Food show proves a tasty success!

On Sunday 24^th and Monday 25^th February we held our 21^st food show for caterers. Held at The Shepherds in Carlisle, we welcomed over 600 of our customers to the much anticipated show over the two days.

Customers travelled from far and wide to take advantage of money-saving deals from over 60 national and regional suppliers. Suppliers were showcasing their product ranges and many new product launches were on display. Household names such as Heinz, Whitby Scampi and Nestlé were in attendance alongside an array of regional suppliers from Cumbria, Northumberland and Scotland.

New regional suppliers attend the […]

A warm welcome to Stewart Jack

Stewart joins our Gateshead sales team and will be covering the Northumberland coast area. Our current manager, Rebecca Iredale, takes her maternity leave and Stewart will be covering her patch.

With his skills as a fully trained butcher, Stewart brings his knowledge and expertise to our customers who can take full advantage of his know-how! Although, new to a sales role, he is highly experienced in dealing with catering accounts. He’s looking forward to the new job and challenge ahead.

He has a busy few weeks ahead as he gets to know his customers and will, of course, be at our forthcoming food show […]

Staff attend Leadership & Management Skills course

Recently, a number of our staff members attended and successfuly completed a Leadership & People Management Skills course.

Julie Bell Consulting Ltd held the two-day course at our headquarters in Rosehill, Carlisle.

Staff who attended the course are already in supervisory roles or stepping up to the role in the near future. The course covered the roles and responsibilities of a supervisor, self awareness, how to manage performance, setting work objectives, delegating tasks and building positive relationships with your role.

Sarah Dhesi, our HR manager, said: “Everyone who completed the course really enjoyed their time with Julie. She’s very friendly and approachable, making […]

Spooky fun at Walby Farm Park

Walby Farm Park is once again helping children and their families celebrate Halloween this week with hundreds flocking to their pumpkin patch.

The children’s attraction is at Crosby-on-Eden, just outside Carlisle, and is run by Neil Milbourn and his family. Every year they hold celebrations for Halloween during the October half-term holidays.

The children visit the pumpkin patch to pick their own pumpkin. They can then visit the tented area where staff are on hand to help them carve spooky faces into their pumpkins.

Throughout the day, there are themed shows and dramas taking place and many of their staff are dressed in scary outfits!

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Family Business Conference 2018

The Family Business Conference was held at The Castle Green Hotel in Kendal on Thursday 11^th October. The conference brought together family businesses looking to learn from and network with other successful family businesses.

Due to our successful win at the Cumbria Family Business Awards in March, we were invited to take part in the event. David Jenkins, our sales director, went along to represent our business.

Local MP, John Stevenson, gave the opening address talking about the effect Brexit will have on the economy and stating that family businesses are vital to our local development. He said: “You raise aspirations, encourage independence and contribute to […]