E-food Local - Provenance of Supply!
At e-foods we are passionate about our local suppliers and the fantastic products they supply, ranging from locally produced ice cream to speciality bread. e-foods, having built up a supply net work of over 130 local suppliers covering all of the U.K though a bespoke IT system that enables national companies to access and work with great local suppliers without the hassle of additional paper work.
The vast majority of e-foods local suppliers are owner operators with many
being Second generation who treat every customer with the old fashion values
of the customer comes first.
Virtually every corner of the British Isles yields superb products and produce
- fine things to eat and drink. Food and drink in Britain varies considerably
from region to region and county to county.
Local chefs ideally want to work with local suppliers sourcing seasonal local
food where possible, also today’s customers are more discerning as to
what they are eating and where it comes from.
Discerning customers don’t want to have haggis and black pudding served
in Scotland that is produced in Preston or Lincolnshire Leeks on their dinner
plate in Wales. This is where e-foods local suppliers lead the way. Suppliers
like Campbell Bros based in Scotland use only the finest produced Haggis and
black pudding for their customers, sourced from Charles Macleod who produces
the Stornoway Black Pudding and Haggis, adhering to the family's 50 year old
recipe, the famous Stornoway Black Pudding is an award winner and has gained
a loyal following.
Please see the download information below about some of our local suppliers, should you need any more information about e-foods local suppliers contact Paul Mizen or James Green
If you are a local supplier who believe they have great products that our customers would benefit from please contact us via email.
Local supplier Case Studies:
Wilson Catering Fresh Produce Manchester
Wilson Catering are family run business with over 30 years experience, they
are based centrally on the New Smithfield Market Manchester, which gives
them a distinct advantage in the procurement of fresh produce from both importers
and local growers, and also ensures the freshest possible produce. Wilson’s
pride themselves on sourcing products locally, from potatoes grown in Cheshire,
Strawberries grown in the Delamere Forest, tomatoes grown in the Cheshire town
of Northwich and also a full range ofseasonal products.
Their BRC accreditation ensures full traceability and the highest level of
food safety, whilst a partnership with Fairfield Recycling promotes eco friendly
waste management.
Local Produce:
Cheshire potatoes are renowned for the quality, due to the soil in the Cheshire
countryside, these are bought from Edward Houghton at Weaver View Farm in Knutsford.
A & N Pennington at Porch House Farm, Stretford Provide Cabbages and Carrots.
Roy Halman at Woodlands Farm, Cranage, is a grower of lettuce including Oak
leaf,and Lollo Bionde.
Carron Lodge, Park Head Farms supply
Wilson’s with Lancashire cheese made from milk produced on their own farm,
run by the Rhodes family. They are traditional cheese makers and have their own
dairy herd of Freesians, who are free to graze on 450 acres of land.
Neil Frost Meats Manchester
Neil Frost is a supplier of quality British meats, who specialise in producing handmade bespoke sausages, all pork products are sourced only from English pigs, and they only use pigs with an average fat covering. All lambs are purchased directly from Deemster House Farm.
Lamb –Deemster House Farm, Wirswall
The Lambs are born in April to March, on Deemster House Farm in Wirswall. They are slowly grown on the farm to traditional farming methods, fed only on a natural diet of grass without artificial products or feed concentrates. They live a happy and healthy life and are reared outside, and spend their whole lives on the same farm, resulting in the tender excellent taste of Deemster Lamb. The farm supplies their lambs exclusively to Neil Frost, which also enables Neil to supply lamb virtually all year round.
Beef – Blackbrook Farm, Cheshire
All beef products are sourced locally from cattle which are reared on farms
around the Macclesfield area, and are free to graze on the lush grass of
the Cheshire countryside, producing superior tasting meat. In addition all
the beef is matured on the bone prior to trimming, to ensure the best quality.
Poultry – Baileys Farm, Cheshire
Situated in Knutsford in the heart of the Cheshire countryside, Baileys have
been producing high quality poultry since 1965. The birds are fed only a
natural diet of cereals, and nothing is added during processing. This gives
the meat an exceptional flavour and tenderness.
Pork – Otterburn Pork.
Neil uses only Otterburn Pork, and dry cures the bacon himself. He also makes
handmade sausages, and will produce bespoke varieties to the customer’s
specification.
Country fresh foods Sheffield
Country Fresh Foods are active members of the Regional Food Group Yorkshire & Humber. Part of this association allows us to network with other regional food group members at met the buyer & meet the producer events. As such, we have, over the past few years realigned our purchasing policy to accommodate more regional suppliers.
Please find listed a selection of our suppliers who are based within the Yorkshire region.
Producer Product supplied:
Poskitts - Carrot / Parsnips
N.Williamson - Iceberg, Tomatoes, Peppers, Cucumbers Potatoes, Broccoli,
Cauliflower.
J.Brocksop - Potatoes, Onions
Holme Farm - Jacket Potatoes
J. Mutton - Courgette, Cabbage, Broccoli.
Clements Premier Produce Spalding Lincolnshire
Jason Clement started his career in the produce industry whilst still at school, working part time for a local greengrocer. After 2 years at the age of 20 he purchased the business and was soon expanding from a small shop to a large warehouse, keen to provide the catering industry with the same excellent personal service he provides for his retail customers. Living in a rural farming community Jason was passionate about supporting local produce, and quickly became well known for the quality and freshness locally grown produce provides. Jason prides himself on sourcing his products locally wherever possible from the vast growing areas in Lincolnshire. He sources everything from potatoes, cabbage, cauliflowers, broccoli, sprouts, seasonal salads and even fresh flowers.
