Business Innovator Awards 2017

, with any developments, however, with the company in safe hands with Mark and his team. With passionate and innovative staff, the future looks bright for the company as they aim to remain the market leaders in producing plant based foods. “Looking ahead, expansion is our core focus as we seek to grow Bute Island Foods and support a wider range of clients- whilst aiming to stay on the beautiful island that gives our firm its name. Free from is an ever growing market and we intend to grow with it and offer even more plant based and allergy friendly products. With our innovative and passionate team, we aim to remain the market leaders dedicated to producing plant based foods for everyone to enjoy.” Bute Island Foods Ltd is an animal free food producer based in Scotland. Mark tells us about the services that the company offers and the products that it produces, whilst also outlining the company’s overall mission. “Though we boast a certification for our vegan and kosher foods, we also market our products towards allergy sufferers, as our products are 100% dairy, nut and gluten free. Its customers and consumers range vastly between the vegan, kosher and free from communities.” “Our overall mission is to produce great tasting, high quality products that are suitable for everyone, regardless of their lifestyle choices, health concerns or beliefs. We aim to make inclusive products so that people can simply enjoy what really matters to them through full flavoured and authentic tasting foods. Being an innovative company is important to us, which is why we are constantly researching and developing our products, and are one of the only vegan cheese companies with such a vast assortment of flavours and textures which are readily available around the world.” Ensuring that the staff are able to offer the very highest standard of customer service, the company tries to focus on them right from the start. Mark discusses the company ethos and explains that Blue Island Foods and its staff are always looking to learn, whilst staff are employed on their attitude, they must show a willingness to learn. “Our company ethos is to remember the people that we are making Sheese for, and that Best Dairy Free Cheese Company Bute Island Foods Ltd are one of the UK’s leadingmanufacturers and suppliers of Vegan and Dairy Free cheese products. We invited DirectorMark Crichton to talk us through the firm and their recent success. everyone within the company has an overall view of different departments. We hire people on attitude. Although some employees may not have sufficient experience when they come to work for us, we are always happy to train them if they are willing to learn the way we work, with a real team spirit and an understanding of the importance of producing tasty, top quality products to our very high food safety standards.” As part of a quick moving industry, the firm must adapt to new challenges. Mark knows that the industry is the fastest growing lifestyle movement within the UK, highlighting the need for the company to deliver the best product with impeccable customer service. “The dairy free food industry is becoming big, it is now the fastest growing lifestyle movement in the whole of the UK with three and a half times as many vegans in 2016 as there were in 2006 (referenced from The Vegan Society). Veganuary stated that in January of 2017, around 60,000 people signed up to take the vegan pledge for a multitude of reasons including animals, health and the environment. “There is always a challenge to produce the best of the best, and because of the increase in veganism in the UK and around the world our company is growing at a rapid rate. We are opening up and providing jobs to many young people coming out of school, college and university whilst also keeping up with the demand of supply and demand of new flavours, types and textures from our customers and consumers. It’s a great time to be a part of this lifestyle movement.” Staying ahead of new developments is integral to the firm’s success. The company researches and monitors trends within the industry, whilst welcoming feedback on what it could do better. Customer service is important and this is what differentiates the firm from its competitors. “Being part of a fast-paced market means that we need to stay on top of new developments and food trends. We use social media to see what is going on, what is “in” and what innovative food bloggers and food writers are doing. We openly ask for feedback from our consumers on what they would like to see us do next and aim to create the food they want. We have an expert research and development team who often spend hours and days taste testing flavour varieties and combinations to get the next perfect product.” Regarding the future of the firm and the forthcoming developments, Mark discusses the research that the firm implements, whilst also discussing the plans for the company to expand. Bute Islands Foods are well equipped to cope Company: Bute Island Foods Ltd. Contact: Mark Crichton Contact Email: [email protected] Address: Townhead Rothesay, Isle of Bute PA20 9JH, UK Phone: 01700 505357 Website: www.buteisland.com