About us
Our passion is to deliver happiness through food. We start with the world’s great food traditions and, through partnerships, develop products, categories and supply chains.
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Foodservice
Focusing on products and customers to inspire chefs, capitalise on trends and deliver food with integrity.
B2B
Providing ingredients and manufacturing solutions to keep our customers at the forefront of their categories.
Partners
Collaborating on product development, offering technical support, and creating effective solutions.
Sustainability
We are committed to understanding and managing the ethical and environmental risks at each step of our pan-European supply chain. We collaborate with key bodies and are part of several UK-wide initiatives dealing with a range of topical areas, including food waste, packaging reduction, responsible souring, and animal welfare.
Our brands
We’ve a growing collection of brands – from exclusive to multi-retail – each borne of our 10+ years’ experience developing innovative and successful Mediterranean-inspired and plant-based products.
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This account is now inactive, please follow @compleat_food (The Compleat Food Group) for updates and news about the business formerly known as @wb_darby (Winterbotham Darby) ...
However or wherever you spend today, we wish you a Happy Christmas surrounded by friends or loved ones. Cheers to you. ...
One last push until the BIG day 🎄 🎅 and a massive thank you to our teams, colleagues, suppliers and partners who have worked tirelessly to get our products on the shelves. Tonight we hope that everyone can put their feet up and at last pour themselves a glass/cup/mug of their favourite beverage or tipple. Cheers everyone ...
Weekends were made for catching up and sharing...food. And our products are perfect for that. Sharing platters, nibbles and canapes - whatever way you want to enjoy them. Head into the festive season with the Med's finest olives and antipasti. ...
We love looking at pictures of food, so it was a delight to have the opportunity to view the 2021 finalist images from the Pink Lady® Food Photographer of the Year exhibition last Friday. As a long-time sponsor – first via @foodsunearthed food film shorts, now as winterbothamdarby food for sale - one of the best bits is seeing the images, printed and framed . Not only that, with such a range of categories, like the Politics of Food, this isn’t just lots of images of fancy cakes or simply people eating – there are some cultural, emotional and moral references and some pauses for thought.
Thanks @foodphotoaward for, once again, creating a wonderful platform for food photographers and filmmakers & also @royalphotographicsociety for providing the space in which to view the exhibition. Also lovely to meet @slm136 - one of our talented category finalists who'd come to see her image 'Road Side Cafe' in print too. The exhibition is on at the @royalphotographicsociety until Fri 12th December, with free entry, so if you’re close to #Bristol why not go and check it out. See @foodphotoaward for more details.
#foodphotography #exhibition #awards ...
After a covid-enforced year away, we are delighted that the wonderful @foodphotoaward Pink Lady® Food Photographer of the Year exhibition is back. On until 12th December, you can see all all the finalist images in their full printed glory at @royalphotographicsociety in Bristol. As well as the Food for Sale category (which we sponsored) there are another 23 categories to view. It really is who's who in food photography excellence. ...
Who says plant-based eaters are missing out? 🤔 Our @squeakybeanveg chargrilled cajun mini fillets have all the taste & texture of their meat counterparts AND you can eat them cold or heat them up. So, pizza lovers, just add them to your regular favourites & cook up a storm. Perfect 👌 🍕 ...
📣 A big cheer for our Simon Dancy - Group Planning Manager. Next Sat he takes on the Ultra Clarendon walk (52 miles) 👏 to fundraise for @naomiandjack - hospice care for children & young adults. Despite some previous knee injuries Simon is determined to do this and raise money for this worthy cause. So if you fancy lending your support too, please click the link in our bio to donate. It's been a tough year for all charities and so every penny is v.gratefully received ♥ ...
It's the end of the week and we think it's all about an easy dinner. 😍 Our chorizo is perfect for one pot dishes. This one combines chilli, garlic, onion, pepper, tomatoes, cannellini beans, chorizo, mushrooms and mixed herbs - cooked for about 40 mins on the hob. Mop it all up with a bit of bread or for extra carbs - mashed potato. Happy Friday chorizo lovers ...
Time out. ⛔ Today we're relaxing, so for an easy lunch we've grabbed a few bits for a continental ploughmans - wafer-thin smoked ham, chargrilled artichokes, olive & sundried focaccia & a wedge of dolcellate. And relax.. Happy bank holiday if you're lucky enough to have the day off. ...
There's something so good about a toasted sarnie 😇 & one of the most popular is cheese and ham. Today we've subbed in a smoked German Brunswick instead of a traditional English ham. Just as tasty and gone just as quick ⚡ What tickles your toastie tastebuds? ...
We are absolutely thrilled that TWO of our our favourite products are finalists at the @thegrocerofficial New Product Awards - @squeakybeanveg - plant-based chargrilled cajun mini fillets and @foodsunearthed pastel de nata. Well done to our passionate & innovative brand teams. Have you tried them? What do you think - are they winner-worthy?
#newproductawards ...
🍔 Today is #NationalBurgerDay and we're all in favour of the accompaniments. Whether you're eating plant-based 🌱 or enjoy meat our @foodsunearthed slow roasted tomatoes 🍅 and @vadaszdeli red onion pickles are a tasty addition. What's your favourite topping? ...
If there's one thing more we love than brunch, it's a super simple brunch. Our @VadaszDeli kimchi helps tick that box. Take your favourite bagel, add a fried egg and some bacon (plus a slice of cheese if you're feeling fancy) then spoon over a generous helping of delicious spicy and crunchy raw kimchi. You're good to go 🌟 🍳 🥕 💥 ...
Entries are now open for (@foodsunearthed) unearthed® Food For Sale - a category of (@foodphotoaward) Pink Lady® Food Photographer of the Year Award. This year we’re supporting via the unearthed® Food For Sale category. Attracting evocative, beautiful and educational images the category is all about very best shots of food for sale. It could be a farmers market in France, spices in Senegal, macaroons in a chic Parisian emporium or coconut pancakes from a Thai floating market. Basically images of buying and selling food in shops and on the street anywhere in the world. Check out @foodphotoaward for more info ...
Are you a meat-eater and fancy trying something different and a bit special? Why not try Spanish Ibérico pork? Our award-winning free range ibérico from South West Spain is available in our @foodsunearthed range. If you've not heard of it before, you can treat it a bit like steak and it's delicious served with watercress and chunky fries. Discover a world of flavour ...
You might not be able to get there right now, so let us transport you to Portugal and enjoy a traditional @foodsunearthed Pastel De Nata - delicious traditional crispy puff pastry tarts filled with a heavenly custard. unearthed® have done all the hard work so you just have to pop the oven on, grab a coffee and if you're feeling fancy - add a little dusting of cinnamon. Available in @waitrose ...
#fishlessfriday anyone? Throwback to the @squeakybeanveg February takeover when Sam @nomeatdisco created a loaded fishless finger sarnie stuffed full of mushy peas, tartare sauce & chunky wedges. Immense, quick, easy and absolutely delicious. Go tuck into tasty...😋 🌱 ...
We really cherish our long-standing relationship with international charity @actionagainsthungeruk. We donate 1p for every pack of @foodsunearthed products sold and amazingly, all those pennies we've been collecting since 2010 have now totalled £854,000! This helps them with their incredible work saving the lives of malnourished children and supporting their families beat hunger. To read more about them, click the link in our bio ...
In true British style #nationalpicniweek hasn't quite delivered on the weather ☔ . But ANY kind of picnic counts so even an indoor carpet picnic works for us. Of course, no such event is complete without a quiche, so here's ours - with our hugely popular semi-dried tomatoes and olives. We love how versatile they both are. Happy picnic-ing (and come on please sun) 😎 ...