SCOTS wholesaler Firm Bakery which provides to high Scottish companies is making a six-figure funding in relocating to East Lothian.

The award-winning bakery wholesaler has outgrown its present west Edinburgh premises and can put down new roots at Eskmills enterprise campus in Musselburgh.

Firm Bakery, which produces greater than 10,000 loaves and pastries per week, will be capable of enhance manufacturing on the 6,000 square-foot web site.

Workers numbers are additionally anticipated to extend from the present 26 because the enterprise recruits domestically to increase out of its central Scotland stronghold.

The wholesaler provides to a few of Scotland’s main companies together with cheesemonger I J Mellis, restaurant Martin Wishart and The Balmoral Resort.

Centred round a picturesque courtyard, Eskmills consists of 10 historic buildings and is situated on the positioning of the previous fishing web producer J W Stuart.

Greater than 500 individuals are employed on the workplace campus working in numerous sectors together with tourism, tech, well being and property administration.

The onsite amenities embrace a convention and occasions centre, a gymnasium, and the favored restaurant Crolla’s Italian Kitchen.

Eskmills is situated near the Edinburgh Metropolis Bypass which is able to enable Firm Bakery to develop new supply routes.

The mixture of a rising meals scene and an upsurge in new housing developments throughout East Lothian have been further elements within the relocation.

The bakery enterprise – which operates a po- up market from its present premises close to Haymarket – hopes to supply a extra formal retail providing at Eskmills.

Nicole Pyper, Advertising Supervisor at Eskmills, mentioned: “The Ivanhoe constructing is a latest addition to the Eskmills property.

“We expect we’ve got discovered the best tenant as Firm will likely be a focus round which our neighborhood will thrive and develop.

“Firm is not going to solely introduce the easiest bread, pastries and low, however will likely be a touchpoint for encouraging a tradition and creating conversations in our gifted enterprise neighborhood.

Firm Bakery was based in 2017 by 4 pals who shared the view that they might not supply high quality bread merchandise they wanted for his or her respective companies.

The homeowners embrace Amy and Duncan Findlater of Smith & Gertrude wine bars in Stockbridge and Portobello; chef Ben Reade, previously of the Edinburgh Meals Studio; and Hollie Love Reid, proprietor of Good Occasions Bakery in Morrison Avenue and Lovecrumbs in West Port.

Amy Findlater mentioned: “We’ve been in search of over a 12 months for the best spot the place we are able to have more room and actually arrange for the lengthy haul and we’ve got discovered it at Eskmills.

“It’s necessary for us to be an energetic a part of the neighborhood and to be accessible to commerce and retail prospects and we’re assured we are able to replicate what we’ve got achieved in Edinburgh at our new dwelling in Musselburgh.

“Whereas we’re predominantly a wholesale enterprise, our market store grew out of the Covid pandemic when eating places have been closed, however individuals nonetheless wished to purchase our merchandise, so Eskmills provides us the prospect to develop extra of a front-facing buyer model.

“We hope that after the suitable approvals are in place, that we are able to open a retail store with a sexy café factor to it.”

Amy added: “Transferring to East Lothian not solely opens up extra logistical choices which is able to assist develop the enterprise but it surely provides us entry to a unique pocket of consumers who’re a part of the realm’s bustling meals scene.

“Baking bread takes up plenty of room however with the elevated area obtainable to us we are able to handle the excessive demand for our vary of French butter pastries.

“We could effectively must make use of further pastry cooks who we hope to recruit domestically.

“This transfer will open plenty of doorways for us and our new dwelling in Musselburgh can be simply accessible for our very loyal Edinburgh shoppers, who we hope will maintain visiting.”