The Orkney Creamery is a family business, first
established in 1949. Although the farming
business is still there today, albeit on a smaller
scale, the business has developed into a creamery
that supplies all of the liquid milk requirements
for Orkney.
In 1995, as consumers started to switch
from full-fat milk to skimmed and semi-skimmed, the
extra cream was used to produce luxury ice cream
that could be sold across the whole of Scotland.
In
recent years the business has diversified into
confectionery...