The Courier & Advertiser (Angus and Dundee)
City bakery’s rolls selling like hot cakes
Jute, jam, journalism and now rolls? A new city bakery is selling 20,000 of its Dundee rolls a day and is now looking to secure a supermarket deal.
Aberdeenshire family business Murdoch Allan acquired the Teviotdale bakery in South Road, Dundee, earlier this year.
Bread rolls have been made at the bakery for more than 50 years.
Now the new owners have dedicated a new roll to the city.
The Dundee roll is large with a golden crisp outer and white fluffy inner, which Murdoch Allan says is “ideal” for filled lunchtime rolls.
Managing director Paul Allan said he hopes it will become as synonymous with Dundee as the firm’s buttery is to Aberdeen.
He said: “First came our Aberdeen buttery; now our Dundee roll!
“We’ve had a warm welcome since expanding our operations into Dundee. It’s great to see the ovens firing and the production line slowly getting busier again.
“Bread rolls have been produced at our Dundee bakery for more than 50 years, so it seemed only fitting to dedicate a roll to the city where they are made.
“We believe the combination of crunchy top and light inner makes it a winner for both breakfasts and lunches.”
Murdoch Allan’s move into Dundee marks its first location outside Aberdeen and Aberdeenshire. The acquisition protected nine jobs and is expected to create 10 more.
More than 20,000 Dundee rolls are currently being produced in the bakery each day.
These are sold in independent shops across the city and at Murdoch Allan’s own bakery outlets in Aberdeen and the shire.
The company already supplies branches in Scotland of supermarkets such as Asda, Aldi, Co-op Local, Morrisons, and Sainsbury’s with a variety of its baked and confectionery goods.
Mr Allan said the company was in “active” discussions with a supermarket to stock the roll.
He said: “This will significantly increase output from the bakery and create further job opportunities.
“The acquisition of the bakery here was an important milestone in our growth journey.
“So it only felt right to commemorate the deal by naming our new product the Dundee roll.”