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Bistro Romano: A culinary gem with a legacy of excellence

By |2024-10-10T15:27:10+01:00October 10th, 2024|Categories: Latest News|


Bistro Romano: A culinary gem with a legacy of excellence

In the heart of the village of Cleadon in the north east of England, lies Bistro Romano.

This family-owned restaurant has been delighting customers for decades with its dedication to authentic Italian flavours, warm hospitality, and an unwavering commitment to quality.

Since its beginnings in the 1980s, Bistro Romano has evolved into a culinary landmark. Central to this success is their long-standing partnership with Pioneer, ensuring that only the freshest and finest ingredients find their way onto the plates of their customers.

The bistro’s story

The story of Bistro Romano begins over 40 years ago when the family […]

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Championing live music for music fans

By |2024-09-19T12:08:59+01:00September 19th, 2024|Categories: Community, Latest News|

Supporting music in the north east

For over six years we have been a business champion of The Glasshouse International Centre for Music and we’re excited to be continuing our support for another year.

Based on the banks of the River Tyne in Gateshead, the centre is the home to live music for the north east. For music fans of all ages and walks of life, the Glasshouse gives children the opportunity to learn about music, helps emerging artists take their career to another level and thousands of gig-goers to enjoy an night of music.

Our sponsorship also gives our colleagues an opporunity to visit and enjoy a wide range of musical […]

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Celebrating 50 years at Rosehill

By |2024-09-09T14:41:45+01:00September 9th, 2024|Categories: Community, Latest News|


Celebrating 50 years at Rosehill!

On Friday 6th September we invited our staff along to The Auctioneer to help us celebrate 50 years at Rosehill Estate.

We marked this momentous event with cake and refreshments.

Back in the summer of 1974, we were one of the first businesses to move in to new premises on the newly formed trading estate, alongside H&H.

The estate has since flourished with the addition of hundreds of business, including our flagship foodstore in 2019 and latterly the head office of Armstrong Watson.

We thought we just have a little trip down memory lane with some old images of our […]

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Supporting environmental education and learning

By |2024-04-29T15:49:49+01:00April 22nd, 2024|Categories: Community, Latest News|


Proud to be supporting environmental changemakers

Founded in 2019 by Matterdale’s Amy Bray when she was 16 years old, Another Way is taking part in the Big Give Green Match Fund to raise £20,000 in a week.

About Another Way …

Another Way is an environmental education charity founded in 2019 and their aim is to create collective, inspired community action for a more sustainable future, focusing on young people.  They value science and solutions-based education, positive messaging and spreading compassion and inclusivity.

Another Way is always hard at work holding a raft of fundraising events so they can increase the scale and content […]

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Our spring charity fundraising event raises over £1,400

By |2025-05-19T10:58:23+01:00April 16th, 2024|Categories: Community, Latest News|


Raising funds for two great Cumbrian charities.

On Friday 12th April 2024, we held our second charity fundraising event at our Rosehill foodstore and head office.

This time we raised funds in aid of two Cumbrian-based charities; Hospice at Home and Oak Tree Animals’ Charity. With the kind donations from customers, colleagues and suppliers we raised a grand total of £1,402.27, meaning each charity received over £701.

On Thursday 9th May, representatives from both charities attended our foodstore to receive their donations.

On the day!

The challenges …

We […]

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FYR Grill & Restaurant, North Lakes Hotel & Spa

By |2024-02-26T16:25:30+00:00February 26th, 2024|Categories: Our Customers|

Chris Barrett
FYR, North Lakes Hotel & Spa, Penrith

Provenance of our meat is crucial to us. We believe in using only the the finest ingredients sourced responsibly and ethically. We currently buy all our chicken, game and seafood from Pioneer Foodservice.
Working with John at Pioneer is more like a collaborative process than just a supplier/customer relationship. It’s great having the kind of relationship where I can come up with a creative idea, I can ring John and he’ll visit. We’ll discuss options and ideas; it’s a two-way conversation.
I also like to research new products using the online site as it helps with inspiring new concepts. I also find it easy to view my own pricing on […]
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The sophisticated restaurant with the aroma of fire and flickering flames!

By |2024-10-10T08:44:37+01:00February 22nd, 2024|Categories: Latest News|


The sophisticated restaurant with the aroma of fire and flickering flames!

Just on the edge of the market town of Penrith and on the doorstep of the Lakes, you will find the North Lakes Hotel & Spa. The hotel is a 4-star hotel with luxurious spa facilities and a stylish restaurant.

FYR Grill is a stunning place to socialise and enjoy food. The décor takes its inspiration from the natural beauty of the Lakes and makes for a sophisticated dining experience. At the heart of the restaurant is an open fire grill on which you can view the talented chefs cook your chicken, steak or seafood; it’s an incredibly interactive experience.

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Chefs Selections scoops awards

By |2024-01-16T15:37:44+00:00January 16th, 2024|Categories: Latest News|


Our own brand products are winning industry awards!

Kicking off 2024 in the best way possible, we are delighted to have won four industry awards for our Chefs Selections brand.

The 2023 Cash and Carry Management awards in association with the Craft Guild of Chefs named the following products as best in category:

Canned products: Skipjack Tuna Chunks in Brine

Seasonal products: Mince Pie Cheesecake Tart

Vegan: Gluten Free & Vegan Lemon & Berry Dessert

Best Innovation Sweet: Vegan Chocolate Pecan Pie

The annual awards judge wholesaler’s own brand products across a wide range of categories, all assessed for quality and […]

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Continued support of music events, teaching and community work in the north east

By |2023-09-21T13:48:52+01:00September 21st, 2023|Categories: Community, Latest News|

Supporting music in the north east

We’ve been a long-standing supporter of Sage Gateshead for over five years now and we’re delighted to be renewing our partnership.

This gives our colleagues a chance to visit and enjoy a wide range of musical events at the venue; a place many will visit with their friends, partners, etc for the first time for a great night out!

And, in some more exciting news, last week, Sage Gateshead announced their new name and branding …

The Glasshouse International Centre for Music is a popular music venue based on the banks of the River Tyne in Gateshead.

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Cumbria Life Awards 2023

By |2023-09-21T14:24:40+01:00September 18th, 2023|Categories: Community, Latest News|


Cumbria Life Awards 2023

For the second year running, Cumbria Life Awards were held to acknowledge and honour the wonderful people who are behind the businesses that make Cumbria a great place to live, visit and dine!

We were delighted, once again, to support the event by sponsoring the ‘Best Casual Dining Experience’ category.

This year’s event was held on Thursday 14th September at Carus Green Golf Club, Kendal and was attended by the shortlisted finalists. All the finalists were voted by the Cumbria Life readers which makes this event so special. To be nominated by customers and supporters rather than a panel of judges certainly make the accolade significant!

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