A FAMILY business from Cumbernauld has landed a souper new £250,000 deal with retail giant Tesco.

The Scottish Soup Company will sell their new range in 64 stores across the country after impressing buyers with family recipes.

The firm, run by brothers David and Douglas Sword, offer ‘a taste of home’ with traditional Scottish soups based on their mum's cooking.

The full range includes Cock-a-leekie, Scotch Broth, and Scottish Lentil.

And two flavoursome healthier-option soups have been developed with Scottish Slimmers - Cream of Tomato, and Carrot and Coriander.

Tesco Buyer for Scotland, Kev Parker said: "Customers love our range of soup and we're sure they'll enjoy this delicious new range from The Scottish Soup Company.

"We are proud to champion Scottish food and drink across our stores, and are delighted to welcome the Scottish Soup Company's range of five traditional fresh soups to Tesco stores."

The two ‘No-Check’ soups developed for Scottish Slimmers offer a comforting, nutritious meal or snack, and are ideal for those pushed for time or out and about at work.

Scottish Slimmers marketing director Alexandra Howie said: "Our partnership with The Scottish Soup Company comes at an exciting time as consumers continue to seek healthy, low-fat meals and snacks.

"We have classified the soups as 'No-Check', meaning that Scottish Slimmers members can enjoy guilt-free comfort eating.

"These soups offer a warming, filling plateful of home-style Scottish soup."

The listing comes at a time that the fresh soup category continues to increase, in recent years the market having grown 8.6% in value terms and 14.8% in volume terms, to an overall UK-wide value of £123.9m in take-home retail sales*.

The Scottish Soup Company said: "As consumers are turning to chilled soups as offering an appealing balance between convenience and freshness we look forward to a successful year."