John Strak
Managing Director, North Highland Initiative, Social Enterprise
As Managing Director of North Highland Products, over the past two years I have enjoyed an unrivalled experience in championing both the produce and the people of the North Highlands. This year, by scooping two awards at the premiere Scotland Food & Drink Excellence Awards 2008 (Best example of Collaboration in Supply Chain and Best Range of Honey, Conserves and Preserves) Mey Selections succeeded in gaining public endorsement of the key attributes of our brand: flavour, provenance and sustainability.
Our current product range includes prize-winning beef, lamb, mutton, geese, seafood, cheese, eggs, bakery products, whisky, honey, conserves and preserves, and Castle of Mey tweeds - and plans are afoot to extend into many other product areas. You can even taste our beef in selected Taste the Difference ready meals in Sainsburys – look for our logo on the pack!
All this set against our objective of trying to secure a premium for our producers while at the same time delivering both quality and sustainable products to consumers throughout the UK and overseas.
