Walker's Shortbread

Sir James Nicol Walker CBE passed away in Aberdeen Royal Infirmary on Sunday 15 December 2024. James, known as ‘Jim’, was born in Elgin on 13th June 1944, son of the late James and Winnie Walker, younger brother of the late Joe and Marjorie Walker.

Walker’s Shortbread has posted sales growth of £19 million, a 11.6% rise to £183m, resulting in a bump in operating profits by £7.1m – 119% – to £13.1m.

Walker's Shortbread is set to captivate New Yorkers on Saturday, 6 April 2024, at the annual Tartan Week celebrations in New York City, with a miniature shortbread replica of the iconic Empire State Building.

Jet setters bound for Glasgow from Heathrow Airport were given an extra warm Scottish welcome this Christmas, courtesy of a bagpiper who piped them to their departure gate, thanks to Walker’s Shortbread. Lucky passengers who were flying to Glasgow airport this week on 21 December were treated

Travel and tourism has driven demand for Scottish heritage products such as shortbread, as sales of Walker's Shortbread in airports and train stations have risen by 150% in the past year. The family-owned company, based in the Scottish Highlands with 125 years of history, has witnessed an increased

The board of Walker’s Shortbread Ltd has appointed Nicky Walker as its new managing director with immediate effect. Mr Walker joined the family firm 25 years ago, was appointed to the Board in 2007 as production director and has been instrumental, working alongside his late father, Joe, in dev

Walker's Shortbread has announced the appointment of Norman Ross as its new finance director following the retirement of Dave Edwards. Norman Ross is currently finance director of Speymalt Whisky Distributors, better known as Gordon & MacPhail.