer service as their key priorities, and core values."

"We are backed by a family trust, that makes long term investments, so the fundamental ethos of the business will not change. We will continue to run both businesses as separate entities, utilising synergies where appropriate, but retaining the individual identities and strengths of each organisation. It will be business as usual in the coming months, as we implement our 200 day plan, and develop our strategy for the future.”