Man who transformed Baxters dies aged 95

A MORAY businessman who transformed his parents’ small firm into a multimillion-pound international food empire has died.

Gordon Baxter was 95.

He was described last night as an “amazing and inspirational man” who was committed to his home town of Fochabers and the Moray area.

The life president of Baxters of Fochabers worked alongside his brother Ian and wife Ena in the post-war years to build on the modest food business his parents had set up.

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