The business is based near Tore, on the beautiful Black Isle peninsula, a few miles north of the historic city of Inverness.  The whole area is steeped in history, being part of area run under the clan system, which ruled the Highlands of Scotland for centuries.  Many families from different parts of the Highlands settled in the area after the disastrous Jacobite Rebellion of 1745 and the defeat of Bonnie Prince Charlie at the Battle of Culloden in April, 1746.  Indeed, many in the membership of Highland Grain bear names from the traditional clans of the local area and of the Highlands in general.  There are those bearing the name of Mackenzie, Munro, Macgregor, Maclennan, McCallum, Maciver, Mackay, Mcintyre, Mackintosh, Murray, Cameron, Campbell, Fraser and Ross, most of which were clans supporting one side or the other at Culloden in 1746.

The nearby city of Inverness has been, and still is, growing rapidly, attracting many who are trying to improve their quality of life.  The Highlands are still fairly sparsely populated, with much to attract the hillwalker, naturalist and field sports enthusiasts. 

From a Highland Grain business perspective, Speyside, which boasts a huge number of whisky distilleries, is less than an hour’s travel from the Black Isle.  There are seaports in Inverness (6 miles/9.5km distant) and Invergordon (20 miles/32km) which make exporting of cereals and oilseed rape real possibilities.

Highland Grain shares office space with HBS Ring Ltd another co-operative and the Farming and Wildlife Advisory Group (FWAG).