Six months ago we were approached by Gail's bakery and right from the outset, we knew we had to pull our socks and sleeves up in order to work with a company of that size and stature.

Working with established companies like Gail's requires a level of compliance that could use up more than the recommended amount of brain cells. Luckily, Rapscallion were one step ahead in Spring last year, acquiring Salsa Accreditation in June and ensuring our operation practised what we preach in regard to sustainability and traceability. We know we're a rebellious bunch, but we do as we're told when necessary and to uphold our values and goals.

In Autumn 2024, we dug deep for a brand spanking new canning line ready for a potential trial period, only for it to be pushed back two whole months. Mastering fizz levels at double the canning speed was a bit of a slippery slope but you’ll know by now that Rapscallion always accepts a challenge, and we’re now turning batches around in 24 hours as opposed to 3 days.

Faster canning has meant a need to grow the team - we don’t lie when we say we’re handmade - working at double the speed. Over 60hrs of hard graft goes into every batch of fizzly bubbly. In turn, an urgent and necessary next step was a requirement for more space to grow and expand the team, and sheer human power to support our next and biggest phase of growth.

Double the demand, double the output. And boom, 2025 is underway and we hit the ground running. Fret not (some fretting happened yes), Rapscallion evolves, grows and dedicates itself night and day. Fruit to can always but now with speed, agility and efficiency.

We're a whole lot excited to say we're working towards supplying all 165 Gail's bakery sites in England from this month. It seems they have an unquenchable thirst that we're proud to satiate. It’s what we do - who’d have thunk it? Our Juicy Wee Tart and Ninja will be stalwarts in their fridge this Summer and in turn we’ll be spending more time across the Border. We’ll be visiting, collaborating with and reuniting with a variety of stockists so Mr & Mrs Rapscallion will be on tour very soon.

Last year's Seasonal schedule made the lines a little bit blurred between sanity and insanity - operationally, financially and physically. Our commitment to raw, premium produce hasn't changed, but the cost to produce and transport everything has. A decision organically nudged along by challenges but also a desire to refine and refocus, we’ll be tidying up our Seasonal range and need your help to tell us which ones stay, and which ones revert back to a single batch made each year. Streamlining at its most flavoursome and of course, giving us back time to carry on creating and innovating - our X_Series is still alive and innovating its saucy soda socks off. We've also got a sexy new label in the pipeline - something that harks back to our roots, and entices our future.

“You have the same amount of hours as Beyonce”. Yes we do. Why are we bringing Beyonce in to this? We’re actually not too sure apart from general Queen Bey worship on the daily, but what we do know is we’re Rapscallion and we’re growing and adapting faster than you can say fresh cans. Or definitely faster than you eating a hunk of fresh ginger because your brother dared you to. Good times.

2022 brought in a much needed cash injection to completely rebuild our HQ. 2023 was spent quadrupling our standard output and reformatting recipes. 2024 we doubled output again and refined many recipes.
2025 brings us even more demand so we're set to double monthly output once again!

Maybe your maths is better than ours, but if you can’t calculate what 4x + 2x + 2x amounts to, then you will understand why Gregor’s face looks like a smacked arse this Spring.

Whilst we’re speeding up and expanding, we remain fully focused on quality. We’re fruit to can through and through, handmade, raw and ALWAYS focused on flavour. And never, ever anything artificial. Regardless of how rapidly we’re adapting to exciting new demand.

We hope you’re as piddle your pants type of eager and ecstatic as we are about our future. Bigger and better than ever, with flavour to boot and a dedication to our core values, principles and raw unadulterated goodness more than ever. Also, if that second sight ever comes about, can we please borrow your crystal ball?

Keep an eye on our socials for more updates, tasty teases, and general shenanigans. And of course, if you’re thirsty, you know where to go.

Later Alligators.