Millar McCowan was a Scottish

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manufacturer. Owned by Andrew Walsh, who also runs

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.(A confectionery distribution company.) For the brands of McCowan’s and John Millar & Sons. Among its brands are

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s, and Highland Toffee. It also produces traditional Scottish sweeties such as Pan Drops and

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s. Millar McCowan was Scotland’s largest independent confectionery manufacturer. It had production facilities at both

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and

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(near

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). In October 2011, the company went into administration the McCowans brand (separate from the McCowans company) transferred to firstly to

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at the same time, the Millar brand was transferred to Nisha Enterprises. Both Tangerine and Nisha chose to operate from their existing facilities leading to the closure of Millar McCowan's Stenhousemuir and Broxburn plants.Snack firm to open new sweet factory in Livingston
13 December 2011, BBC News

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