Colin Warden, chief executive of Castle MacLellan Foods, capped an award winning year with an OBE in the New Year honours for services to the Scottish food industry. In June last year an innovative range of soups from Castle MacLellan Foods was named the outstanding product in the Food From Scotland Excellence Awards at the Royal Highland Show, sponsored by The Grocer. Geoffrey Dart, chief executive of Naafi and a former director of M&S, was made a CBE for his services to the armed forces retailer. Cheese makers Arthur and Florence Appleby of Appleby's of Hawkstone, were both awarded MBEs for services to the cheese industry in Shropshire. {{NEWS }}