Mairi Hawkes, from Isle of Lismore, is the founder of Slainte - a boozy dessert and savoury sauce company for grown-ups.
Scottish dessert sauce entrepreneur Mairi Hawkes, from the Isle of Lismore, is set to appear on Channel 4 's new six-part series Aldi's Next Big Thing.
Julie Ashfield, Managing Director of Buying at Aldi UK, will be assessing the products based on factors like price, packaging, shopper demand, and scalability, before narrowing down the contestants to just two finalists. Join the Daily Record's WhatsApp community here and get the latest news sent straight to your messages.
Mairi, who makes all the sauces herself, says: "There are no words to describe how big this is for me. I keep pinching myself - is this real? I really want a big contract,I can actually see my sauces in Aldi. I can see myself going in there, taking photos of them. It would really change my life."
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