Ballathie Estates

Date: July 2010

One project that has reaped the benefits of an innovation voucher award is Ballathie Estates Ltd. In 2006 the family launched the Ballathie Good Food Company to enable the estate to retail its own beef, pork and game products directly to its consumer through a farm shop and adjoining café.

With the help of Innovation Vouchers, the Ballathie Good Food Company collaborated with the Scottish Agricultural College (SAC) to help establish a "Food Hub" to process and pack a range of local produce and market it under the Ballathie brand. SAC worked with Ballathie to provide business, marketing and food and drink expertise. This helped Ballathie to ensure the quality of the product meets the high standards required to enhance the existing brand image. The developing hub will also provide an alternative outlet for local producers.

Innovation Vouchers are specifically to encourage new partnerships that have not jointly received funding from any source previously for the proposed project.

Please follow this link for further information on Innovation vouchers and case examples.

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