Local produce:
Cabbage, Cauliflower, Broccoli, Onions and all potatoes are locally grown from Peter Burrell’s farm in Quadring, Spalding. These are bought directly from the farm on a daily basis to ensure outstanding flavour and freshnes.
The Cheetham family
The Cheetham family have been farming at Haughton Park Farm since 1923. Thelma Cheetham started making her wonderful ice cream in the mid-eighties, using only natural ingredients and milk from the family’s herd of pedigree Friesians.
Fresh milk and double cream, straight from the neighbouring dairy, is pasteurised, cooled and refrigerated with other good ingredients such as unrefined cane sugar to produce the basic ice cream mixture. It is then left for several hours, further improving the quality. As the mixture is frozen natural flavourings are added. Local honey and quality local fruits, Belgian chocolate chunks, Australian diced ginger, hazel nuts and pistachio nuts, clotted cream fudge, ground coffee beans, liqueurs to name but a few.. The delicious hand finished ice cream is also suitable for vegetarians. This culminates in an unforgettable ice cream experience.
Established for 15 years, the secret of our success is simple. When a customer tries the product they come back for more!
Offer your customers the very best ice cream with over 30 flavours to choose from made in the English Countryside
Mike Maloney catering Butchers Nottingham
Maloney's is a family run Retail and Wholesale Butchers and Bakers that has built its reputation of quality and excellence over the last 25 years. Mike Maloney used his experience and expertise to start out as a retail butcher in 1979 and now has four shops.
It is a family business - Mike is still the Managing Director with his daughter, Alison, now involved in the day to day running of the business too. In 2004, a decision was made to move production to a purpose built factory to enable this thriving business to cope with demand. 30 people are now employed in the manufacturing unit and the shops.
We have won many awards & competitions for our delicious pies and sausages Our sausages are made using whole cuts of pork and come in a huge range of flavours, varieties, shapes and sizes! Our range of pies include pork pies, steak pies, vegetable pies, Beef Wellington and Luxury Quiches with delicious extravagant fillings. We have won the Bramley Apple Pie Competition four times, and attended the National Champions of Champions Sausage Competition three times. Last year Mike Maloney developed the Nottinghamshire Sausage for BBC Radio Nottingham.
H&B Hawkes Ltd
Fruit & Vegetable Market - New Covent Garden Market - London
The company name H&B Hawkes can be traced back over 100 years to the time of Harry and Bert Hawkes who first started the company. Based in “ye olde Kings Crosse potatoe market” they supplied potatoes to most of North London, delivering each day by horse and cart. The potatoes used to come into Kings Cross railway station and the line passed the back of the warehouses where the potatoes were unloaded straight into the bays.
In 1962 John and Paddy Finn took over the company and over the past forty odd years they have taken to company to where it is now, a major fresh produce supplier to London and the Home Counties. Their first customer all those years ago was the then NHS, and we are still nominated suppliers to the NHS, constant for over forty years. Twenty years ago the company moved to New Covent Garden Market, and we have been based here ever since.
The Company is now run by John and Adrian Finn (John Finns Sons) and Simon Walliker (John’s brother in law). The company has been family run since its inception, with core family values as its ethos, quality of product and service are the essential ingredients that make the company tick and run as an efficient cost effective unit. With over 50 employees the company is a far cry from the horse and cart days of 70 years ago. A fleet of 25 modern temperature controlled vehicles deliver produce to the company’s client base that spreads from Margate to Basingstoke, from Brighton to Luton on a daily basis.
Documented purchasing policies ensure that the produce we supply is purchased from fully sustainable local growers wherever possible. We are members of the London Food Link and Sustain and we are fully aware of our responsibilities as a food procurement and distribution company, both to our clients and indeed our suppliers. Without them we would not be where we are today. We have a comprehensive selection of top quality UK product suppliers that we utilize as and when we can, season and price permitting. Being actually based in one of the most famous fresh produce markets in the world puts us at the forefront of the fresh produce supply and distribution trade. The produce comes into the market each morning, then to us and onto our clients all within the space of a few hours, it would be difficult to get any fresher produce on a daily basis.
Our client list is as extensive as the area that we cover, from the NHS through to the major Catering companies, universities, schools, many private catering companies and establishments, groups and individual gastropubs and many many more.
As a company we sponsor many charitable organizations, mostly local to our location in SW8, we also sponsor a youth rugby team, in fact one of our Directors is a Coach, the other a qualified rugby referee.
We have been ISO 9001:2000 accredited for over twelve years, indeed we were one of the very first companies in the fresh produce trade to attain such accreditation, and we remain proud of that fact. We are also STS approved suppliers which is the benchmark audit that allows nomination to be an NHS supplier. We work to a fully documented HACCP system, ensuring that environmental and quality targets are set, reached and surmounted on a regular basis. We are constantly looking to better the service that we provide to our customers, and the proof that we succeed in these aims is the fact that out turnover has increased each year for the last twenty years, we are expanding all the time, and we are taking our clients with