harrogate speciality food show butchers, food halls and garden centres with self-service frozen products. Its range features fruit and vegetables, baked goods, fish and ready-meals.
Gran Stead’s Ginger 166 Unit 1 Mile Oak Farm, Portslade, East Sussex, BN41 2RF www. gransteadsginger. co.uk 01273 231152 Soft drink producer Gran Stead’s makes two types of ginger wine, traditional still lemonade and still lemonade with a zing of ginger. Last autumn it launched a light and fiery ginger wine to go alongside its dark and mellow variety.
Forest Pig Charcuterie 108 Bell Farm, Far Forest, Kidderminster, Worcestershire, DY14 9DX www.forestpig.com 01299 266771 Run by Jeremy and Sally Levell, Forest Pig produces seven varieties of salami as well as Shropshire air-dried lomo, coppa, pancetta, black bacon and hams. All of their pigs have spent at least eight months foraging in the Wyre Forest, resulting in high quality meat. Franchi Seeds of Italy 1783 303 A1 Phoenix Industrial Estate, Rosslyn Cresent, Harrow, Middlesex, HA1 2SP www.seedsofitaly.com 01904 470028 Based in the North of Italy, this seventh generation Italian seed producer says it puts a greater quantity of highly viable seed in their packs. As a result of its alpine location, the salads and vegetables its seeds produce are hardier than most UK varieties. Freedom Brands 274 813 South Street, Glasgow, G14 0BX www.gococodrinks.com 0141 959 1059 Freedom Brands produces Go Coco coconut water, a 100% natural drink made with the clear water of Thailand’s young, green coconuts. Available in four flavours, the product’s natural isotonic properties and balance of electrolytes make it a healthy alternative to water or sports drinks. G A Wedderburn & Co 56 Shirley Road, Southampton, Hampshire, SO15 3UH
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www.wedderburn.co.uk 023 8022 7645 Wedderburn specialises in supplying Electronic Point of Sale systems to both the hospitality and retail sectors. It will be exhibiting its CipherPos software, which is designed for head office, back office and PoS and can send data to mobile devices. Gordon Rhodes 56 Dalesman House, Chase Way, Bradford, West Yorkshire, BD5 8HW www.gordonrhodes.co.uk 01274 758007 This summer, Gordon Rhodes is launching a range of rubs, sprinkles and coaters which will join its gourmet sauces and stuffing mixes. The firm prides itself on sourcing exotic tastes and flavours and has supplied the food industry for over 30 years. Grumpy Mule Distinctive Coffees 252 The Roastery, Bent Ley Road, Meltham, Holmfirth, West Yorkshire, HD9 4EP www.grumpymule.co.uk 01484 855500 The West Yorkshire-based independent coffee roaster has a retail range that
Hider Food Imports 160 Wiltshire Road, Hull, East Yorkshire, HU4 6PA www.hiderfoods.co.uk 01482 561137 Hider will be showcasing several exclusively imported brands and an extensive range of speciality foods including biscuits, cakes, chocolates, cereals, drinks, crisps, snacks, preserves, condiments and ethnic foods. Gift products from the company’s Christmas catalogue will also be on show, as well as its ownlabel ranges Essence of Quality, Sweet Shop, and Hider Bakery.
includes seasonal gifts, Fairtrade, organic, single origin and Great Taste Award winners. The firm, which also supplies the foodservice trade, has years of experience in providing coffeemaking equipment and barista training. GST Europe 242 The Barn, Waterloo Road, Wokingham, Berkshire, RG40 3BY www.gsteurope.co.uk 0844 8843351 GST Europe specialises in Italian food and high quality confectionery and chocolate. The importer and distributor only works with suppliers who make their products with artisan methods.
Hunts Quality Cooked Meats 194 Amber Business Centre, Block 17, Unit 8 Greenhills, Riddings, Alfreton, Derbyshire, DE55 4BR www.huntsqualitycookedmeats. co.uk 07809 183184 Hunts Quality Cooked Meats is a fourth generation family business that produces a “comprehensive range” of cooked meats including a Great Taste Award-winning boiled ham. All of its products are locally sourced wherever possible. Hydropac 198 Unit 1, Network 4, Lincoln Road, High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, HP12 3RF www.hydropac.co.uk 01494 530182 Hydropac specialises in temperature control packaging systems. It manufactures insulated boxes, envelopes, carrier bags and ice sheets for distributing chilled and frozen foods by mail order. All of its products are completely recyclable, fully printable and supplied flat to minimise storage space. Infoods 134 Unit 2 Morris Road, Leicester, Leicestershire, LE2 6BR www.infoodsltd.co.uk 0116 270 1621 Infusion Oils 182 Unit 3b Wixford Park, Bidford on Avon, Warwickshire, B50 4JS www.infusionoils.me.uk 07818 151151 Interprofession du Gruyère 220 Cottage Farm, Foxholes, Driffield, East Yorkshire, YO25 3QF www.gruyere.com 01262 470285 The UK organisation representing the three times World Champion Le Gruyère AOC, the protected Swiss cheese, will be on hand to inform independent retailers about the opportunities open to them including funded retail tasting promotions and the Best Cheese Counter competition.
Guild of Fine Food 276 Guild House, Station Road, Wincanton, Somerset, BA9 9FE www.finefoodworld.co.uk 01963 824464 The Guild of Fine Food was formed in 1995 with a mission to create close links between suppliers and retailers in the independent food sector, and now has over 1,300 members. As well as providing a wide range of membership benefits, the Guild runs professionally-accredited training programmes for shop staff, manages and organises the Great Taste Awards and World Cheese Awards and publishes the speciality food and drink trade’s most respected magazine, Fine Food Digest.
Intolerable Food Company 98 Kingswood Cottage Stables, Ketches Lane, Sheffield Park, Uckfield, East Sussex, TN22 3RX www.intolerablefood.com 01825 790090
HR4UK.com 214 6-8 The Edwards Centre, The Horsefair, Hinckley, Leicestershire, LE10 0AN www.hr4uk.com 01455 444222 Established in 1980, human resources specialist HR4UK is retained by the Guild of Fine Food to provide members with contracts of employment and handbooks free of charge, plus other services including advice, personnel systems, letter drafting and much more, all at discounted prices.
Invopak 282 Hyde Point, Dunkirk Lane, Hyde, Cheshire, SK14 4PL www.invopak.co.uk 0161 366 4451 Invopak’s container range has many applications for storing, transporting and decanting various food stuffs such as powders, pastes and liquids both in large bulk trade and consumer-ready formats. The firm’s food industry range covers all sizes from 120ml polypropylene tubs through to open top kegs. Vol.13 Issue 5 · June 2012
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