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Out to make a splash in the market

Saturday interview: Alastair Barge aims to have the island of Gigha made synonymous with top-quality halibut.

APPLES from Airdrie or carrots from Coatbridge might not really work. But Loch Fyne kippers and oysters, Orkney cheese and beef, Arbroath smokies even Stornoway black pudding, prove that provenance can be a powerfully positive marketing tool for food.

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