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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.
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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?
Ready Made Cocktails now available to order!
Ready Made Cocktails now available to order! Did you know
Hullabaloos Drinks Come to Orchardlea!
Hullabaloos Drinks are now available to order through us! We’re
Say hello to some new and not so new suppliers!
New Suppliers! We pride ourselves on sourcing the best quality
5 Reasons why West Country Olives are the best olives!
The best olives around! West Country Olives are our sister
Here’s why you should be stocking Sharpham Cheeses!
Sharpham Cheeses: Here’s why you should be stocking them! Sharpham
Discover Ginger Cat Deli at the Source Trade Show!
Ginger Cat Deli are joining us at the Source Food
We’re excited to be at the Source Trade Show 2024!
Source Trade Show 2024! We’re excited to be at the
Introducing our Delicious New Festive Cheese Range!
Festive Cheeses! Take a deep dive with us into our
Celebrating 15 award-winning products!
Award-Winning Products! We’re incredibly proud to stock an array of
Local Producers – Discover More About our Fantastic Suppliers!
Discover more about our fantastic Local Producers! We are extremely
Exciting New Products for Christmas 2023!
Christmas 2023 – new products! We’re hard at work getting
We’re the Exclusive Distributor for these 3 great producers in the South West!
EXCLUSIVE DISTRIBUTOR! We are passionate about supplying the best food
4 Reasons Why You Should Be Using Orchardlea Foods
Let’s face it there are a lot of food wholesalers
Supplier Spotlight 2023 – Sharpham Cheese
Sharpham Cheese We’re continuing to highlight our fantastic in suppliers
Supplier Spotlight – Curworthy Cheese 2023
CURWORTHY CHEESE Cuworthy Curworthy Cheese have been producing their artisan
Supplier Spotlight 2023 – W F Chinns
WF Chinns Sausages We’re continuing our Supplier Spotlight series where,
Supplier Spotlight 2023 – Kitto’s Ham
Kitto’s Ham We’re continuing to celebrate the launch of our
Supplier Spotlight 2023 – Bell and Loxton
Bell and Loxton Bell and Loxton are a small family
Supplier Spotlight 2023 – Waterhouse Fayre
Waterhouse Fayre We’re continuing our Supplier 2023 Spotlight! We published
Supplier Spotlight 2023 – Jessica’s Cakes
Jessica’s Cakes We’ve just released our brand new product guide
Supplier Spotlight 2023 – Bays Brewery
Bays Brewery Bays Brewery began in 2007 when brothers Mark
Supplier Spotlight 2023 – Jacksons Fishmongers
JACKSONS FISHMONGERS We’ve launched our new product guide! Featuring the
Supplier Spotlight 2023 – Cradoc’s Crackers
CRADOC’S CRACKERS TODAY WE SHINE THE SPOTLIGHT ON THE THOMAS
Supplier Spotlight 2023 – Cornish Cheese Company
Cornish Cheese Company Cornish Blue was the first cheese produced
Introducing Our Newest Supplier – The Ginger Cat Deli
The Ginger Cat Deli We are delighted to be introducing
Love is in the Air ❤️ 3 Great Valentines Gift Ideas to Buy Now!
We’ve got some great valentines gift ideas and there’s still
The Best Devon Products to Stock Up on This Summer!
The summer holidays are here and with it an influx
Cheese Celebration Cakes – 4 Essentials You Need To Know
Cheese Celebration Cakes Wedding season is well and truly upon
5 of the best recipes with… Olives
Best Olives Recipes Our sister company West Country Olives recently
4 Excellent Cheese & Cider Pairings
Cheese & Cider pairings You already know that we stock
West Country Olives Wins 4 Gold Awards!
We’re delighted that our sister company West Country Olives have
4 of Our Favourite Spring Flavours!
The sun has come out and spring has sprung! Spring
4 of the best recipes with… Ham
This week we’re highlighting one of the most versatile of
Best of Cornwall
Devon and Cornwall have had long standing rivalries on everything
New Lines Added to Our ‘Orchardlea Deli’ Range!
We’ve added two new flavours to our deli range! These
4 of the best recipes with… Smoked mackerel
January is normally a time of restriction and calorie counting
Best of Devon
We are extremely privileged to have such incredible produce right
Looking Back on 2021
2022 is nigh and we thought now was as good
5 of the best recipes with… Sausages
The humble sausage has been around for millennia. Rumoured to
5 Christmas cheeseboards for every cheese lover
Cheeseboards are a delicious treat at any time of year
Our Top Christmas Picks – Drinks
In the run up to Christmas we’ve been selecting our
Our Top Christmas Picks – Cheese
The big day is fast approaching and to help you
Stocking Fillers & Gift Ideas
some people are harder to buy gifts for than others
Our Top Christmas Picks – Sweet
With a bigger and better Christmas brochure than ever before
Our Top Christmas Picks – Meats
In the run up to Christmas we’ve picked out some
New Flavoured Cheeses – Take 2!
Our flavoured cheese range has changed a lot in the
4 Of The Best Recipes Using Peanut Butter
We’ve recently added Freda’s Peanut Butter to our product list
Ingredient Showcase: Chorizo
My love affair with chorizo began a few years ago
Tackling Food Waste
Food waste is a real problem in the UK; it