Bothy Butter, the Scottish premium butter brand has moved production to Scotland's food and drink innovation hub ONE SeedPod in Aberdeen, increasing capacity five-fold as it grows to meet demand from consumers, farm shops, delis, chefs and hospitality.
The new site allows Bothy Butter, the only butter producer in Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire and Dundee and Angus, to run 100L batches up from 20L, while still allowing the product to be traditionally churned and hand crafted.
Founder Kim Cameron said: “We’ve gone from 20 litre batches to 100 litres. The move to ONE SeedPod is a deliberate step to give the brand room to scale within a purpose-built dairy environment.
“We want to be able to stand proud behind our ethos of Buy Bothy, Buy Scottish, which we can absolutely do here as we stay true to creating a hand-crafted product with just two ingredients, Scottish cream and salt.”
Bothy Butter is available now in 20g medallions, 200g butter logs and 1kg catering blocks through farm shops, delis and foodservice suppliers across Scotland and beyond, with distribution continuing to expand from the new Aberdeen site.
ONE Food, Drink and Agriculture Chair Stanley Morrice MBE said: "It was great to meet Kim and her team – they already look at home in ONE SeedPod and feel part of the entrepreneurial community here in the North-east. Bothy Butter is the latest addition to the fantastic portfolio of brands Kim has grown, and it's exciting to see her scaling it here.
"Founders growing a hand-crafted Scottish brand, staying true to two simple ingredients and creating jobs along the way – that's the North-east at its best."
Director ONE Food and Drink Alan Thorpe added: “We're delighted to welcome Kim and the Bothy Butter team to ONE SeedPod. They're now part of the entrepreneurial community here, alongside other food and drink businesses scaling up in the North-east of Scotland. Going from 20-litre to 100-litre batches without losing the hand-crafted process is a real step up, and exactly the ambition that ONE SeedPod's food-safe manufacturing kitchens and wraparound support were built to enable.
"It's already meant two new jobs in Aberdeen, and it puts Bothy Butter in a much stronger position to win food service business in a market that's long been dominated by French and Irish butter."