Popular hospitality, leisure and retail destination Archerfield Walled Garden has added a new name to its roster of much-loved Scottish brands, as fifth-generation family bakers Fisher & Donaldson join the line-up at its newly refurbished Food Market. The move marks the Cupar-born bakery’s expansion into East Lothian, more than a century after it was first established in Fife in 1919.
Founded by brothers-in-law Willie Fisher and Davie Donaldson in a small premises in Cupar, Fisher & Donaldson has grown from humble beginnings into one of Scotland’s best-known bakeries, now operating seven shops and cafés across Fife and Tayside. Over the years, the family business has built a loyal following for its traditional, award-winning recipes, handcrafted using locally sourced ingredients and techniques refined over decades.
At Archerfield Walled Garden, the bakery will bring its full breadth of baking to the Food Market, specialising in everything from breads and pastries to savouries and cakes, including its famous fudge doughnuts. Visitors can also look forward to coffee towers, strawberry tarts and freshly baked loaves, all made to the same time-honoured standards that have defined the business for more than 100 years.
“We are thrilled to be bringing a taste of Fisher & Donaldson to new customers in East Lothian,” said Chloe Milne, Retail Director at Fisher & Donaldson. “Archerfield Walled Garden is such a wonderful, well-established destination with a fantastic shop and café, and we couldn’t be prouder to become a part of their offering alongside other brilliant Scottish producers and suppliers. Visitors will be able to enjoy some of our best-loved favourites, from our famous fudge doughnuts and coffee towers to strawberry tarts and freshly baked bread. We have been baking in Fife and Dundee for over 100 years, and this is an exciting opportunity to share what we do best with a whole new community.”
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Fisher & Donaldson joins a curated selection of Scottish, independent suppliers already present in Archerfield’s Food Market, including Fidra Gin, Luca’s Ice Cream, Chocolate Tree, Minato Sushi and Edinburgh Preserves. The bakery’s arrival coincides with a wider refurbishment of the Food Market, scheduled for completion in the autumn, which will see the takeaway range expanded to include sandwiches, savouries, soup, salads and speciality drinks, as well as a new layout designed to make it even easier for customers to browse and shop.
Alongside the Food Market, Archerfield Walled Garden offers a café, lifestyle store with homeware and clothing, garden shop and extensive grounds, featuring an 18th-century walled garden, outdoor event space, pond, labyrinth, willow walk and fairy trail, making it a popular day-out destination for locals and visitors alike.
Kerri Sorbie, Commercial Manager at Archerfield Estates Limited, said: “We are delighted to welcome the family-run bakery, Fisher & Donaldson, which combines a long heritage with high-quality baking, to our new look Food Market. Their handcrafted baked goods, which are already a huge hit with our visitors, are a fantastic addition to our offering of much-loved independent brands.”
