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iOS - Android Bells managing director Ronnie Miles told Lanarkshire Live: “Bringing our best-selling Scotch pies to M&S is a milestone for us and has topped off our 90th anniversary."M&S is a favourite with Scottish families and we know our customers will be thrilled to see them on the shelves.”The family-owned firm is Scotland’s leading pie and pastry manufacturer, producing more than 15 million of its popular Scotch pies every year.It has been based in Shotts since 1931 and now employs more than 200 people across three sites.Meanwhile, Bells products are also among a range of foods from Lanarkshire firms being showcased at a supermarket’s new “Scottish larder” promotion, which begins today.Lidl’s line-up highlights treats from 30 firms

Get the stories that matter to you sent straight to your inbox with our daily newsletter.Tributes have been paid to a “generous and loyal” Shotts businessman following his death.Bells Food Group executive chairman John Baird Bell passed away on December 28, aged 71, at his home in Lamington near Biggar.Friends and colleagues said his battle with serious medical issues in recent years showed his courage in facing life’s challenges.Current Bells managing director Ronnie Miles said: “John was a loving husband to Linda, a father to Samantha, a grandfather to Amelia and Ethan and a brother to Alistair and Susan.“John was immensely proud that his daughter Samantha has followed in his footsteps as finance director of Bells.“He was generous, loyal,