Boyd Tunnock
Boyd Tunnock | |
|---|---|
| Born | 25 January 1933 |
| Occupation | Confectioner |
| Organization | Tunnock's |
| Known for | Creation of the company's teacake |
| Children | Guy McCafferty Tunnock Magnus Kermack Tunnock |
Sir Archibald Boyd Tunnock CBE (born 25 January 1933) is the current owner of Tunnock's, a family-owned confectionery business based in Uddingston, Scotland. He is the grandson of the firm's founder, Thomas Tunnock, and creator of the company's famous teacake, which was first produced in 1956.[1]
Tunnock was appointed an MBE[2] in the 1987 Birthday Honours and promoted to CBE in the 2004 Birthday Honours.[3] He was knighted in the 2019 Birthday Honours for services to business and charity.[4]
Tunnock was educated at Allan Glen's School in Glasgow, starting there in 1945. He has been an Elder at Uddingston Old Parish Church[5] of the Church of Scotland ('the Kirk') for over 50 years and has involvement in various charities.[6] He is a Freemason and is a member of Lodge St. Bryde No 579 in Uddingston. He was presented with his diamond jubilee certificate for 60 years' membership of the lodge on 23 March 2016.[7]
In 2019, Tunnock donated a Rolls-Royce to Glasgow city council, to transport the lord provost to official engagements and "maintain civic pride". The vehicle was auctioned off in 2022.[8]
Personal life
In an April 2012 interview with The Herald, Tunnock described himself as a unionist on the question of Scottish independence.[9][10]
References
- ^ 'About Us' www.tunnock.co.uk, Accessed 10 June 2019.
- ^ "No. 50948". The London Gazette (Supplement). 12 June 1987. p. B15.
- ^ "No. 57315". The London Gazette (Supplement). 12 June 2004. p. B8.
- ^ "No. 62666". The London Gazette (Supplement). 8 June 2019. p. B2.
- ^ "News Archive: March 2019". Presbytery of Hamilton. 11 March 2019. Visit to Tunnock's Factory.
- ^ "Wrappers delight by Richard Preston - Telegraph". Telegraph.co.uk.
- ^ "Lodge St. Bryde No 579" (PDF). Retrieved 8 November 2021.
- ^ Drury, Paul. "Glasgow sells Tunnock's Rolls-Royce after tastes change". The Times. ISSN 0140-0460. Retrieved 4 July 2022.
- ^ "Tunnock's view on referendum doesn't taste so sweet for Alex Salmond". The Scotsman. Retrieved 29 April 2012.
- ^ "Boyd Tunnock: I'm not afraid to say I'm a Unionist". Retrieved 29 April 2012.