So, 1950 was a significant year in young Andrew’s sporting life. He was Scottish Boys’ Golf Champion and runner up in the British Boys’ Championship, he played for his country at both golf and football and led Rangers to the club’s only trophy in 1950/51. We were very sad to hear when New McCowan’s went into receivership in October, but it was a great opportunity for us to bring one of Scotland’s leading confectionery brands into our portfolio.”​ The company also said it was looking to expand Millar brands, such as Millar Pan Drops, Millar Chocolate Eclairs, and Millar Chocolate Limes beyond Scotland and move into markets throughout the UK. recipes book is based on the character's favourite food from the series by Alexander McCall Smith. Written by Anna Marshall, and with Bertie, Big Lou and Domenica's help, you'll find Scottish favourites like Scotch Pies and Deep Fried Mars Bars along with international treats like Panforte di Siena.

ONE of Scotland's oldest confectionery brands has been saved after being bought out of administration by Nisha Enterprises. Nishas managing director, Sunny Pahuja, said former McCowan's employees would be given priority for the new job openings. Pan Drops have been around for over 100 years in Scotland and are one of our most loved items of confectionary. We think they were first made by Leith baker John Millar and Sons in 1884. His modest bakery sweets became so popular he had to move into larger premises in Edinburgh from his small shop. The firm grew and grew and moved premises again in 1989 to Broxburn West Lothian.

The deal comes soon after McCowan's Wham and Highland Toffee brands were sold to Tangerine Confectionery for an undisclosed sum. Across Scotland at Hampden Park the outcome was disappointing. Scotland lost 0-1 to England and finished the British Home International Championship in second place. The British Championship also served as a World Cup Qualifying Group from which the top two teams would qualify for the finals in Brazil. However, the Scottish Football Association had decided that Scotland would only go to Brazil as reigning British Champions. No amount of canvassing from the Scottish players and others in the football world would make the SFA change its mind and Scotland stayed at home. Pan Drops sweets are still readily available throughout the UK. We have seen them in stores such as Asda, Sainsbury's and Tesco under the Millar's brand with their familiar blue and white bag. Each have 15 calories. They do not contain artificial colours or flavours. Ingredients include sugar, stabiliser, acacia gum and peppermint oil. They are suitable for vegetarians. It now plans to open a new confectionery plant in Livingston as a result it its acquisition, which will create up to 20 new jobs, and hopes to be producing Pan Drops again by April of next year. Pan Drops are Traditional Scottish Candy Sweets with a unique texture sort of like a mint imperial outside hard mint candy shell. Still, they are a little softer in texture once you get closer to the centre which is more crunch-able and has a refreshing mint flavour - hard texture candy sweet with a soft centre which is usually a bright White colour almost round shape sweet.

The newspapers also reported on the achievements of Robert Reid in the Championship. The young Fifer was to become Sir Bob Reid, who amongst many business appointments was Chief Executive of Shell and Chairman of British Rail. He had lost an arm in a childhood accident and despite a hectic professional life continued to be one of the best one-armed golfers in Britain.Sunny Pahuja managing director at Nisha told ConfectioneryNews.com: “It is a fantastic opportunity for us to add an iconic brand to our portfolio, and we are already looking at the opportunity to expand the variety of lines, adding other varieties appropriate to Millar's customers.”​

Former Royal Air Force Regiment Gunner Jason Harper witnesses this and then his wife, Pippa, telephones him, shouting that she needs him. They then get cut off. He sets straight out towards Aberdeen, unprepared for the nightmare that unfolds during his journey. Everyone seems to want to kill him. McCowan's Highland Toffee and Wham Bar brands were sold earlier to Tangerine Confectionery for an undisclosed sum. The Millar acquisition will help to strengthen our portfolio, and will help to open some new customers for other Nisha Enterprises' products and vice versa,” ​he said.

The brands and machinery were acquired by Nisha from the administrators of Highland Toffee maker McCowan's, which ceased trading in October with the loss of more than 100 jobs. Nisha acquired Millar from the administrators of former Highland Toffee makers McCowan's in a deal that included machinery used to manufacture Milar brands. These sweets are approx 2.6 cm long by 2.5cm wide by 1.4cm deep and weigh approx 8.5g-10.5g per sweet with an average of 9.5g giving you approx 12-13 sweets per 113g (a quarter of a pound) and approx 20-22 sweets per 200g weigh out bag. - sizes/weights do vary per batch and per sweets and usually include mixed sizes and shapes, (approx size/weight guide only). Andrew was a medical student at Glasgow University during his four full seasons at Ibrox and was Scottish Universities Golf Champion in 1953. As a footballer, Andrew made his Rangers debut on Wednesday 19 April 1950, just four days after winning the Scottish Boy’s Golf Championship, in a C Division match against Clyde A in front of a 10,000 Ibrox crowd. He went on to make 31 Reserve and Third XI appearances (4 goals) at Rangers. He was released at the end of the 1953/54 season at his own request. Continuing his studies he signed for Alloa Athletic on 12 August 1954 and made two league cup appearances (0 goals) before being freed. He was re-instated to the Junior ranks in August 1955 when he re-joined Annbank United.