Tony Stone

The range of products offered by Tony Stone’s company Stoats is constantly evolving. Learn about starting, growing, and running a business from the inspirational entrepreneur Tony Stone. His expertise is highly sought after and he has appeared on various TV shows, is a regular contributor on Radio Scotland and gives talks across the UK.

Tony Stone has always been passionate about food and drink, working in a range of hotels and restaurants throughout the UK. During that time, he noticed that porridge was gaining popularity and saw a business opportunity. Tony felt he ate too much junk food and that porridge, a ‘number one health food’ should be available as a replacement to junk food. So, In 2005 Tony and his business partner worked on bringing the world’s first porridge bar to market. Tony gained recognition for his company with his skills as an entrepreneur. Selling the new porridge bar at a range of sporting events, music festivals and farmers’ markets, Tony built a strong brand and developed consumer awareness throughout the UK. In 2007, Stoats even got a Guinness World Record for making the largest bowl of porridge in the world.