Newtown’s Hilltop Honey is celebrating after striking a deal with Tesco to sell its latest product across Wales.

The Newtown company has announced a partnership with Britain's largest supermarket which will see its Hilltop Welsh Blossom Honey sold on Tesco’s Welsh shelves. The deal kicked off this week.

The honey, which is sourced solely from Wales, will be packaged in a 227g clear glass jars, highlighting the amber glow of the honey itself, and will cost £7 in stores.

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Tesco Wales buyer Nathan Edwards said: “We are thrilled to have Hilltop’s latest honey product in our stores.

“Scott and Hilltop are perfect examples of how you can turn the thing you love into a way of life.

“Listening to how he turned his hobby into such a successful company is inspiring.

“I am proud to support Scott as he goes from success to success, etching his name and company into Welsh history.”

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Hilltop’s Welsh Blossom Honey is gathered by bees from a mix of wild blossoms, sourced from Welsh beekeepers across the ancient and rural landscapes of the Welsh countryside.

Hilltop Honey began when Scott Davies suffered a back injury in 2011, which saw him return to his childhood home in Newtown, where he started beekeeping as a hobby.

This same year, Scott’s mum gave him the name ‘Hilltop’ and he sold his very first jar of honey.

Since then, Hilltop has gone from strength to strength, becoming a B-Corp certified company, supplying honey to the whole of the UK.

Mr Davies, Hilltop's managing director, said: “After injuring my back and being out of work, I found myself with a new and niche hobby in bees. I never would’ve thought it would lead to me producing honey for the country.

“I can’t thank Tesco enough for listing our new honey in stores.

“We hope that our honey can make the world just a little bit sweeter.”

Hilltop Welsh Blossom Honey is the latest new Welsh product to be launched by Tesco in Wales, with the supermarket’s Welsh-based buying team planning further product launches this year to further expand its industry-leading range of Welsh products in stores.