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Bethany Reed
September 20, 2023
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We know that it’s important to know where your food comes from and who the people are supplying it. That’s why we try to make our blog as informative as possible, so you know everything there is to know about who we are, who we buy from and what we are up to.
Please feel free to give our blog a read if you have some spare time, we’d love for you to get to know us. If you’d like to be featured in one of our blogs, or there is something you’d like us to talk about, please let us know.
Our Favourite Blog Posts
We’ve found four great recipes using this deliciously versatile cheese. Whether you are a wonderful chef worthy of your own Michelin star or a kitchen novice these recipes are easy to follow and sure to deliver tasty results!
British Pie Week celebrates everything good about the pie from the delicious buttery pastry to the rich, more-ish filling we love all things pie and this week we want to share that love with you.
We are excited to introduce our newest venture West Country Olives, we are now over a month into launching this exciting new brand of olives and it is going from strength to strength.
The weather is improving, Covid restrictions are easing and we’re all itching to get out of the houses we’ve been stuck in for more than a year so what better first step back to normality than a farm shop?
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The Heart Of Our Company Blog Series
In this series we delve into the local businesses that keep ours running. From customers to suppliers, we would not be able to do what we do without the support and excellent work of the companies around us. We pride ourselves on the quality and locality of the produce we stock and we think you should know where it all comes from.
Recipes
Take a look at some of the recipes we’ve created using a selection of our products. Why not give some of them a go yourself?
4 Reasons Why You Should Be Using Orchardlea Foods
Bethany Reed
August 24, 2023
Let’s face it there are a lot of food wholesalers
Introducing Our Newest Supplier – The Ginger Cat Deli
Bethany Reed
March 6, 2023
The Ginger Cat Deli We are delighted to be introducing
Love is in the Air ❤️ 3 Great Valentines Gift Ideas to Buy Now!
Bethany Reed
February 2, 2023
We’ve got some great valentines gift ideas and there’s still
The Best Devon Products to Stock Up on This Summer!
Bethany Reed
August 7, 2022
The summer holidays are here and with it an influx
Cheese Celebration Cakes – 4 Essentials You Need To Know
Bethany Reed
July 11, 2022
Cheese Celebration Cakes Wedding season is well and truly upon
4 Excellent Cheese & Cider Pairings
Bethany Reed
June 10, 2022
Cheese & Cider pairings You already know that we stock
West Country Olives Wins 4 Gold Awards!
Bethany Reed
May 20, 2022
We’re delighted that our sister company West Country Olives have
4 of Our Favourite Spring Flavours!
Bethany Reed
April 18, 2022
The sun has come out and spring has sprung! Spring
Best of Cornwall
Bethany Reed
February 7, 2022
Devon and Cornwall have had long standing rivalries on everything
New Lines Added to Our ‘Orchardlea Deli’ Range!
Bethany Reed
January 27, 2022
We’ve added two new flavours to our deli range! These
Best of Devon
Bethany Reed
January 10, 2022
We are extremely privileged to have such incredible produce right
Looking Back on 2021
Bethany Reed
December 30, 2021
2022 is nigh and we thought now was as good
5 Christmas cheeseboards for every cheese lover
Bethany Reed
December 13, 2021
Cheeseboards are a delicious treat at any time of year
Our Top Christmas Picks – Drinks
Bethany Reed
December 6, 2021
In the run up to Christmas we’ve been selecting our
Our Top Christmas Picks – Cheese
Bethany Reed
November 29, 2021
The big day is fast approaching and to help you
Stocking Fillers & Gift Ideas
Bethany Reed
November 24, 2021
some people are harder to buy gifts for than others
Our Top Christmas Picks – Sweet
Bethany Reed
November 22, 2021
With a bigger and better Christmas brochure than ever before
Our Top Christmas Picks – Meats
Bethany Reed
November 15, 2021
In the run up to Christmas we’ve picked out some
New Flavoured Cheeses – Take 2!
Bethany Reed
November 11, 2021
Our flavoured cheese range has changed a lot in the
Tackling Food Waste
Bethany Reed
October 13, 2021
Food waste is a real problem in the UK; it
New Products for Christmas 2021!
