The Wilkin family have been farming at Tiptree, Essex, since 1757, and making quality preserves since 1885.

We grow a wide range of traditional English fruits and use them to make conserves, condiments, and other treats in our nut-free factory by the farm. We received our first Royal Warrant from George V in 1911, and remain Royal Warrant holders as purveyors of Tiptree Products to Her Majesty, Queen Elizabeth II. Every member of staff is part of our Employee Benefit Trust, giving each a keen interest in the future of the business.

Our farm is LEAF Marque accredited (Linking Environment And Farming), recognising that we work sympathetically with our environment and encourage links with our local community. Fruit crops include strawberries, raspberries, mulberries, Morello cherries, rhubarb, damson, Victoria plum, greengage, quince, and the curious medlar.

Where we cannot grow our own crops, we buy the best quality fruit from trusted sources, such as Seville for our marmalade oranges. Our signature fruit is the Little Scarlet strawberry, a tiny wild variety, that is very difficult to grow and to harvest. We believe that we are unique in the world in growing this remarkable crop, but it is worth it for the depth of flavour that it provides.

Our products are made to cherished recipes and are free from artificial colours, flavours and preservatives. We inspect and prepare our fruit by hand then cook in small batches using traditional, copper-bottomed pans. As well as our jam factory, we also have an artisan bakery and a steamed pudding factory. We supply an extensive range of conserves, marmalades, honeys, sauces, condiments, fresh fruit, teas, cakes, biscuits, fruit juices, gift packs, Christmas puddings, and even natural wax candles. Our products can be found in over sixty countries across the world, and are available in fine retailers, premium hotels and quality airlines.

Beresfords was established in 1968 by RD and EG Beresford as an independent practice in Upminster. Our current Chairman and Managing Director Paul Beresford joined the original office in 1975, maintaining the same key values his parents instilled at its creation. Beresfords are deeply rooted in the community and always strive to give back and support as many local initiatives as possible. As a constantly developing agency, we have combined traditional principles with innovative marketing techniques, bringing us to the forefront of property marketing. Beresfords adopt a proactive, dynamic and innovative approach to marketing, and aim to provide the widest possible exposure across various key medias to achieve the most effective results for our customers. Our efforts have been acknowledged within the industry having been named ‘Best Marketing in the East of England’ at the UK Property Awards. Beresfords’ success has been boosted by its loyal and enthusiastic employees. Company culture is paramount here at Beresfords and we have recently introduced ‘Room 68’ which is our new hub of training, learning and development. This approach has ensured we have retained high staff retention levels over the years. With many members of our team having been in the company for several decades, which in turn allows our customers to benefit from extensive knowledge and expertise. As a result of our continued and investment in the business, we now have over twenty Beresfords’ offices and departments throughout Essex and into Greater and Central London.

Cuisine Royale is Essexs’ leading independent Dry Goods supplier based in Great Canfield. Our warehouse near Great Dunmow holds an extensive range of ambient, chilled and frozen products. We also stock a range of catering disposable items.
Our core base is in central Essex, with delivery routes to customers in East Herts and up the M11 corridor.
We deliver in sign-written, well-maintained, transit-sized vehicles, equipped with freezers and chillers, Monday to Saturday.
We pride ourselves on our personal approach and prompt response, our aim is to be friendly, efficient and considerate.
We hold an extensive range of products. Where possible, our aim is to sell local and regional goods. Currently the most important task is developing our product list, to meet the growing needs within the free from, plant based and vegan diversity required by our chefs. This enables them to offer a complete menu to suit all. We always endeavour to meet our clients’ requirements, happy to be flexible willing to source goods we may not currently stock. With a little notice we aim to please. Established in 1997 by Lesley Wallis, a leading chef in her early years she was joined by her brother Robert Mackley in 2006. Robert was City based and wanted something to keep him busy in the next phase of his life. Nowadays Robert is the driving force at Cuisine Royale, he is Managing Director and runs all aspects of the company with Lesley backing him up with HR and admin. His aim is to grow the business without losing the company core values. Our personal touch is our greatest asset, we care about the service we provide. The workforce – best described as friendly and cheerful - our drivers seem to be of a certain age, often joining us when they want to continue working, but without too much pressure. We pride ourselves on the personal touch when delivering a service to our customers. Our aim to carry along this path adapting to our customers needs and enjoying our time as we do this.

Hills Prospect PLC. London and the South East’s largest independent composite drink distributor are ready and able to supply any gaps in the drinks market. We are the only solution to deliver excellence in London and the South East. A service that national operators can only dream of.

Our fleet of 30+ HGVs and vans have the highest payload capacity of any of the independent composite drink distributors in the South East. Operating from modern 65,000sq ft warehouse premises in Romford.
Formed in 1977, Hills Prospect carry a comprehensive portfolio of brands and partner with all of the major brewers and regionals. Cask ales are nurtured in our cold store. A wide range of soft drinks and waters are stocked including CCE, Britvic and Fever-Tree. Working very closely with the brand owners, a vast portfolio of spirits are available and we actively assist in seeking pouring deals and support.

