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On leaving the forces in the early 1950s, Sydney Scott  In 1955, with a borrowed lorry, he struck out on his                                Quite a few enterprises were started over the years

                and his brother Wilson mounted their bicycles and                     own in the fruit trade…. The rest is history.                         within the business including fresh flowers, snack

                headed out on the road to sell hardware. This led                                                                                           foods and even country gifts.
                eventually to Wilson going solo with a van for many                   Sydney’s two sons David and Richard joined in

                years before entering into the car trade.                             the 1980s with David concentrating on purchasing                      Over these decades, Richard Scott honed his skills
                                                                                      and operations whilst Richard looked after sales                      and expertise in the curation and selling of the best

                Sydney progressed into owning a shop but after                        and marketing.                                                        fruit and veg and it is this experience that enabled

                being asked to sell it, he started working as a salesman                                                                                    Scott’s Crispy Onions to be first into the marketplace.
                for a Belfast fruit importer with a base in Coleraine.
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