THE BAY TREE FOOD COMPANY
I PROFILE
FROM A
HUMBLE BEGINNING TO
AWARD-WINNING
The Bay Tree Food Company is a highly successful manufacturer of jams, chutneys and condiments. With an annual turnover of just under £5 million (£1 million of which is generated solely from the food service industry), the company is a hit within the UK market. Founder and Managing Director Emma Macdonald discussed the company’s award-winning ranges and its plans for the future, in a report by Imogen Ward. he Bay Tree Food Company has devel-
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shops, delis and garden centres across
oped a business strategy that works,
the UK,” Founder and Managing Director
branching out into new and diverse
Emma Macdonald said. “We make
areas; it has created recipe books, become
products that suit the modern lifestyle
a distributor for small companies and even
and are extremely versatile and easy
helped independent businesses thrive.
to incorporate into any recipe. Our
“We produce 40,000 jars a week and supply about 1,000 independent farm
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products put excitement back into customers’ dishes.”