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And the winner is… the Scottish chocolatier creating sweet treats for the Oscars
Fiona McArthur’s vegan sweets began as an experiment – and now they’re food for the Hollywood stars
It’s a long way from the windswept waterfront of Campbeltown to Hollywood: but for next month’s Oscar nominees a taste of this remote corner of Scotland awaits, after the owner of the town’s chocolate shop was chosen to produce the sweet treats for the famed $125,000 award ceremony goodie bags. When she was contacted by a company scouting for items for the Academy Award goodie bags, whose luxury contents include vouchers for top-end holidays and the loan of leading sports cars, McArthur thought it was a scam. Photograph: Pictorial Press Ltd/AlamyBorn and raised on a farm near Campbeltown, McArthur studied conservation at university and spent two years working on a ranch in Montana, not far from the home of 2024 Oscar nominee Lily Gladstone.
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