McLelland Seriously

It all began with a great idea… And a lot of milk.

In 1850, Archibald McLelland decided to make a different kind of cheese. He started his working life as a grocer and grain merchant, but he knew he had the best raw ingredients to make a better Cheddar.

So, he got busy experimenting in his Stranraer creamery, using the finest local milk he could get his hands on. And, after years of fine-tuning, he finally cracked the Seriously® Cheddar recipe and was ready to share the fruits of his labour with the world.

The McLelland business went on to survive two World Wars and become one of Glasgow’s most distinctive merchants. It is now a major part of Scotland’s dairy industry, always working in close partnership with producers to source the best ingredients.

From humble beginnings, we are now one of the largest buyers of milk in Scotland, producing the finest quality blocks of cheddar every year. And that’s something that makes us feel Seriously proud.