Prestigious Scotland excellence awards for three Fife businesses

Three Fife businesses have won prestigious Scotland Food & Drink Excellence Awards 2016.

The Buffalo Farm at Auchtertool, near Kirkcaldy, won an award for its Buffalo Fillet Steak in the meat category (sponsored by Asda).

Ivan Wood & Sons, the fruit and vegetable wholesaler based at Ballingry, won the Environmental Sustainability Award (sponsored by Zero Waste Scotland).

And Daniel Sherry of Eden Mill, Guardbridge, won the Young Talent Award (sponsored by the Scottish Food and Drink Federation – A Future in Food).

The awards were presented in front of a sell-out audience of 800 guests at the Edinburgh International Conference Centre on Thursday night.

Guests included Cabinet Secretary for Rural Economy and Connectivity Fergus Ewing, and Scotland Food & Drink Chief Executive James Withers.

In all, 20 businesses were selected from 245 entries across Scotland and announced as winners.