Good News!!! After what seems like an eternity (what doesn’t in Covid world?), we are delighted to announce that our Factory Shop is now open again. Feel free to pop in on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday or Thursday between 9am and 4:30pm or on Friday between 9am and 12:30pm to browse some of our meltingly delicious […]
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Good luck Scotland
Scotland vs Czech Republic Scotland are back in an International Tournament for the first time since 1998 and we have our fingers crossed for a good result today. The game kicks off at 2pm today at Hampden Park.
What to do with your meltingly delicious fudge
If you are looking for suggestions with what you can do with your pieces of meltingly delicious fudge from Gardiners, the most obvious choice is to eat it and enjoy the smooth flavours that have made our fudge such a success the world over. However…..if you are looking for other suggestions on what to do […]
A Special Offer for you
We have a special offer for those who love Meltingly Delicious, handmade Butter Tablet and Macaroon Bars. Our butter tablet bars are the definition of ‘melt in the mouth’ while our Macaroon bars are one of the all time classic Scottish confectionery treats. And while both are 30x85g bar packs would normally be available for […]
International Joke Day
So today is International Joke Day And not wanting to be left behind, we have a fudge joke for you…. My mom doesn’t like it when I eat a lot of sweets. So whenever she asks me how much I’ve had I just fudge the numbers. There you go – happy joke day […]
If you are missing Wimbledon, we may have something to help…
So with the Coronavirus Pandemic having caused the cancellation of the 2020 Wimbeldon Tennis Tournament, there will be many of you out there who are missing their annual treat of strawberries and cream. While we may not be able to do much about the Tennis (mainly because we aren’t particularly god at tennis here in […]
45 Things to do with the kids at home during self-isolation
So if you have just begun to self-isolate with the kids at home and you are ALREADY running out of things to do to keep them entertained in the house, then we may just have some top tips to help out. Not all of these will suit everyone but we can only hope it […]
A Delicious Fudge Pancake Recipe
So Tuesday the 25th 2020 is Shrove Tuesday. And while many of you may be rushing out to buy chocolate spread, syrup etc, may we suggest an alternative…Vanilla Fudge Pancakes!!! Vanilla Fudge Pancakes This soft, sweet and meltingly delicious fudge pancake recipe will go down a storm with kids and grownups alike. Ingredients 180g plain […]
A tasty Banana and Fudge Loaf
Okay so let us paint the picture…..you have a tin of our meltingly delicous vanilla fudge but you have decided NOT to just eat it all on its own (I know – crazy right!!). Anyway, in this ludicrous scenario, what would you do with some of the fudge. Well, why not make a Banana Bread […]
Black Friday
If you like to live under a rock, you may not know what Black Friday is. And for those of you who love a bargain…you will definitely know what Black Friday is. And this year we have decided to take part so from today until the 2nd of December, you will be able to get […]
Happy Thanksgiving
For those of you who follow Gardiners and have read up on the history of fudge, you will know that we have a lot to be thankful for from America. It was America after all who helped create fudge in the first place and it was America who created Rum & Raisin. And….for those […]
Our top 5 favourite Christmas Feeling Options
Unless you live under a rock, you will know that the countdown to Christmas has truly begun. And while you may be bogged down in trying to figure out what to get your family, your friends and your loved ones for Christmas…at Gardiners, we are just excited that we can really get into the Christmas […]
Meet the team – Hazel Gardiner
Name: Hazel Gardiner When did you join the Gardiners team? When I was born. Actually 1991 after finishing High school. What do you do at Gardiners? Manage exports, product photography. Make my own tea and coffee. Favourite Gardiners product? The Baileys Sea-salt & Caramel Fudge. Baileys Sea Salt Caramel Fudge Carton 200g
Check out the latest additions to an already great line up
While the history of fudge can be traced back to the 19th Century, we never like to sit still at Gardiners. We are always mixing, experimenting and blending to produce new and exciting flavours and varieties of our meltingly delicious fudge. And when we have hit the nail on the head of a new flavour, […]
The history of Rum & Raisin
So yesterday in the Gardiners office, we all had that Friday feeling. So much so that a couple of us forgot that it was infact actually Thursday. So to get over that crushing disappointment, we decided to cheer ourselves up by cracking open a wee carton of Gardiners meltingly delicious scottish fudge. But considering […]
Meet the team – Jenny Manson
Name: Jennifer Manson When did you join the Gardiners team? I joined the office team in March 2014 but had worked in the factory almost every summer from when I was 14 years old, through High school until I graduated from university. What do you do at Gardiners? At Gardiners I work in invoicing and […]
Gardiners and Glasgow Caledonian University
Gardiner’s of Scotland Ltd are delighted to begin a working partnership with Glasgow Caledonian University. Today we had the privilege of welcoming Dr. Janice Taylor for an introductory site visit. We discussed the winning combination of supporting education and the next generation of food and drinks manufacturers. As we will always need food and drinks, […]
The perfect way to say thank you
There are times when you need to say thank you. Thank you for looking after my dog while I was away. Thank you for watering the flowers. And in this instance, thank you for being so nice to my daughter. One of the Gardiners of Scotland teams daughter is finishing Nursery this week before […]
A new meltingly delicious addition to the range
For those across the globe who love the smooth and meltingly delicious flavour of our handmade fudge AND the smooth delicious flavour of Teachers Scotch Whisky…today is your lucky day. We have expanded our range to now include Teachers Whisky Fudge. As always, our fudge ‘technicians’ have been hard at work in the […]
Welcome to Monday….
It is the start of another working week (sigh). But if you are looking at the week as another 5 days before freedom and the weekend then what you really need to do is treat yourself. At Gardiners, we make delicious handmade fudge to our own traditional Scottish fudge recipe. With each piece of fudge […]