Yester Farm raises funds for cottage cheese

All Things said it had invested in Yester Farm Dairies to expand cottage cheese production in Scotland, a supply-chain deal that the Scottish Farmer reported on May 14. The UK dairy brand said the equity investment would fund machinery upgrades and increase capacity at Yester, a family-run producer near Gifford in East Lothian. Financial terms were not disclosed, and Just Food reported All Things said it was not becoming the majority shareholder. The investment comes as All Things pushes wider distribution for its cottage cheese range after launching the line earlier this year. ### Who are the companies in the deal? Yester Farm Dairies is a Scottish dairy business run by husband-and-wife team Simon and Jackie McCreery, according to East Lothian Courier and Retail Times. The company began producing cottage cheese for All Things in December 2025, the reports said. Simon McCreery is founder and managing director of Yester Farm Dairies. (thescottishfarmer.co.uk) All Things was founded in 2023 as All Things Butter by chef Thomas Straker and Toby Hopkinson, and rebranded in January as it expanded into cheese, FoodBev and Just Food reported. The brand has positioned the Yester investment as part of a broader supply-chain strategy tied to its dairy expansion. (eastlothiancourier.com) ### What exactly will the money pay for at Yester? The investment will fund machinery upgrades and expand production capacity at Yester, according to the Scottish Farmer, Retail Times and FoodBev. All Things said the money would also support future product innovation as it scales across more dairy categories. (foodbev.com) Just Food reported the clearest capacity target: Yester’s output is expected to double over the next 12 months. That figure gives the deal a more immediate timetable than the broader 2027 retail expansion goal cited in sector coverage. ### Why is All Things putting capital into a supplier? (thescottishfarmer.co.uk) All Things described the transaction as the first step in its vertical integration strategy, according to Retail Times, FoodBev and Just Food. Toby Hopkinson, co-founder of All Things, said the investment was intended to back “infrastructure” and “partnerships” as well as production growth. Simon McCreery said the partnership aligned with Yester’s focus on supporting primary producers. (just-food.com) The UK-based supply chain is central to that pitch. FoodBev and Retail Times said All Things’ production and supply chain are entirely UK-based, while the company said the Yester deal would support domestic processing capacity and supply-chain resilience. (retailtimes.co.uk) ### How fast is the cottage cheese business growing? All Things said Yester started producing its cottage cheese in December 2025, and the brand said the product delivered strong retail performance within 12 weeks. Retail Times said the line was outperforming long-standing incumbents and delivering category-leading velocity across retailers, though the company did not publish sales figures in the reports reviewed. (retailtimes.co.uk) Startupmag reported in April that All Things said its cottage cheese category was growing more than 42% year on year and that the brand had more than 11,000 distribution points across the UK, U.S. and UAE. That report also said the company had secured listings in Sainsbury’s, Waitrose, Morrisons, Booths, Ocado, Co-op and Planet Organic. (retailtimes.co.uk) ### How does this fit with All Things’ wider funding push? All Things raised £3.6 million in a seed round announced in April, according to Startupmag and FoodBev. Startupmag said the round was led by The Equity Studio, with co-investment from Access Industries and Active Partners. FoodBev said the Yester investment followed that fundraising earlier in the month. (startupmag.co.uk) The April funding was earmarked for a Tesco launch in May, a U.S. retail debut in September and further product and supply-chain investment, Startupmag and Just Food reported. The Yester deal sits inside that expansion plan by adding production capacity before those distribution milestones. (startupmag.co.uk) ### What happens next for Yester and All Things? May is the next named retail milestone. Just Food said All Things is scheduled to launch in Tesco next month, while Startupmag said the Tesco introduction would come in May. September is the next named international milestone. Startupmag and Just Food said All Things plans a U.S. retail debut in September, while Just Food said Yester’s production capacity is expected to double within 12 months as the supplier scales to meet demand. (startupmag.co.uk) (just-food.com)