Fred Jnr and his wife, Ann, took over the Stahly Pork Butcher shop in Kirkaldy in 1968, quickly expanding to include manufacturing and wholesale of meat products, pies, haggis and black pudding.
F. Stahly & Son was quickly recognised, not only in Fife, but around Scotland as a premier Scottish food producer. Fred Jnr won the British National Meat Master title in 1984 and went on to win the European Gold Cup for their famous black pudding.