Motion · S6M-13794 · 25 Jun 2024
Rowan Glen Secures Top Award
The motion
That the Parliament congratulates Rowan Glen Ltd, one of the longest-established yogurt manufacturing sites in Scotland, based in Palnure, Dumfries and Galloway, on winning awards for its Greek Style Natural Yogurt and Raspberry and Blackberry Yogurt in the Best Cultured Dairy Product category at the 2024 Royal Highland Show; further congratulates Alan Baxter, Rowan Glen’s managing director, for taking the bold step of leading an employee buyout of the business with the support of South of Scotland Enterprise, securing the rescue of an important local employer; congratulates Richard Allison for joining the company as sales and marketing director, as the company “crafts a journey towards a sustainable future that spans generations”, and helping to lead Rowan Glen Ltd to a regular ranking within the top 50 Scottish food brands, and wishes everyone at Rowan Glen Ltd every good wish for a long, stable future of continuing business success.
Supporters (20)
- Clare Adamson Scottish National Party 5 Sep 2025
- Jeremy Balfour 5 Sep 2025
- Colin Beattie Scottish National Party 5 Sep 2025
- Miles Briggs Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party 5 Sep 2025
- Stephanie Callaghan 5 Sep 2025
- Jackie Dunbar Scottish National Party 5 Sep 2025
- Annabelle Ewing 5 Sep 2025
- Joe FitzPatrick 5 Sep 2025
- Clare Haughey Scottish National Party 5 Sep 2025
- Bill Kidd 5 Sep 2025
- Fulton MacGregor Scottish National Party 5 Sep 2025
- Rona Mackay 5 Sep 2025
- Ruth Maguire 5 Sep 2025
- Stuart McMillan Scottish National Party 5 Sep 2025
- Marie McNair Scottish National Party 5 Sep 2025
- Audrey Nicoll 5 Sep 2025
- Emma Roddick Scottish National Party 5 Sep 2025
- Kevin Stewart 5 Sep 2025
- Paul Sweeney Scottish Labour 5 Sep 2025
- Elena Whitham 5 Sep 2025
Source: the Scottish Parliament motions and amendments record.