John Millar & Sons
The company history can be traced back as far as 1844, when Millars original founder John Millar started his business as a baker in Leith, subsequently expanding to sell sweets that were made in the back shop. From these humble beginnings the business flourished, and over the next 160 years the Millar name has become synonymous with quality confectionery. Millars became widely known for its Pan Drops, Chocolate Eclairs, Chocolate Limes, Blackcurrant & Liquorice and other types of panned or boiled confectionery.

McCowans Ltd
Around the beginning of the 1900s, Andrew McCowan realized that he could earn a little extra cash by selling sweets into local shops. By the start of the First World War he had started manufacturing his own Tablet and eventually made Rock, Snowballs, Lollypops and Macaroon. During the late 1920s McCowan struck upon the idea of small toffee chews, and McCowan’s world famous Highland Toffee was born. During the early 1980s the company introduced the iconic WHAM chew bar which, over the last 25 years, has become a firm favourite with children and adults alike.