Tunnock's

Thomas Tunnock Limited
Company type	Private limited company
Industry	Food and drink (bakery)
Founded	December 1890; 135 years ago in Uddingston, Scotland
Founder	Thomas Tunnock
Headquarters	Uddingston, Scotland, UK
Products	Cakes, biscuits
Owner	Tunnock family
Number of employees	550
Website	www.tunnock.co.uk

Thomas Tunnock Limited, commonly known as Tunnock's, is a Scottish confectionery company in Uddingston, Scotland. It is headed by Boyd Tunnock, grandson of Thomas. In 2013, a joint report by Family Business United and Close Brothers Asset Management named it the 20th oldest family firm in Scotland.

For two seasons, 2019 and 2020, Tunnock's sponsored the Scottish Challenge Cup in Scottish football.

Tunnocks has been described as an iconic Scottish brand and some of its packaging features the Scottish lion rampant. It has been a Scottish, family owned company.

Its most well known products are Tunnock's Teacakes and Tunnock's Caramel Wafers.

The company does not make any own brand biscuits for supermarkets.

References

↑ "Scotland's Top Brands: 4. Tunnock's | Scottish Grocer & Convenience Retailer". scottishgrocer.co.uk. 15 December 2022.
↑ Lea, Robert (2024-03-30). "The Willy Wonka of Tannochside: Boyd Tunnock". ISSN 0140-0460. Retrieved 2024-03-30.
↑ Close Brothers Asset Management: John White & Son named Scotland’s longest established family business after almost 300 years of service Archived 4 October 2013 at the Wayback Machine. 1 October 2013.
↑ Watt, Martin (26 June 2019). "Scottish Challenge Cup: New sponsor a sweet deal". BBC Sport. BBC. Retrieved 24 March 2020.
↑ https://www.scotsman.com/arts-and-culture/dancing-teacakes-are-recipe-soaring-sales-1530670 "The iconic Scottish company was founded by Thomas Tunnock in 1890"
↑ https://www.sundaypost.com/fp/teacake-car/ "the iconic Scottish company have raised cheers with workers and management".
↑ McPherson, Lynn (2016-01-03). "Firm lose iconic Scots lion as Tunnock's teacakes are branded British". Daily Record. Retrieved 2024-03-30.
↑ https://scottishgrocer.co.uk/2022/12/15/scotlands-top-brands-4-tunnocks/ "“Tunnock’s is very much a Scottish company. We believe the fact that the company is privately owned, and now into the fifth generation of the founder’s family, is important to the community in Scotland."
↑ Lea, Robert (2024-03-30). "The Willy Wonka of Tannochside: Boyd Tunnock". ISSN 0140-0460. Retrieved 2024-03-30.

[1] "Scotland's Top Brands: 4. Tunnock's | Scottish Grocer & Convenience Retailer". scottishgrocer.co.uk. 15 December 2022.

[2] Lea, Robert (2024-03-30). "The Willy Wonka of Tannochside: Boyd Tunnock". ISSN 0140-0460. Retrieved 2024-03-30.

[3] Close Brothers Asset Management: John White & Son named Scotland’s longest established family business after almost 300 years of service Archived 4 October 2013 at the Wayback Machine. 1 October 2013.

[4] Watt, Martin (26 June 2019). "Scottish Challenge Cup: New sponsor a sweet deal". BBC Sport. BBC. Retrieved 24 March 2020.

[scotsmanteacakes-5] ttps://www.scotsman.com/arts-and-culture/dancing-teacakes-are-recipe-soaring-sales-1530670 "The iconic Scottish company was founded by Thomas Tunnock in 1890"

[6] ttps://www.sundaypost.com/fp/teacake-car/ "the iconic Scottish company have raised cheers with workers and management".

[7] McPherson, Lynn (2016-01-03). "Firm lose iconic Scots lion as Tunnock's teacakes are branded British". Daily Record. Retrieved 2024-03-30.

[8] ttps://scottishgrocer.co.uk/2022/12/15/scotlands-top-brands-4-tunnocks/ "“Tunnock’s is very much a Scottish company. We believe the fact that the company is privately owned, and now into the fifth generation of the founder’s family, is important to the community in Scotland."

[9] Lea, Robert (2024-03-30). "The Willy Wonka of Tannochside: Boyd Tunnock". ISSN 0140-0460. Retrieved 2024-03-30.