Walkers Shortbread
Walkers Shortbread bakes premium Scottish shortbread, oatcakes, cookies, and festive biscuit asso…
Walkers Shortbread bakes premium Scottish shortbread, oatcakes, cookies, and festive biscuit assortments in Aberlour-on-Spey, Speyside, using a recipe unchanged since 1898. The iconic tartan tin shortbread is one of Scotland's best-known food exports, distributed to grocery chains, specialty food importers, and gift retailers in 60+ countries worldwide.
- Type
- Manufacturer
- Location
- Aberlour, United Kingdom
- Founded
- 1898
- Website
- walkersshortbread.com
- Categories
- Confectionery & Snacks, Gifts & Novelty
- Markets
- United States, Japan, Australia, Germany, China
Verified facts
- lei-active (green), checked 2026-08-03 GLEIF
- web-presence-since (green), checked 2026-08-03 Internet Archive (Wayback)
- sanctions-clear (green), checked 2026-08-03 OpenSanctions
- ch-active (green), checked 2026-08-03 Companies House
- debarment-clear (green), checked 2026-08-03 OpenSanctions
- media-mention (green), checked 2026-05-19 foodbev.com
- certificate-page-on-site (amber), checked 2026-08-11 Company's own certification page
- corporate-mail-on-domain (green), checked 2026-08-03 Mail server of the company domain
- domain-registered (green), checked 2026-08-03 Domain registry record
- registered-manufacturer (green), checked 2026-08-03 Companies House
- directors-on-file (green), checked 2026-08-03 Companies House
- leadership-on-record (green), checked 2026-08-03 Companies House (officers)
- ownership-on-record (green), checked 2026-08-03 Companies House (PSC)
- annual-accounts-filed (green), checked 2026-08-03 Companies House (accounts)
Claimed certifications
- ISO 22000, Food Safety IAF CertSearch
- BRCGS Certification BRCGS Directory
Import rules for these goods
- EU imports of food of animal origin and many other food categories must be pre-notified in TRACES and enter through border control posts. European Commission (TRACES)
- US imports require the foreign facility to be FDA-registered and the importer to run a Foreign Supplier Verification Program (FSVP). US FDA
- Consumer goods sold in the EU fall under the General Product Safety Regulation (GPSR, applies since 13 Dec 2024): a responsible person in the EU is mandatory. EUR-Lex: Regulation (EU) 2023/988 (GPSR)