Our wine department can almost certainly satisfy your needs including sparkling and Champagne. Come and enjoy WSET training and tastings in our new tasting and conference facility and let us design and produce your wine list. We also supply snacks and dispense gas to complement our draught beer.
Our business is founded on industry leading customer service. A dedicated account manager and telesales operator are allocated to each outlet and our uniformed distribution staff will take great pride in delivering great products to you on our liveried vehicles. Our sophisticated IT system provides accurate electronic invoices and statements. Flexible payment terms and tailored automated reporting. So, why not join the winning team?

A famous name is born. Since 1882, our salt has been made with the same traditional artisan methods in the coastal town of Maldon. It is unchanging yet ever-changing, constant yet continuously challenging. However, the salt always remains the same.

Four generations of master salt makers have been hand harvesting the naturally formed flakes that have become Maldon‘s signature. The Osbskilled hands poised over every batch. Traditional methods and time-honoured techniques passed down through the centuries make Maldon’s pyramid salt flakes unique.

We want to inspire and encourage fun and enjoyment with experimentation with a view to elevating any dish to the extraordinary. We want to help create moments and experiences, stirring emotions that last beyond a meal.orne family have been making the finest quality salt for a century. That‘s a long time and a lot of salt for a family that’s both custodians of an ancient culinary tradition and creators of a globally recognised brand.

Maldon salt is made like no other, there’s an art in temperature and timing. A slow warmth uncovering the water’s secret, with

Maldon Salt company may be approaching 140 years of age but we are always looking forward with invention and excitement. We want to help inspire imagination and create the desire to share those experiences with us at the heart of the table.

The origins of Mr.Wheeler date right back to Victorian times, when George Wheeler, the great-great-grandfather of our current Chairman Johnny Wheeler, first joined the wine industry in 1883. Mr.Wheeler is the evolution of 130 years of expertise, offering a carefully-chosen selection of outstanding wines to private customers and the Trade, from our base north of Colchester on the Essex/Suffolk border. We are part of a new generation of independent wine specialist, with the heritage, expertise and attentive personal service of an old-style merchant, yet with the tech-savvy approach and grasp of contemporary lifestyle choices you’d expect from a twenty first century wine company. Mr.Wheeler is to ensure a certain standard of drinking, whatever type of wine you or your customers enjoy. The wines that our experts and vineyard partners choose are always the best – they deliver on quality, value and enjoyment. This is all back up by class-leading logistics and customer service; with a no-quibble money back guarantee on every purchase.

Newman Refrigeration Ltd are a long-established independent company specialising in consultancy, system design, installation, service and maintenance of refrigeration, heat pump and air conditioning systems. They work in a variety of sectors including retail, food manufacturing, catering, hospitality, public sector, commercial and industrial premises. They proudly maintain long established relationships with small independent convenience stores to multi-site retailers, local butchers shops to wholesale meat processors, restaurants to catering industry supplier, doctors surgeries to hospital trusts and nurseries to universities to name but a few. Each business relationship has been founded by their ability to establish, understand and deliver upon each and every individual customers specific needs. Their direct employed engineers are based throughout East Anglia and Greater London to ensure a four hour emergency breakdown response. All engineers are fully trained to work on traditional refrigeration, CO2 and Hydrocarbon systems. Each of their vans are equipped with latest technology tools and over 325 spare parts. A Newman engineer arrives to each job fully prepared and this is proven through their first time fix rate, which is second to none in the refrigeration and air conditioning industry. Newman Refrigeration Ltd have invested in industry leading service software called Fleetmatics Work. Widely used in America and Australia, Fleetmatics has streamlined our service planning, asset management, F-Gas responsibilities and reporting, enabling them to provide customers with concise, efficient and real time service. Jobs are carefully planned and dispatched directly to a strategically selected engineer's mobile device. Their engineer reports automatically log against the customers specific site and asset for each job - compiling a valuable service history which they can interrogate to highlight nuisance repeat issues and assets which may be reaching the end of serviceable life. When new equipment is required, their in house contractors, design engineers and installation teams are ready to design and fit the perfect solution. Newman Refrigeration Ltd employ some of the very best refrigeration people in the country; they are true experts when it comes to system design, system retrofits, energy saving and sustainability. Exceptional communication, technical ability and vast experience sets their design department apart from their competitors. The business has been built on reputation and they are constantly recommended by companies throughout East Anglia and London.

Traymoor Quality Meats was started 30 years ago out of a desire by the owner Andy Hyde to provide chefs with a bespoke service responding to their individual needs but with the prices usually only given to the larger chains of restaurants.

We supply fresh meat and deli products to restaurants, pubs and hotels throughout the county.

We’re now one of the East Anglia leading catering butchers and believe this is testament to our original philosophy; our dedication to provide the best quality produce and the customer service to match has always been at the heart of the business right from day one. We source local produce from Essex and surrounding areas and over the years built strong connections with many Local producers.