
Brussel sprouts may have been voted Britain’s most hated vegetable but we still chomp our way through around 35,000 tonnes of them a year, and 2,500 tonnes of them are grown under our Gloucestershire noses by brothers Martin and William Haines of Chipping Campden.
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If you take doorstep deliveries of fresh milk in Gloucestershire, the chances are some of your milk has come from Oakey Farm in Moreton Valence in the vale of Berkeley.
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DAVID and Helen Everitt-Matthias are the owners of Le Champignon Sauvage restaurant in Cheltenham – the only two Michelin starred restaurant in Gloucestershire and oneof only 15 others in the UK holding this culinary
badge of honour.
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WINSTONES Cotswold Ice-cream is perched on top of Rodborough Common with views of the five valleys of Stroud.
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MY local food hero this week is Harry Robertson, owner of The Four Anjels Bakery located just outside the beautifully unspoilt north Cotswold village of Blockley.
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FARMING, they say, is a way of life, and the Keene family can certainly claim
to have farming in the blood. Paul Keene, of Primrose Vale in Bentham, can trace his farming roots back to 1709 when his ancestors were tenant farmers near Chepstow.
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REAL butter may well be one of life’s more indulgent little luxuries – but its journey from farm to plate wouldn’t be possible without the artisan skills honed to perfection by generations of butter makers.
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Stephen Wheeler, commercial manager at speciality food company Mise en Place, now part of Cheltenham-based Creed Foodservice, is responsible for sourcing the best food ingredients for top chefs across the country.
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Philip de Ternant, Operations Director at Creed Foodservice says: “We have invested £750 000 this year in upgrading our fleet to deliver enhanced fuel efficiency and the most efficient fleet refrigeration available.
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More than 150 dinner ladies, chefs and caterers from across Gloucestershire flocked to Cirencester’s Royal Agricultural College to find out what’s on the menu this Christmas at the Creed Foodservice Christmas ‘Farmers Market’
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To help customers prepare for the festive season, Creed Foodservice has announced that it is again running its popular ‘Spirit of Christmas’ gift promotion.
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Creed Foodservice, the Staverton-based food wholesaler, is celebrating its first year as nominated sole supplier to SOHO Coffee Co. – one of the South West’s leading coffee shop chains.
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Creed Foodservice, the Cheltenham and Ilkeston based food wholesaler, has won a major national account to supply Out of Town Restaurant Group, which operates branded shopping mall units throughout the UK.
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Following strong and sustained sales growth of 39% in 2008, family-owned Creed Catering Supplies has restructured its management teams to ensure the effective delivery of the company's strategic plan for 2009, and beyond.
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Creed Catering Supplies is working in partnership with food and coffee retailer SOHO Coffee to supply food for its network of stores.
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The Creed Catering Supplies distribution centre, which opened in July this year, is now fully operational, employing over 35 new staff.
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Rob Rees MBE, one of the UK's leading chefs is to launch a new cookery book – The Book for Cooks Who Care – at The Orders of St John Care Trust (OSJCT) Southfield Care Home, Stroud, Thursday, 30th October, 2008.
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To re-launch speciality food wholesaler, Mise en Place, producers from Gloucestershire and surrounding counties are invited to showcase their food and drink at Cirencester’s Royal Agricultural College on 25th June, 2008.
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