The Dean’s story begins in 1975 at the heart of Helen Dean’s kitchen, in the small town of Huntly, North East Scotland……
We secure our first major retailer listing with Mace Group distributors AB Chalmers Inverness and AR Gray Aberdeen.…
The business relocates to larger premises along the road at 52-54 Deveron Street to cope with the increased growth.…
We produce our very first premium shortbread tin range and move into our purpose-built bakery at Depot Road, where we remain to this day…
We reach a huge milestone by achieving £1million in turnover!…
In September HRH Prince Charles officially opens our purpose built bakery.…
Dean’s first ever TV advert airs, and we expand our gift shop to create a better shopping experience for our visitors…
During 2006 we have a major extension to our production facilities to meet the increasing demand for our melt-in-the-mouth shortbread.…
In September we proudly open Scotland’s first visitor attraction dedicated to shortbread incorporating factory viewing gallery, gift shop and café/bistro.…
We introduce our brand new mascot Shortie and release our latest Dean’s TV advert…
As visitor numbers continue to grow, we invest in a major refurbishment of our popular café bistro & gift shop…
We enjoy a year of celebrations to mark our 40th anniversary…
