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We’re award winners! Best Wholesaler in the North West 2023.

By |2023-06-05T11:26:23+01:00May 24th, 2023|Categories: Latest News|


Family Business Community North West Awards 2023

Wholesaler – winner!

We’re so excited to be award winners again after scooping the ‘Wholesaler’ category in the North West Family Business Awards 2023.

The glittering event was certainly a night to remember!

Held at The Concorde Conference Centre, Manchester Airport on Friday 19th May, Graham, David and Lizzie Jenkins attended the black-tie event to which distinguished names within the north west family business world were invited.

The awards evening brought together business leaders, entrepreneurs and industry experts to recognise the hard work, dedication and achievements of innovative and successful family businesses.

The awards were once again presented by food […]

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Long service awards for dedicated colleagues

By |2023-04-26T15:58:35+01:00April 26th, 2023|Categories: Latest News|


Honouring long service and dedication

We recently recognised and honoured employees who have dedicated 10 or 20 years of their career to the company.

The long service awards handover took place in Carlisle, where employees from different departments gathered to celebrate their achievements and commitment to the company

The 10-year service awards were presented to four employees, while another four employees received the prestigious 20-year service award. The awardees met with Graham Jenkins, our managing director and he handed out vouchers as a token of the company’s gratitude.

Later Graham met with Alan Farish who is a driver and missed the original group together. Alan is celebrating 10 years’ service.

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Cumbria Distilling Co

By |2023-03-21T09:00:10+00:00March 21st, 2023|Categories: Meet Our Suppliers|

Cumbria Distilling Co

Who they are …

Cumbria Distilling Co was founded in 2018 by spirits wizard, Paul Carruthers.

The company has a simple but very exciting mission.; to create the highest quality spirits in the north west whilst retaining excellent value for money. Affordable quality is our passion which began with the Carlisle branded range of gins and vodkas and during 2023, expands to the Bartenders’s Series and the brand sitting under the namesake of the company, Cumbria Distilling Co.

 

Mike Little of Cumbria Distilling Co says:

“We have found that partnering with Pioneer Foodservice allows us to access a […]

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Folkington’s

By |2023-04-03T08:17:18+01:00March 21st, 2023|Categories: Meet Our Suppliers|

Folkington’s

Who they are …

Folkington’s produce premium, high quality drinks and pressés.

They were founded in 2012 by Paul Bendit. Paul spent 12 years developing premium and innovative soft drinks for leaders in the catering sector and stand-alone brands. Originally, launching three varieties of fruit juice, the range quickly expanded.

Folkington’s always source their ingredients sustainably by returning to the same farms and farming communities each year. This contributes to their long-term sustainable income and ensures Folkington’s drinks have a unique consistency in both quality and taste.

 

Paul says:

“We were fortunate enough to have been invited to become one of […]

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Lisa Kirkbride – Health and Safety & Facilities Manager

By |2023-03-20T16:17:22+00:00March 20th, 2023|Categories: Staff Case Studies|

Lisa Kirkbride
Health & Safety & Facilities Manager

Lisa recently took up her post with us after a successful career with the Royal Military Police.

Before Pioneer …

Lisa joined us in December 2022 and she brings a wealth of experience to her role.

Lisa served in the Royal Military Police for over 25 years, during which time she worked in many varied roles which saw her deploy to Afghanistan, Germany, Canada and all over the UK and successfully built-up experience working in logistics, health and safety during her service.

She met her husband whilst at […]

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Support for Carlisle Youth Zone continues

By |2023-03-20T14:07:25+00:00March 20th, 2023|Categories: Community, Latest News|


Supporting a great community project!

On Monday 20th March 2023, we handed over a cheque of £1,673.51 to Carlisle Youth Zone.

Pictured above is Gemma Hodgson, our area sales manager alongside Victoria and Hannah Aspinall from the Youth Zone. Hannah is employed as Senior Youth Worker and Victoria is an Inclusion Team Leader.

We have been a sponsor of the youth project for many years now and each year we are proud to handover a cheque to show our continued financial support.

Carlisle Youth Zone relies on charity donations to run its services to help children from a wide range of backgrounds from across the county. The youth zone is […]

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Sip. Pop. Enjoy. Bubble tea is here!

By |2023-03-14T12:25:10+00:00March 14th, 2023|Categories: Latest News|


Join the bubble tea fun …

What is bubble tea?

Bubble tea is a fun, refreshing, flavoured fruit or milk tea that can be served cold or warm.

Bubble tea is also known as boba tea; it’s a tea-based drink that originated in Taiwan in the 1980s. Its popularity exploded across the globe and once the trend took hold in the UK, it was an instant hit.

The flavoured fruit or milk tea is served with chewy tapioca balls or fruity popping boba in transparent cup with a 12mm straw to suck them up!

More than bubble tea …

You can use our syrups […]

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We’re a finalist in the North West Family Business Awards 2023!

By |2023-03-08T11:02:16+00:00March 8th, 2023|Categories: Latest News|


It has just been announced that we’re a finalist in the North West Family Business Awards 2023!

We’ve been nominated in the following categories:

Food and Drink Producer – Large

Wholesaler

Haulage & Logistics

People’s Choice Cumbria

This first-class event will be held at The Concorde Conference Centre, near Manchester Airport.

Co-hosted by Dave Clarkson and Sue Howorth of The Family Business Community, alongside renowned food and drink writer, and presenter Nigel Barden, and will take place on Friday 19th May 2023.

Graham Jenkins, our managing director, says:

“We’re both honoured and excited to part of […]

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BRAND NEW The Guide

By |2023-01-16T10:18:38+00:00January 16th, 2023|Categories: Latest News|


Our BRAND NEW GUIDE is out now!

Our guide is packed full of quality fabulous food to help you create amazing menus.

From fresh meat, fish, fruit and veg to frozen desserts and cakes, our guide is a comprehensive list of our products.

For up-to-date pricing, allergen and dietary information plus stock availability, our online site gives you all the live information you need.

View The Guide 2023 view availability and pricing online

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‘Wear it Pink’ day raises valuable funds

By |2023-04-05T15:37:57+01:00December 19th, 2022|Categories: Community, Latest News|

‘Wear it Pink’ day raises valuable funds

On Thursday 6th October 2022, we held our first ‘Wear it Pink’ day to raise awareness and funds for the Breast Cancer Now charity.

We’re pleased to announce our successful charity event raised a massive total of

£1,013.45!

Our Rosehill colleagues entered into a cycling challenge, bought raffle tickets and took part in competitions to help raise a whopping £845 on the day.

Our customers took advantage of special offers and we made a donation to the charity for each product bought, helping to take the final fundraising amount to over a thousand pounds.

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