To compliment our puddings we have also created a range of sauces including our Creamy vanilla custard, which is fabulous cold on fresh summer fruits, turned into crème brulee, or hot on puddings! For further information about these puddings click here or to make an enquiry email info@countrypuddings.co.uk
| New puddings to tantilise the tastebuds | Check out some new additions to our range |
We're getting to grips with technology here at Country Puddings. If you haven't seen yet, our facebook page is up and running. We're regular tweeters on Twitter and we have some very exciting online videos coming soon. Watch this space for more information, or follow the links on our contact page. | Get networking | Country Puddings get social networking |
It's been a very exciting few weeks in the Country Puddings kitchen...at the beginning of June we had an order from Australia and exported some of our favourite puddings to the other side of the world. We hope the Aussies enjoy the puddings as much as us brits! We also received an order for 900 Christmas Puddings in May...it just shows it's never too early to place an order! We start making the puddings in January so we're well prepared! | Excitement in the kitchen | Puddings go Down Under |
On the 18th June 2011 Country Puddings helped to transport bikes to Whitehaven in Cumbria ready for the start of the C2C Ladies Summer Solstice cycle ride in aid of Hospice at Home Carlisle and North Lakeland. The challenge was to cycle 140 miles through stunning Lake District scenery, over the 'Roof of England' on the Northern Pennines, and down towards the North East Coast at Tynemouth. Participants raised funds of approximately £40,000 and helped increase awareness for a vital local charity that provides palliative care at home for patients with life limiting illnesses and their carers in North and East Cumbria. For more information click here | Doing our bit for charity | Helping Hospice at Home (Carlisle and North Lakeland) |
We're pleased to announce that we have recently been awarded the SALSA accreditation, which is the Food Safety Certification Scheme for micro to small sized producers. With the growing popularity of local and regionally sourced products among industry and consumers, the scheme provides national and regional buyers with the confidence that SALSA approved businesses not only make fantastic products, but do so in a safe and legal manner. To find out more about SALSA click here | New accreditation for Country Puddings | SALSA - safe and local supplier approval |
Last weekend (2nd July) Country Puddings attended Skelton Show near Penrith in Cumbria. It was a great day - very sunny, lots of local suppliers, events and activites and a good chance to catch up with our customers. We were delighted to be awarded the 'Best in Show' award for the best stand in the food hall. It's good to know we're doing things right! | Congratulations! | Country Puddings win great accolade |
Recently our Manageing Director, Lynne Mallinson undertook the LEAD leadership programme through the University of Cumbria. The course, specifically created for owners of small businesses was a 10 month programme that provided hands on advice, expert coaching and practical support to help businesses. Lynne recently graduated from the course, and also picked up a special award for 'best business growth' - well done Lynne! | Well done boss | Managing Director scoops another award! |
Country Puddings are excited to announce a new contract which sees the export of our Luxury Christmas Puddings to Dubai. We've been working closely with Hawkshead Relish and our puddings along with some of their products will be winging their way to Dubai in the near future. | Puddings travel to Dubai | More Country Puddings export news |
We are delighted to announce that last month Country Puddings won 3 Great Taste Awards, including 1* for our Creamy Vanilla Custard, 1* for our Summer Pudding and 2* for our Bread & Butter Pudding. The awards, organised by the Guild of Fine Food are classed as the Oscars of the food industry and a sign that you are buying good quality produce. | The "Oscars" of the food industry | More awards for our delicious puddings |
We are delighted to have been nominated and shortlisted for this years CN Group Business Awards in the small business of the year category. Cumbrian Newspapers run the competition each year to find the best businesses, employees, and innovations in Cumbria. They have been looking for organisations that are bucking the trend and thriving In the tough economic climate. John Grainger, managing director of Invest in Cumbria who are sponsoring the awards said: "while the past 12 months have had their fair share of downs, there have been many examples of businesses riding the storm and prospering in the most difficult of conditions. It will be these businesses, ranging from one-person micro enterprises or large multi-national employers, who will be recognised and honoured by the CN Group Business Awards 2011." The winners will be announced on the 20th October at a glitzy ceremony at Rheged near Penrith. Watch this space and keep your fingers crossed we win! To find out more click here
| CN Group Business Awards | Country Puddings receive nomination |
On Saturday 3rd September we were delighted to open the Daily Mail to see a lovely write up about our puddings by Masterchef presenter Gregg Wallace. Gregg and his wife Heidi received a box of our puddings after meeting them both at the Farm Shop & Deli Show earlier this year at the NEC Birmingham. Gregg said "Country Puddings have taken the traditional British dessert in all its forms and absolutely nailed it. There's everything from summer puddings to jam and syrup sponges. My favourite is the Creamy Rice Pudding."
| Celebrity endorsement | Gregg Wallace gives us the thumbs up! |
We have been so inundated with orders for our Luxury Christmas Puddings this year, that we have none left in the Pudding Kitchen! We start producing our Christmas Puddings in January, which gives them sufficient time to mature ready for when the orders start flooding in. We produce several thousand Christmas Puddings each year, but with the introduction of our 'Pink Christmas Pudding' in aid of Breakthrough Breast Cancer they have been even more popular than ever and sold out sooner than expected. The 'Pink Christmas Pudding' which Country Puddings only started selling online and to retailers in August has enabled Country Puddings to raise £350.00 for Breakthrough Breast Cancer.
| Christmas Puddings fly out of the pudding kitchen | Luxury Christmas Puddings now sold out! |
We are delighted to announce that we have been shortlisted in this year's Cumbria Life Food awards, in the Producer of the Year category. We have been asked to attend a ceremony at Kendal College on the 2nd December...watch this space to see if we scoop the award! | Cumbria Life Food awards | Country Puddings shortlisted |
We've been busy in our kitchen recently and have produced some scrumptious new puddings. These include our new Rhubarb crumble made with pink rhubarb and an oatmeal crumble topping, Bramley apple crumble with Bramley apple slices and an oatmeal crumble topping, Jam sponge pudding, an all butter steamed sponge with our home-made raspberry jam and finally Syrup sponge pudding, an all butter steamed sponge topped with golden syrup.
