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On leaving the forces in the early 1950s, Sydney Scott In 1955, with a borrowed lorry, he struck out on his Quite a few enterprises were started over the years

and his brother Wilson mounted their bicycles and own in the fruit trade…. The rest is history. within the business including fresh flowers, snack

headed out on the road to sell hardware. This led foods and even country gifts.
eventually to Wilson going solo with a van for many Sydney’s two sons David and Richard joined in

years before entering into the car trade. the 1980s with David concentrating on purchasing Over these decades, Richard Scott honed his skills
and operations whilst Richard looked after sales and expertise in the curation and selling of the best

Sydney progressed into owning a shop but after and marketing. fruit and veg and it is this experience that enabled

being asked to sell it, he started working as a salesman Scott’s Crispy Onions to be first into the marketplace.
for a Belfast fruit importer with a base in Coleraine.