Tag: Local producers

Award-winning Cornish pork producer expands to a new site

Award-winning Cornish pork producer expands to a new site

Primrose Herd, a family business which has been supplying the finest Cornish pork to retail customers and the hospitality trade for over two decades, has expanded to a new site in Newham on the outskirts of Truro.

Cornish Producer Wins Top Spot At National Pig Awards

Cornish Producer Wins Top Spot At National Pig Awards

A Cornish farming family are celebrating this week after being named Producer Retailer of the Year at the 2018 National Pig Awards. Sally Lugg of Primrose Herd was presented with the award by former British tennis number one and TV presenter Andrew Castle at a 

West Country Cider-Maker Launches New Range

West Country Cider-Maker Launches New Range

Secret Orchard Cider, a small-batch craft producer with dual bases in Exmoor and Cornwall, has launched its largest range of ciders yet. The brand is already ranked amongst the best of a new wave of craft cider-makers in the UK, having won Gold at The 

Back For Another Bite: Schooners Reopens For Second Season

Back For Another Bite: Schooners Reopens For Second Season

Schooners at Trevaunance Cove, St Agnes, will reopened for its second season on Wednesday 28th March, promising to add a lively edge to Cornwall’s restaurant and bar scene this spring. Three local characters – Adam Vasey, Sam White and Sean Lascelles – took over the 

New HQ For Cornwall-Based Experience Dining Company

New HQ For Cornwall-Based Experience Dining Company

Ben and Sam Quinn – the couple behind one of the UK’s leading ‘experience dining’ companies – have opened their new Cornish HQ to the public, giving everyone a chance to sample their much-admired menus and make use of the shared workspace. Woodfired Canteen have 

Festive Awards For Cornish Pork

Festive Awards For Cornish Pork

Cornish producer, Primrose Herd, has scooped yet more national awards – this time for its festive range of pork products. Back in October, the National Federation of Meat and Food Traders (NFMFT) asked the country’s top butchers and meat producers to submit their favourite Christmas 

Cornish Hog’s Pudding Is Officially Delicious!

Cornish Hog’s Pudding Is Officially Delicious!

Cornish pork producer, Primrose Herd, has been recognised as one of the country’s top food producers at a major set of industry awards announced this week. The delicious. magazine Produce Awards are an attempt by one of the UK’s best-selling food glossies to unearth small-scale 

Cornish Food Is Headline Act At Top UK Festival

Cornish Food Is Headline Act At Top UK Festival

Woodfired Canteen, a Cornwall-based catering company which specialises in unique dining experiences, is preparing to serve the opening banquet at Wilderness Festival in Oxfordshire next month. Led by chef Ben Quinn and his wife Sam, the experienced team will serve over 300 people on the 

Exmoor Producer Wins At World’s Biggest Cider Competition

Exmoor Producer Wins At World’s Biggest Cider Competition

Secret Orchard Cider, a small-scale craft producer run by two childhood friends, has beaten off hundreds of entries to win a Gold Medal at The British Cider Championships – the biggest cider competition in the world. As well as Best Medium Cider, the entry was 

Award-Winning Cider Producer Launches Cornish Range

Award-Winning Cider Producer Launches Cornish Range

Secret Orchard Cider, a craft producer specialising in small-batch ciders and low intervention methods, has launched its first Cornish cider. The crisp, refreshing cider is made using 100% pure Cornish apple juice – hand-picked, pressed and packaged in Cornwall. Todd Studley, Co-Founder of Secret Orchard