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Millar McCowan

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Millar McCowan
Company typePrivate
IndustryConfectionery
Founded2006
FounderAndrew McCowan, John Millar
HeadquartersStenhousemuir, Falkirk, Scotland
The former Millar McCowan factory in Tryst Road Stenhousemuir.

Millar McCowan was a Scottish confectionery manufacturer. Owned by Andrew Walsh, who also runs Thornycroft. (A confectionery distribution company.) For the brands of McCowan’s and John Millar & Sons. Among its brands are Wham Bars, and Highland Toffee. It also produces traditional Scottish sweeties such as Pan Drops and Bonbons.[1] Millar McCowan was Scotland’s largest independent confectionery manufacturer.[citation needed] It had production facilities at both Broxburn and Stenhousemuir (near Falkirk). In October 2011, the company went into administration the McCowans brand (separate from the McCowans company) was transferred firstly to Tangerine Confectionery at the same time, the Millar brand was transferred to Nisha Enterprises. Both Tangerine and Nisha chose to operate from their existing facilities leading to the closure of Millar McCowan's Stenhousemuir and Broxburn plants.[2]

References

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  1. ^ About Millar McCowan, Millar McCowan
  2. ^ Snack firm to open new sweet factory in Livingston, 13 December 2011, BBC News