Our Food Hampers make the ideal Christmas gift...

Christmas is only weeks away and Mitchells food hampers and fruit baskets really are the ideal Christmas gift.

You can now order our hampers through our website, which is a really convenient way to order gifts to be sent to loved ones and friends further afield. If you prefer to choose a bespoke hamper, simply visit us in store, phone or email us so we can arrange a Hamper to include your hand picked products.

Check out our selection of hampers available to buy online. We deliver throughout the UK and prices start from as little as £50. All our Hampers are carefully selected and include all our delicious products sold in store.  

Hamper online store: mitchellsdairy.myshopify.com

Our selection of hampers also make great gifts for birthdays, weddings, anniversaries, good luck presents, get well soon or simply to say a special thank you, the recipient is bound to be delighted with your choice.

To order a bespoke hamper, call us on 01467 621389 or email us info@mitchells-scotland.com

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High Tea and Aladdin

Panto season is just around the corner...oh no it's not! (sorry- couldn't resist).

For a pre-Panto bite to eat, we are serving High Teas in The Dairy. Our Family High Tea is perfect for those of you with kids and for those who are rushed for time coming straight from work with no time to cook before getting to the must see Panto of the year!

You can expect to find the usual delicious choices on the menu, such as roast beef and Yorkshire pudding, macaroni cheese, chicken fillets, scampi, salads, fish and chips etc. with scones, cakes, tea, coffee and juices. We will also provide you with a voucher for FREE Mitchells ice cream when you get to the panto!

Prices for High Tea at The Dairy are: Adults - £9.00 Children under 12 - £5

You can even beat the rush for car park spaces by using our customer car park for the panto performance.

To book your table, please call us on 01467 621 389. Enter by our side door from 5.45pm

The Inverurie panto runs on various dates from 10th– 24th December. This year Trap4 presents Aladdin at the Inverurie Town Hall. You can book your tickets online www.inveruriepanto.com or call the ticket hotline on 0845 527 8151

Whilst we are talking Christmas, our Hampers make perfect Christmas gifts. You can now buy them directly from our new website. Check them out: mitchellsdairy.hampers

Image courtesy of Saaleha Bamjee / flickr

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Do the cooking smells reveal what day it is?

I was interested to read about the opening of the new Downies of Whitehills fresh fish counter at Mitchells and it brought back fond memories of a smoked fish dish my mother used to make using milk... I must ask he about that although, the chances of Marion replicating it are as remote as me catching a smoked salmon in my bath!

Whilst thinking about this I remembered that the fish dish was always served on the same day of the week; no, not for any religious reasons, it's just that every dish had its day and there didn't seem to be any room for deviation from this routine. So, Liver and Onions, Mince and Tatties, Casserole, Fish, Shepherd's Pie, Beef Olives (Mmm, one of my favourites) etc. etc. had a specific day spread around a two week rotation. I wonder if this was the norm back in the 60's and 70's?

I'm also reminded that the meal was served at 6pm every night, if you didn't get in until 6.30 it was there cold on the table waiting for you - but you ate it! Nowadays, our kids not only eat at different times, they eat different meals; our Rugby playing son likes pasta dishes, the other son like fast food because he's always "just heading out" and, our daughter eats according to what's left of her calorie count for the day.

I would be interested to know if anyone else thinks our eating habits have changed over the years and, do your kid's think of eating as a necessary evil rather than a time for the family to engage and enjoy each others company?

Please post your comments here or on the Facebook page, I would like to know if I'm alone - both at the table and, in relation to my family's eating habits!

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Prize Bingo every Tuesday

Fancy an afternoon out? We will be hosting our weekly PRIZE BINGO at The Dairy Tearoom this Tuesdays at 3.30pm. We would love to see you there!

One of our cooks, Irene, is our bingo caller and it's a great laugh. Get a free bingo card with your purchase in the Tearoom and join the fun!
It's perfect timing for school finishing so why don't you pop in with your kids or grandchildren for an after school snack and a bit of  good old fashioned fun?

Your Feedback
We like to get feedback from you, our customers, and where we can, we listen and try to implement suggestions that are made. So we introduced the ever increasingly popular weekly Prize Bingo event due to one of our customers suggestion from our Feedback Forms that can be found in the Tearoom. The next time you are in fill one out and let us know what you like and let us know if you have a suggestion about how we can make things better. Otherwise you can share your comments on our Facebook page.

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What have you done to support your local community...

At Mitchells we are very proud of the fact that we are a local family business. We are also very passionate about our community and supporting our neighbouring businesses.

Most local businesses will agree that competition with larger stores can be tough, not to mention the strains of keeping ahead of other businesses from further afield.

By supporting us and buying from us you are making a difference to your local community. Here are some of the ways that you directly impact your local community when you buy locally:

1. You keep money in the local economy

Research shows that for every £100 spent in a local business, £68 is likely to stay in the community, compared to £43 when spent in a national business.

2. You embrace what makes Mitchells and Inverurie unique

You wouldn't want every business and town in Britain to look the same. Individuality is what makes our community special.

3. You help create local jobs

Local businesses are better at creating jobs for local people.

4. You help the environment

Buying from a local business conserves energy and resources in the form of less fuel for transportation, less packaging, and products that you know are safe and well made, because we stand behind them.

5. You nurture your community

We know you and you know us. Studies show that local businesses donate to community causes at more than twice the rate of chains.

6. You help keep the high street healthy

Supporting local businesses means more colour and variety on the high street and creates more reason for local authorities to support them.

7. You create more choice

We pick the items we sell based on what we know you like and want. Local businesses carry a wider array of unique products because we buy for our own individual market. We pride ourselves in the personal service that we offer our customers.

8. You benefit from our expertise

You are our friends and neighbours and we have a vested interest in knowing how to serve you. We're passionate about what we do and will make an effort to meet your expectations.

9. You invest in entrepreneurship

Creativity and entrepreneurship are crucial to our economy. Nurturing local business ensures a strong community.

10. You make your local area a destination

The more interesting and unique we are as a community, the more we will attract new neighbours, visitors and guests.

Mitchells supporting the community

Our community is very important to us and we are working together with other local businesses to make Inverurie a vibrant destination for people who live here and also for visitors. Through the initiative 'Open your eyes to Inverurie', we hope to make Inverurie a great place to visit and shop. We believe that working together like this will make us a stronger community which we could not do on our own. Look out for more information about this initiative.

We would like to thank you for your support in our community and by shopping with us you have helped strengthen our community and our local economy. Please join us on Facebook where we regularly update our online community with news on events and promotions from Mitchells.

Have you started Christmas shopping? Our Hampers make perfect gifts from family, friends and colleagues. You can now buy a selection online please visit our online store: mitchellsdairy.myshopify.com. Alternatively you can make your Hamper more bespoke by calling us to order 01467 621 389. 

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What do you think of our new website?

We are really excited to announce the launch of our new website and would love to hear what you think.

We decided on the new site to freshen things up. We think it's a nice little change that reflects exactly what Mitchells are and what we offer.

The site is packed with lots of information on our products and we have also added some recipes and tips for you to enjoy.

What is your favourite part of the new site? Please visit the new website and tell us what you think: http://www.mitchells-scotland.com/index.php

You will also see on the new site that we have included a link to our lovely selection of Hampers, where you can purchase straight form the website. Our Hampers make the perfect gift for loved ones, friends and colleagues and are particularly great as a Christmas gift. Look out for more information on the Hampers soon.

Check out the shopping site for the Hampers HERE.

We would love to hear your thoughts on the new site. Tell us what you think by leaving a comment on our Facebook. Alternatively you can Tweet us and follow us on Twitter.

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