OCHIL MONTHLY Quality Food News June 2011
jeremy@ochilfoods.co.uk
GLOWING ENDORSEMENT FROM THE FULL RANGE… George McIvor, Fellow and former Chairman of Master Chefs of Great Britain, and Barry Knight his codirector at Aberdeenshire based Full Range Purchasing, have given us a resounding thumbs up by choosing Ochil Foods as their nominated speciality foods supplier. Barry Knight explained “having viewed all the various fine foods suppliers in the Scottish market, Ochil Foods offer our clients by far the best value for money. We were also extremely impressed by the knowledge and passion Neil, Annie and Jeremy and their team have built up over the past 25 years in the business”.
PICKS OF THE MONTH
Barbury Duck Breast £11.55/kg (£2.75 each)
Whole Farmed Rabbits £6.35/kg
Deeside Smokehouse on board… We are very excited to have teamed up with Serena Humphrey of the Multi Award winning Deeside Smokehouse, to distribute her excellent range of Smoked and Cured Game, Venison and Beef all locally sourced on or near to the Dinnet Estate. Serena will be at the Highland Show at the end of the month if you would like to try out her products.
Iberian Pata Negra Presa £23.25/kg
THE BERRY PICKERS HAVE STARTED Picked and collected daily to give you maximum freshness, we have again partnered with Pete Arbuckle, for a season long range of Rasps, Straws & Brambles.
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Scottish West Coast Langoustine & Lobster £19.50/kg (48 hrs notice)
OCHIL MONTHLY Quality Food News June 2011
jeremy@ochilfoods.co.uk
ESSENTIAL FOR ALL KITCHENS A good bought-in stock can deliver great taste to a chefs kitchen a substandard one can destroy it. Having tasted Nigel Cranes Essential Cuisine range at ScotHot this year we knew we had to start stocking them. Low in fat (c.3%), low salt, no preservatives, gluten free, no GM, no MSG, this is the best range of stocks, glaces and jus we have found on the market by a country mile. Try some and you’ll see the difference. www.essentialcuisine.co.uk
PROMOTING SCOTTISH PRODUCERS
Margret and Mark Bush Summer Harvest Rapeseed Oil
Third Generation Hotel Supplier After a little bit of digging we can confirm 58 years ago, in 1953, The Dixon Family first supplied the hotel industry. Andrew Dixon, father to the current owner Neil and Grandfather to Jeremy, started farming Turkeys, which he went on to supply to The Crieff Hydro and Gleneagles amongst others. Co-Founder of The British Turkey Federation and Chairman of The Aberdeen Angus Cattle Association, Andrew sowed the seeds for the company you see today.
Tom & Camilla Mitchell, Auchtertool Pork Sausages, Fife
£30,000 for Maggies Congratulations to Craig Wilson “the kilted chef” and his team, who raised £30,000 for Maggie’s Centres and Breast Cancer Care, through his exhausting challenge of cooking in all 6 Scottish Cities in 24 hours. Craig raised some high profile support with The First Minister Alex Salmond, accompanying him in his feat.
Keith and Sheila Mitchell, Kenmore Bakery Oatcakes and Tablet (**Great Taste Award)
Vince Fusaro, Luvinas Ice Creams and Sorbets (Gold – National Ice Cream Awards)
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