THREE Towns based Robertson’s Fine Foods has secured a £625,000 contract to supply all 75 ALDI stores in Scotland with a range of Scottish pork sausages and chipolatas made using Specially Selected pork approved by the Scottish SPCA.

The team at Robertson’s Fine Foods has been working with ALDI since 2012, supplying a range of pork products, including Ayrshire middle bacon, smoked pork loin and smoked ham hough. The new sausage deal will grow Robertson’s Fine Foods’ business with ALDI by 175% and take the total value of the relationship to more than £1 million a year.

James Withers, Chief Executive, Scotland Food & Drink, said: “Scotland Food & Drink works hard to ensure the best Scottish products are available for consumers to buy and, as it is Scottish Food & Drink Fortnight, it is fantastic that consumers will now be able to stock up on Robertson’s Fine Foods products at ALDI.

“We know from our extensive research that 70 per cent of Scots believe food produced here is of higher quality than elsewhere and almost half of Scottish shoppers say they will try to buy even more local food in the future. It is great that ALDI’s commitment to Scottish producers will help to meet this demand.

Graham Nicolson, Group Buying Director for ALDI in Scotland, said: “We work with the best producers in Scotland and aim to build long term partnerships that support local producers while ensuring our customers get the best quality products. The relationship we’ve built with Robertson’s Fine Foods is the perfect example of the approach we take to Scottish sourcing.”

Barry Robertson, Business Development Manager at Robertson’s Fine Foods said: “For five generations our family business has upheld a local Ayrshire tradition of producing the very best Scottish pork products, and through our relationship with ALDI thousands of Scottish shoppers have had the chance to try our range. We’re incredibly proud that our products are on ALDI shelves throughout the country and look forward to growing our partnership further over the coming years.”

Specially Selected Pork Sausages, Specially Selected Pork Sausages with Black Pepper, and Specially Selected Pork Sausages with Red Pepper are available now in all ALDI stores in Scotland. Specially Selected Chipolatas will be on sale from October.