Chocolates from the west coast and gin from mountains in the east will be presented to nominees.
By Rachel Grant & Hope WebbWhen Oscars nominees get their opulent goody bags ahead of Sunday's ceremony they can expect a taste of Scotland.
Not all eligible nominees will collect their haul of treats, gathered in several suitcases and normally worth in excess of $100,000 , perhaps because their contents have to be declared as earnings.in past years, but the marketing company now tries to promote more diverse companies led by women or minorities.
The following year a message from Distinctive Assets asking if she would like to design a box of chocolates took Fiona by surprise. "I still had to pay for it," she added. "It has been the best money I've spent on the business, since it has resulted in a lot of worldwide attention and a boost in my orders during a normally quiet time of year.
Meanwhile Kim Cameron from The Gin Bothy in Glamis, Angus, took a more proactive approach to getting her bottles to the stars.The nearby Turin Castle had offered a stay at their hotel for of the goody bag one year, so she decided to try her luck with the US marketing company. Soon her drinks started to outsell her preserves and the company grew to 19 employees - all women. The Gin Bothy Experience followed and now has a shop, events space and a museum dedicated to the history of bothies.It was the feedback of American visitors to Glamis that pushed the business to launch in the US, where their Original Bothy Gin and Gunshot Gin are the top selling products.
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