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Bill Scott Quotes

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Bill     Scott
“To us children he (Mr Ewing) was our very own ‘Mr Chipsâ€� and invariably we would each receive half a crown whenever we encountered him on his afternoon walk. If we were particularly lucky, he would send us to the ‘Big Houseâ€� for ice-cream â€� a rare treat in the early 1950s”
Bill Scott

Muriel Spark
“The sparkle and morning-freshness of the shop, and the butter-conjuring girl, formed a mind-picture which accompanied the whole of my youth.(about the Buttercup Dairy)”
Muriel Spark, Curriculum Vitae: Autobiography

Bill     Scott
“The origins of great companies inevitably start with the ideas and enterprise of great men.”
Bill Scott, The Buttercup: The Remarkable Story of Andrew Ewing and the Buttercup Dairy Company

Bill     Scott
“The story of Andrew Ewing is partly one of rags to riches â€� but there is more to it than that, since his business success was combined with a generosity of spirit that led him to give away a fortune in pursuit of his ultimate ambition to die a poor man.”
Bill Scott, The Buttercup: The Remarkable Story of Andrew Ewing and the Buttercup Dairy Company

“Even though it is black, black as Egypt’s night, the customer is always right”
Andrew Ewing

“On Saturday mornings Mr Ewing would make his rounds, giving each tradesman £1 and the apprentices, ten shillings. Needless to say, we were all peeping around corners awaiting his arrival!”
Ian Thompson Former Apprentice - on working for Andrew Ewing