Meet Our Suppliers

Corney & Barrow has been established in the City of London since the late 18th Century, after beginning life in 1780 as a small retail premises in Old Broad Street, where Edward Corney and Robert Barrow sold port, old sack and claret. Over the years Corney & Barrow has acquired a pre-eminent reputation as a fine wine merchant and wine bar operator.

The wine merchants now hold two Royal Warrants and have exclusive importation of the world's most exclusive wines such as Pétrus and Domaine de la Romanée Conti. Click here to visit the Corney & Barrow Wine Merchants website.

At Holme Farmed Venison they produce the finest quality venison farmed to the highest standards.  The deer are reared naturally, grazing on grass pastures on our own farm, from parks and farms throughout the UK to the Highlands of Scotland.  Guaranteeing a beautifully flavoured lean and tender red meat.  They also offer a wide range of easy to prepare cuts as seen in the on-line shop. .

Spilmans Asparagus: Spilmans grow our asparagus on Lodge Farm in Helperby, York, using three acres for three different varieties of asparagus.

Everything is done by hand; planting the crowns, harvesting the spears and then grading and packing them. They are very appreciative of our hard working staff, who are usually Polish, and with local help too. The staff never seem phased whether there is a mountain of asparagus or relatively small amount to deal with. Asparagus responds dramatically to higher temperatures - on a hot day you can almost see it growing as you walk down the rows. On a cold day it doesn't seem to move.

Spilmans Soft Fruits: They have been growing strawberries at Church Farm, Sessay, since 1970, starting off with 2 acres, and gradually increasing to the present 12 acres. 1 acre of raspberries was planted in 1990, and this area has now increased to 3 acres. Alongside these fruits are also blackcurrants, redcurrants, gooseberries and plums.

Over the years, new varieties of strawberries have been developed, a selection has been grown in order to extend the season and to produce quality fruit throughout June and July. Rosie, Christine, Korona, Symphony and Florence are amongst the strawberry varieties grown. The raspberry varieties are Glen Moy, Glen Ample, and Tulameen, which have done well for the garm ~ each variety shows its own characteristics and flavour.

Edward Wilkinson qualified as a Chartered Surveyor and after 2 years in London came home as a result of the credit crunch. With a family background in agriculture, Edward wanted to develop a food business in his home county of North Yorkshire. He approached his farming friend with the idea of rearing turkeys for Christmas as it was apparent there were few quality producers in the area.

At the same time Edward’s Aunt, Alison Dodd Managing director of Sandhutton Growers was feeding her chickens at home on fresh herbs. She gave any surplus eggs to her friends and neighbours and they were often praised as the best they had ever eaten.

Edward thought that if these herbs were having such an impact on an egg then what about a turkey, a bird that in the past has gained a reputation for being dry and tasteless.

In July 2009 Edward took delivery of a trial batch of 500 bronze turkeys with a view to feeding them on fresh herbs to try and create a bird with flavour and a difference.
The results were fantastic, the turkeys were moist, tasted delicious and the feedback was terrific.

Herb Fed Ltd was founded in March 2010 to carry the idea forward and feed fresh herbs to bronze turkeys, free range chickens and ducks, marketing them under a single brand; Herb Fed.

Howardian Hebrideans are a flock of rare breed Hebridean sheep owned by young, up-coming farmer Gareth Barlow in North Yorkshire's Howardian Hills, situated to the north east of York.

Dooleys was established in 1937 by Mr & Mrs W Dooley whose objective it was to provide the freshest and finest quality produce – a principal Dooleys still works to today. From the very start Dooley's have bought most of their produce from Hull Fruit market and dedicated local growers, picking the very finest fruit, vegetables and salads. Our growth through the years now allows us to source and import directly from around the world too.

Dooleys has come a long way from its modest beginnings. In addition to the fresh produce they are renowned for, the food store stocks a huge variety of speciality foods and fine wines, as well as a large selection of our own preserves and quality delicatessen.

Nestled at the top of Sutton Bank in the North York Moors National Park, the Ashbridge family has farmed at Cold Kirby for 3 generations. Joyce & Charles Ashbridge (mother and son) founded Taste Tradition on New Year’s Day 2004. Their success is testament to the increased value people place on animal welfare, traditional methods and high quality, beautifully tasting real produce.

Taste Tradition’s is a North Yorkshire farming family specialising in Rare and Traditional Breed Pigs and Rare/Native Breed Cattle and Sheep. Taste traditions farming methods are reminiscent of that of our Grandfathers' era, bringing out the very best in the breeds that are reared and, in turn, producing extremely high quality, beautifully tasting pork, beef and lamb. The Rare Breed Suckling Piglet is a specialty.

Family run business est.1978 supplying high quality meat to catering establishments throughout Yorkshire. Producing, farming, fattening and selling their own beef & lamb and they also supply a full range of pork, chicken, duck, game & traditional handmade sausages. All sourced from local farms & estates within a 15 mile radius & prepared fresh daily for customers. The “Wateredge” beef that has proved so popular at The Carpenters comes from the Three Farms at Kirby Malzeard.

Founded 62 years ago in 1946 as a small concern, Wellocks of Lomeshaye, Lancashire, is a quality supplier of both fresh and dry ingredients that is sourced from all over the country and abroad, mainly from local producers and farms that take pride in what they produce. Buying direct from the producers and take that individual story direct to the chefs. Strong family values have enabled them to forge lasting relationships based on respect and trust with all suppliers big and small, ensuring the best service and produce in return.

Wellocks supplies every Michelin-starred restaurant in the north and many of the high quality restaurants

W.Hodgson was established in the fishing port of Hartlepool in 1916 when it was mainly whiting, haddock, cod and plaice which dominated the slabs.

But times have changed and Hodgson’s of Hartlepool have changed with them. Now Tuna, Swordfish, Black Tilapia, Bream and Sea Bass take their place on the display slabs and in their delivery vans.

They have three shops selling the freshest fish and a delivery service to hotels and restaurants which is second to none.

The Mount Saint John Estate provides Provenance Inns with a wide variety of seasonal produce from its very own market garden, with a fantastic array of fresh fruit and vegetables, everything from the unusual Allington Pippin Apples and Lappins Cherokee Cherries to the fantastic Sun Baby and sun gold Tomatoes “Lycopersicon Esculentum” our chefs couldn’t wish for a more varied selection of produce right on our doorstep.

It is almost impossible to believe that The Black Sheep Brewery is only 18 years old, In fact it was in October 1992 when Black Sheep beers first made an appearance in pubs in and around the Yorkshire Dales. The delivery of the first casks of beer all those years ago began a new era for Paul Theakston, whose family has brewed in Masham for six generations.

This company is passionate about upholding the traditions of the English pub, "Taylor's Taste" is achieved by using only the finest natural ingredients, taking pride in the brewing process and allowing full time for the ales to ferment and mature, thereby creating a unique family of beers. The superb spring water that wells up from deep under the Pennines is still used today to produce the country's best traditional cask ales.

The brewery remains in the Taylor family and is now the last independent brewery of its type left in West Yorkshire. This independence enables Taylors to survive as one of the few brewers still brewing true cask ales in the same way it has always done.