Two long-term friends from Moray have launched their “functional mushrooms” brand into Tesco. Erik Lang and Smith Feeney are supplying 250 Tesco stores across the UK with five products from their Love Mushrooms brand. The products are also being stocked on the supermarket’s website.
The entrepreneurs say research shows that functional mushrooms “can help with concentration, stress, anxiety, energy and immunity”. They have their own organic mushroom farm and laboratory on Marcassie Farm in Forres, near Cairngorms National Park. Read more : What lies behind the plunge in profits at Celtic? They use ultrasonic assisted extraction, which they say “is the most efficient extraction method and preserves the natural compounds to ensure high-purity and stronger extracts”.
Love Mushrooms offers a variety of “affordable” tinctures and capsules. The range includes Reishi, Cordyceps and Lion’s Mane, which the entrepreneurs say are all celebrated for their potential health benefits. Read more: Scottish Government income tax policy reality at odds with hysteria Each product is available for £9.
90 and they are on a “permanent three-for-two promotion with a Tesco Clubcard”, Love Mushrooms noted. Mr Lang, who is 38 and was born in France, has been growing mushrooms for more than 10 years and has worked on organic farms and as a sous chef in restaurants around the world . Read more: Major shift in Scottish property market since independence referendum He said: “Our dr.