Andrew Ewing Quotes

“The sparkle and morning-freshness of the shop, and the butter-conjuring girl, formed a mind-picture which accompanied the whole of my youth.(about the Buttercup Dairy)”
― Muriel Spark, Curriculum Vitae: Autobiography

“To us children he (Mr Ewing) was our very own ‘Mr Chips’ and invariably we would each receive half a crown whenever we encountered him on his afternoon walk. If we were particularly lucky, he would send us to the ‘Big House’ for ice-cream – a rare treat in the early 1950s”
― Bill Scott

“The origins of great companies inevitably start with the ideas and enterprise of great men.”
― Bill Scott, The Buttercup: The Remarkable Story of Andrew Ewing and the Buttercup Dairy Company

“The story of Andrew Ewing is partly one of rags to riches – but there is more to it than that, since his business success was combined with a generosity of spirit that led him to give away a fortune in pursuit of his ultimate ambition to die a poor man.”
― Bill Scott, The Buttercup: The Remarkable Story of Andrew Ewing and the Buttercup Dairy Company

“Even though it is black, black as Egypt’s night, the customer is always right”
― Andrew Ewing

“On Saturday mornings Mr Ewing would make his rounds, giving each tradesman £1 and the apprentices, ten shillings. Needless to say, we were all peeping around corners awaiting his arrival!”
― Ian Thompson Former Apprentice - on working for Andrew Ewing