What’s new, what’s where and when. Let’s start with BBQ Season. In my mind, Summer in Scotland is ‘July’. Not sure why as I’m pretty sure April always tends to... Read more
Tuesday 23 January 2024 Deep fried Chocolate Haggis “supper” on the menu for Burns Night at Edinburgh fish and chip shop Simon Howie and Bertie’s team up to give away... Read more
Drumroll please... Actually, make that an iconic drum solo by a life-size haggis. We would like to present to you - CHOCOLATE HAGGIS!!! What may sound weird at first is... Read more
CHOCOLATE HAGGIS. It's a lot to get your head around. NO, it's not chocolate-flavoured meat. YES, it's absolutely delicious. Chocolate haggis is a dark chocolate and white choc chip brownie... Read more
Definition of Homage: Special honour or respect shown publicly. When you think chocolate you think Cadbury. They are the daddy. So for our first dabble into the world of chocolate... Read more
Black pudding is often considered a bit of a marmite food, with opinions split between those who love it or loathe it. Personally, we don’t understand how anyone cannot love... Read more
As what feels like the shortest summer ever draws to a close, it's time for our supermarket range of products to change once again. For those unfamiliar with the process,... Read more
I don't know about you but I'm spending quite a bit of time looking outside and thinking 'oh, it won't be long until I can go outside without a jacket!'... Read more
I’m not sure if you know this but all the supermarkets tend to do a ‘Range Change’ twice a year. One for Spring (around about the beginning of April) and... Read more
Thank you, summer! You were a blast: long sunny days, family BBQs, and tearing up a Sunday breakfast on the patio. But guess what? You're gone now, and now it's... Read more
Press Release: Leading Scottish Butcher takes the spirit of Burns Night to stratospheric heights Leading Scottish butcher, Simon Howie has taken Burns Night to new heights this year by launching... Read more
As the festivities draw nearer, we are excited to welcome the return of some of our seasonal favourites to supermarket shelves - and some new additions too! Bon Bons are... Read more
We have seen great growth in our bacon range over the last 5 years and are proud to be operating as the UK’s best-selling dry cure bacon brand*. It would... Read more
This week saw results announced for the most hotly anticipated award ceremony of the year... and no, we don't mean the Emmys! The Great Taste Award winners for 2020 have... Read more
We have all been eating at home much more in recent times, but dining in certainly doesn’t have to mean missing out. That’s why today, we are excited to announce... Read more
Two of Scotland’s top family butchery businesses have been awarded new contracts to supply their speciality breakfast ranges to Asda’s Scottish stores. Ayrshire-based We hae meat, and Simon Howie Foods,... Read more
We often get asked why some of our products aren't available in parts of the country. The short answer to that is that we don't make the final decisions unfortunately!... Read more