Bethany Reed
October 7, 2021
Our Christmas brochure is at the printers and will be
Introducing our new deli counter range!
Bethany Reed
October 4, 2021
This has been in the pipeline for a while but
British Food Fortnight – Waterhouse Fayre
Bethany Reed
October 1, 2021
It’s british food fortnight and we’re celebrating by showcasing the
British Food Fortnight – Olive’s Kitchen
Bethany Reed
September 30, 2021
it’s british food fortnight and we’re celebrating by showcasing the
British Food Fortnight – Georgie Porgie’s Puddings
Bethany Reed
September 29, 2021
It’s British Food Fortnight and we’re celebrating by showcasing the
British Food Fortnight – Rod & Ben’s
Bethany Reed
September 28, 2021
it’s british food fortnight and we’re celebrating by showcasing the
British Food Fortnight – Sutton Lucy Dairy
Bethany Reed
September 27, 2021
it’s british food fortnight and we’re celebrating by showcasing the
British Food Fortnight – Chunk of Devon
Bethany Reed
September 26, 2021
it’s british food fortnight and we’re celebrating by showcasing the
British Food Fortnight – Cornish Gouda Co.
Bethany Reed
September 25, 2021
it’s british food fortnight and we’re celebrating by showcasing the
British Food Fortnight – Barber’s Farmhouse Cheesemakers
Bethany Reed
September 23, 2021
it’s british food fortnight and we’re celebrating by showcasing the
British Food Fortnight – W.F Chinn
Bethany Reed
September 22, 2021
it’s british food fortnight and we’re celebrating by showcasing the
British Food Fortnight – Curworthy Cheese
Bethany Reed
September 21, 2021
it’s british food fortnight and we’re celebrating by showcasing the
British Food Fortnight – Bell & Loxton Oils
Bethany Reed
September 20, 2021
It’s British Food fortnight and we’re celebrating by showcasing the
British Food Fortnight – Jacksons Fishmongers
Bethany Reed
September 19, 2021
it’s british food fortnight and we’re celebrating by showcasing the
British Food Fortnight – West Country Olives
Bethany Reed
September 18, 2021
British Food Fortnight starts today and we’re celebrating by showcasing
British Food Fortnight – Cradoc’s Savoury Biscuits
Bethany Reed
September 7, 2021
it’s british food fortnight and we’re celebrating by showcasing the
The Best Local Cheeses to try with Devon Wine
Bethany Reed
June 25, 2021
It’s National Cheese & Wine Day today – in our
English Wine Week – Alder vineyard
Hannah Schofield
June 24, 2021
This week is English wine week, as a business we
How to Create the Perfect Picnic
Bethany Reed
June 18, 2021
The perfect picnic doesn’t exist – right? For some people
It’s National Sandwich Week!
Bethany Reed
May 18, 2021
It’s National Sandwich Week! We’re celebrating all this week by
Three of the Best Farm Shops to Visit this Spring
Bethany Reed
April 29, 2021
The weather is improving, Covid restrictions are easing and we’re
International Women’s Day – Celebrating the Fantastic Women of Orchardlea Foods!
Bethany Reed
March 8, 2021
Today is International Women’s Day, a global celebration of the
National Pizza Day – Tuesday 9th February 2021
Bethany Reed
February 9, 2021
National Pizza Day is a whole day to celebrate the wonderful
Veganuary 2021
Bethany Reed
January 27, 2021
January 1 – 31st is the month of ‘Veganuary’ for
The year of Covid-19
Bethany Reed
January 1, 2021
Well it wouldn’t be right to not do a blog
English Breakfast Day 2020
Bethany Reed
December 2, 2020
English Breakfast Day takes place on December 2nd every year
Westcountry Olives
Bethany Reed
November 26, 2020
We are excited to introduce our newest venture West Country
4 Ways to use Natural Yogurt
Bethany Reed
September 23, 2020
We love the versatility of natural yogurt but even we
Cheese Showcase: Danish Blue
Bethany Reed
August 27, 2020
Castello have been producing their signature cheeses since 1893 with
