Broccoli crisps: savoury green snacks may that will be brought forth by 16 central Scotland farmers. They have pledged £2 million to ensure the novel range takes centre-stage in future. More than 50,000 bags have flown off a selected handful of shelves since the growers from a heartland of Fife, Perthshire and Angus launched their crisps on the market at the end of last year.
The veggie crisps are vegan, gluten-free and low in saturated fats. They come in a variety of flavours, and they rack up just 100 calories per pack.
Just as importantly for East of Scotland Growers (ESG), the largest brassica co-operative in the UK , their expensive diversification project will help to make their core vegetable-growing business more efficient, less wasteful and consequently more profitable.
Every year ESG members grow broccoli, cauliflower, sprouts, kale, cabbage and carrots on 6,000 of a combined 36,000 acres spread over a 180-mile stretch of Scotland.
Their fresh whole-head loose broccoli meets around 15-20% of the UK’s retail demand and is supplied to Tesco, Marks & Spencer, Waitrose, Sainsburys and Morrisons from mid-June to mid-November, and at other times broccoli florets are freeze-dried for the frozen market.
Source: pressandjournal.co.uk
