We received some great news regarding our beloved Buchanan’s brand in September this year. The brand has moved up 11 places in the Kantar Scottish Brand Footprint 2020 rankings, now at 17th position which is an astonishing jump from last year’s ranking of 28th. We are extremely proud of this achievement and of the staff [...]
In 2019 The Golden Casket Group celebrated 60 years in business. Starting from humble beginnings our company has grown massively over the last 60 years - creating some of the worlds most recognised confectionery brands along the way. The Golden Casket Group was founded in 1959 by Douglas Rae, back when sweets were less than 6p per quarter and milk was 4p per pint. Douglas set out with [...]
In 2019, the Golden Casket won the prestigious ‘Grocer - Best New Product Award’ for our juicy Vimto Jelly Babies. The Grocer New Product Awards is an annual event which rewards outstanding innovation in the UK FMCG sector in both non-food and food categories. This event is the place to be to learn about [...]
In September 2019, The Golden Casket Group launched Iron Brew Millions and a feisty new character - Ron Brew, a small ginger haggis with a wild personality. Iron Brew Millions were created with the company’s Scottish heritage in mind, the company was founded and still operates from Greenock in the west coast of Scotland. [...]
In August 2019, The Golden Casket Group launched another brand new Millions flavour and partnership – Banana Minions Millions. After working with Universal successfully in the past, The Golden Casket Group were eager to partner up again and create another fantastic product. Minions are small yellow characters with goggles and blue dungarees which first [...]
Golden Casket is celebrating its 60th birthday by sponsoring an ‘Oor Wullie’ sculpture to raise money for sick kids. Thoughtful staff at the Greenock confectionery company are marking the firm’s diamond anniversary by supporting the Oor Wullie’s BIG Bucket Trail. It’s billed as Scotland’s first national art trail and will see over 200 Wullie statues go on [...]
Scottish confectionery brand, Buchanans of Scotland, will join STV’s Hogmanay celebrations as programme sponsors with a multi-platform campaign across broadcast and digital. STV’s special Hogmanay programming will see legendary Scottish pop icon Lulu welcome in the New Year in Lulu’s Hogmanay Hooley , which promises to bring STV viewers a memorable evening of song [...]
It is with great sadness that we report the death of our founder, Duncan Douglas Foulds Rae OBE who lost his fight for life on Saturday 23rd June 2018 at the age of 87. Having left school at the age of 16, Douglas entered the service of the North of Scotland Bank at their [...]
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