{"id":195445,"date":"2023-11-01T14:38:56","date_gmt":"2023-11-01T14:38:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tokenstalk.info\/?p=195445"},"modified":"2023-11-01T14:38:56","modified_gmt":"2023-11-01T14:38:56","slug":"condiments-perfection-the-hawkshead-relish-way","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tokenstalk.info\/business\/condiments-perfection-the-hawkshead-relish-way\/","title":{"rendered":"Condiments’ perfection the Hawkshead Relish way"},"content":{"rendered":"

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For foodies, Happiness-is-Hawkshead can mean its zinging Black Garlic Ketchup. An original marinade or dip with ultra slow-cooked cloves that release sweetness, it works a treat with the likes of battered cod and chips, while the darkly rich and fruity Westmorland Farmhouse Chutney is a perennial favourite supercharging sandwiches.<\/p>\n

And good news is spreading too among home bakers about Hawkshead\u2019s softer Raspberry and Vanilla Jam, and what it can do for their sponge cakes.<\/p>\n

The condiments make perfect festive gifts and Hawkshead\u2019s tasty Couture collections have proved massive hits, not least for their decorative, keepsake jars \u2013 recycled glass of course.<\/p>\n

Even more important however in this contentment story are the company\u2019s 30 staff. \u201cWe\u2019re a family business and everyone is treated as part of that which is so important when you consider how much of someone\u2019s time is spent working,\u201d explains Maria, who founded the business with husband Mark in 1999 and whose daughters Izzy and Abbie are part of the team.<\/p>\n

Originally designed to complement a branch of a caf\u00e9 the couple had featuring regional produce, Hawkshead\u2019s phenomenal success led to it taking over.<\/p>\n

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Now turning over more than \u00a32million annually with a 10 per cent year-on-year growth rate forecast, the company has been garlanded with scores of fine food awards and with Maria and Mark \u2013 aka \u201cthe alchemist\u201d for his culinary innovations – receiving MBEs for their services to Cumbria\u2019s food industry.<\/p>\n

Everything, from the office, kitchens and shop to the warehouse and labelling, is carried out in-house.<\/p>\n

And what a \u201chouse\u201d this is with the business based in a converted 16th<\/sup> century Grade 1 listed barn beside picturesque Esthwaite Water and the village of Hawkshead in Cumbria\u2019s Lake District National Park.<\/p>\n

Behind its doors amid the sounds of laughter, a wealth of aromas swirl as pickles, relishes, preserves and sauces are conjured from thousands of ingredients to create 150 products and despatch more than a million jars a year.<\/p>\n

These go direct to consumers, to farm shops wanting a speciality offering, as a private label for homeware favourite Lakeland and to premium grocers such as Harvey Nichols and Fortnum & Mason.<\/p>\n

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