10/6/2009Academy pupils' special salad goes on sale at M&S
The winning team from Bo’ness Academy – L-R - Gemma Angus, Ross Nimmo, Fraser Wilson and Louise Murray in front of their new salad range
Salad was definitely on the menu for S1 pupils from Bo'ness Academy this week, as they first in line this week to buy a brand new Marks & Spencer salad - designed by the pupils themselves!
The Fruity Fiesta Salad, which was created by a winning team of four students from the school - Gemma Angus, Louise Murray, Fraser Wilson and Ross Nimmo.
The pupils created the salad as part of a project with Bo'ness-based Caledonian Produce, one of M&S' suppliers, and Determined to Succeed, the Scottish Government's strategy to encourage enterprise in education. They were challenged to create a brand new, healthy side salad which would appeal to younger customers.
The winning team, three runner-up teams and Fiona Hyslop MSP got an exclusive preview of the product at M&S at The Gyle centre, before it went on sale to the public in stores across Scotland on Wednesday 10th June.
The pupils spent 12 weeks designing the Fruity Fiesta Salad - including everything from coming up with ingredients and a name for the product, to designing the packaging and calculating a suitable retail price.
Ross Nimmo, one of the pupils on the winning team, said: "It was really exciting to have our salad chosen as the winner and it's brilliant to think that people across Scotland can buy our Fruity Fiesta Salad.
"It was nerve-wracking pitching to the judging panel and team at Marks & Spencer, but we worked very hard to come up with the salad and are really proud of the final product."
The Fruity Fiesta Salad will be priced at £1.99, with 10% of all revenue from the product being donated to Bo'ness Academy. The salad is made up of a mix of wild rice and fluffed rice with peppers, carrot and mango with a sweet chilli dressing.
Have you tried the Fruity Fiesta Salad? What do you think? What other Bo'ness dishes should be on sale across Scotland? Let everyone know - comment on s1boness
The Fruity Fiesta Salad, which was created by a winning team of four students from the school - Gemma Angus, Louise Murray, Fraser Wilson and Ross Nimmo.
The pupils created the salad as part of a project with Bo'ness-based Caledonian Produce, one of M&S' suppliers, and Determined to Succeed, the Scottish Government's strategy to encourage enterprise in education. They were challenged to create a brand new, healthy side salad which would appeal to younger customers.
The winning team, three runner-up teams and Fiona Hyslop MSP got an exclusive preview of the product at M&S at The Gyle centre, before it went on sale to the public in stores across Scotland on Wednesday 10th June.
The pupils spent 12 weeks designing the Fruity Fiesta Salad - including everything from coming up with ingredients and a name for the product, to designing the packaging and calculating a suitable retail price.
Ross Nimmo, one of the pupils on the winning team, said: "It was really exciting to have our salad chosen as the winner and it's brilliant to think that people across Scotland can buy our Fruity Fiesta Salad.
"It was nerve-wracking pitching to the judging panel and team at Marks & Spencer, but we worked very hard to come up with the salad and are really proud of the final product."
The Fruity Fiesta Salad will be priced at £1.99, with 10% of all revenue from the product being donated to Bo'ness Academy. The salad is made up of a mix of wild rice and fluffed rice with peppers, carrot and mango with a sweet chilli dressing.
Have you tried the Fruity Fiesta Salad? What do you think? What other Bo'ness dishes should be on sale across Scotland? Let everyone know - comment on s1boness
Cabinet Secretary for Education and Lifelong Learning Fiona Hyslop with Ross Nimmo, 12, from Bo’ness Academy at M&S
Fiona Hyslop with Ross Nimmo