Client Q&A With Albert Bartlett

Many have heard of the brand but don't know much about its beginnings in Scotland and the man who founded it – tell us more about Albert Bartlett.

Albert Bartlett was born in 1900 and came over to Scotland from Ireland in 1947, first finding work as a basket weaver on Clydeside. He moved to Coatbridge and, in 1948, in order to earn some extra money to support his growing family, Albert invested £30 in a water boiler and began boiling up beetroot in an old cast iron bath in his garden shed. He began selling this beetroot under the name Scotty Brand – choosing the dog mascot because he is memorable, cute and Scottish and selecting the distinctive dark red because it is the colour of beetroot.