Lucky granny scoops lifetime supply of Mackie's ice cream
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A LUCKY granny has scooped a lifetime supply of Mackie's ice cream after winning the top prize in a national competition.
Margaret Pitman won Mackie’s of Scotland’s summer campaign competition, ‘Mackie’s Moments’, which asked people across the UK to share how and where they enjoy ice cream.
More than 40,000 entries were received during the promotion – one of the largest responses to an online competition that Mackie’s of Scotland has ever had.
Margaret will receive 26 litres of ice cream from the Aberdeenshire based business every year but says she will share the prize with her two grandchildren, Rachael and Hailey.
“When I received the phone call from Mackie’s, I couldn’t believe I’d won the competition – it was a fantastic surprise," Margaret said.
“My family are ice cream fanatics and we already always have a tub of Mackie’s in the house so this will go down well – especially with my grandchildren whose favourite flavour is Traditional.
“I come from farming stock and when we had left over milk from the cows, we would make ice cream for our family desserts. With Mackie’s I can tell it tastes like proper ice cream because of the real milk ingredients they use – unlike other store-bought products.
“This lifetime supply will mean there will be more than enough for our regular family gatherings which I’m exceptionally grateful for and look forward to tucking into.”
Margaret. who lives in Dorset, first tasted Mackie’s when on a holiday in Scotland with her husband many years ago and their favourite flavours are Traditional and Honeycomb, which can be found nationwide.
Margaret will receive one tub of ice cream every fortnight for the rest of her life.
Stuart Common, Sales and Marketing Director at Mackie’s of Scotland, said: “We’ve seen weird and wonderful compilations entered during this summer’s competition of how and where people enjoy their ice cream.
“Celebrating the little moments that make our consumers' taste journey special has been really interesting and proved to be a success as we recorded our largest response to date.
“We hope Margaret’s winnings go down a treat at the next family gathering.
“Though selected at random, Margaret’s winning “Mackie’s Moment” was “sharing with my family and friends, even though we are a large family we always make sure there is plenty to go around.” With her lifetime’s supply – having enough to go around shouldn’t be a problem.”
The summer competition was part of Mackie’s campaign to learn more about the nation’s eating habits to encourage further market growth and brand awareness throughout the UK.
The 100 runners-up have received a Mackie’s bundle including ice cream, chocolate and a professional standard Mackie’s ice cream scoop.
