A £750,000 investment in a new production line will see a new chip being produced in Scotland.

Wholesums, launched by the Taylor family behind Mackie’s Crisps, utilises a special production method of making the chips which uses up to 45% whole fresh vegetables.

The new ‘Wholesums’ have 86 calories per standard size bag, and are vegan and gluten free.

The companies Managing Director, James Taylor,  said: “Being able to make Wholesums on a larger scale at the farm is a big breakthrough for us.

He added: “We’ve invested time and money in the brand because we want to create a healthy snack brand and product that is a meaningful improvement on what is currently available – both nutritionally and in flavour.

In our view Wholesums has achieved that. More and more of us want to eat healthily, but we don’t want to forego a tasty snack. Wholesums lets us do this and its low salt, sugar and fat content will be a relief to many parents too.”

“We’re just at the start of our journey too. The potential that our process and new equipment offers is huge and we’re looking at a range of options, including on behalf of some of our supermarket clients.”