Producers News

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Oldfields Cider Turns Happerley Transparent

  We are proud to introduce the ‘Good Local Folk’ of Oldfields Cider to the Happerley Family. Now certified Transparent as part of the Co-Operative Best of Our Counties range (a unique range of locally and ethically sourced food and drink which you will find in your local Midcounties Co-Operative store).    Oldfields Cider is devoted to crafting quality cider, from fr...

Smith & Clay have joined the network

  SMITH & Clay (formerly Brackley Butchers) have just been awarded their Happerley Transparent Marque, joining the Happerley network.   Smith & Clay were awarded the Countryside Alliance Champion Butchers 2019. This reflects their hard work with local producers and communities.   Smith & Clay work to educate people on the importance of knowing the provenance of t...

Happerley turns Cinderhill Farm Transparent

  Happerley are pleased to welcome Deborah Flint and the whole of the Cinderhill team to the ‘Happerley’ family, who have just been awarded their Happerley Transparent Marque.   Deborah Flint, producer of Cinderhill Farm’s sausage roll and ‘Foggy’ pasty won The Midcounties Co-operative’s Food Glorious Food competition launched in 2018. Their products sell at Gloucester...

Happerley welcomes The Cotswold Pudding & Pie Co

HAPPERLEY are excited to welcome Myles Salmon and the rest of The Cotswold Pudding & Pie Co. team in becoming Happerley Transparent! Delivering award-winning produce to their customers since 2005, the team sell only high-standard food, renowned for its authentic credibility. Their values in the local community, animal welfare and food traceability are something Happerley are pr...

Happerley England on Tour in Cornwall with Adam Henson

IT was fantastic to meet so many amazing Cornish food and drink producers at Philleigh Way Cookery School last Wednesday October 2.  Hosted by Adam Henson, the speeches from Malcolm Bell, Chief Executive of Visit Cornwall and Founder of Happerley, Matthew Rymer, were followed by a fabulous feast of local food created by owner of the Cookery School, Rupert Cooper.   Rupert...

Could you be the next big Cotswolds' food and drink producer?

THE chance to receive a £10,000 cash injection into your business must be the best reason in the world to tell the Co-op about the story behind your food or drink brand.  Plus the winner of the Food Glorious Food competition, plus seven runners up, will all be awarded a listing in the Co-op 'Best of our Counties' range of locally sourced food and drink.    For more inform...

Are you getting the full benefit of your unique QR code?

YOUR business or brand has become Happerley Transparent which has automatically produced a unique QR code available to download from your dashboard.   There are several ways for you to benefit from your QR code and maximise impact: Apply to your packaging, labelling and point of sale – it can be produced from 1cm square to work perfectly Embed as a link across th...

Happerley motivates Creed Foodservice team ahead of Provenance Champion journey

FOUNDER of Happerley, Matthew Rymer, inspired the Creed Foodservice sales team in Cheltenham, ahead of their exciting journey with Happerley.  Creed are the first foodservice supplier to champion food provenance in their industry and encourage transparency and honesty in their supply chains.  Creed is renowned for service excellence and supporting its customers and their relati...

Our Happerley Chef inspiring children to cook with Best of our Counties

RUTH, our Happerley chef, had a lovely weekend inspiring local children to explore food at The Autumn Show in Worcestershire.  The children had the opportunity to make pizzas using local seasonal products and ingredients, kindly donated from the Best of our Counties range in conjunction with Midcounties Coop. 

William Ugle Joins the Happerley Team

    WE are very excited to announce that William Ugle has joined us as Senior Account Manager.  After a very successful 11 years as Ambassador for Hobbs House Bakery, William has joined Happerley with a huge passion to spread the word of greater transparency within the food and drink industry.    We warmly welcome him but please allow William to introduce himself in...