The Buttercup: The remarkable story of Andrew Ewing and the Buttercup Dairy Company
Bill Scott's heartwarming tale of poor farm boy, Andrew Ewing, who made his fortune by building an iconic grocery empire, before giving it all away in his final ambition to die a poor man. His amazing generosity, included the donation of 100,000 eggs a week to local hospitals and charities. During the depression years of the early 1930s, many a person would also find a small packet slipped into their pocket, containing half a pound of butter or some rashers of bacon.
This is also a beautiful book, being colour printed throughout on high quality paper, to bring out the best in the 90 plus photographs and illustrations
The Story Behind This Book
This is the lost story of the man who built an iconic Scottish business before giving it all away in his final ambition to die a poor man. It also tells the inside story of the people who worked for him, based on personal interviews staff who worked for the Buttercup as far back as the 1920s. I wrote the book because I was one of the few who knew the story and had access to the associated photographs. I also knew that if I didn't do it, the story may be lost forever.