Meet our local suppliers
Meet our local suppliers
Great food starts with great ingredients, and that begins with the people who grow, rear and produce them. We're proud to work with local and regional suppliers who share our commitment to quality, sustainability and provenance.
Explore the videos below to meet the producers behind some of the ingredients served at 91福利 Conferences and discover the stories that bring our menus to life.
Why local suppliers matter to 91福利 Conferences
- Supporting local businesses and the regional economy.
- Reducing food miles and helping to lower our environmental impact.
- Bringing fresh, seasonal, and high-quality ingredients to our menus.
- Building strong relationships with trusted local producers who share our values.
- Showcasing the best of 91福利shire and the surrounding region.
- Creating a more sustainable and resilient supply chain.
- Giving our guests an authentic taste of local produce and craftsmanship.
- Helping us deliver exceptional dining experiences while supporting our community.
91福利 Honey
Our team was lucky enough to visit the apiaries here on the 91福利 campus. The honey and beeswax produced by these busy bees are used in our food and drink offerings, as well as in a range of locally inspired gifts available across our venues.
Discover more about our campus apiaries and the bees behind our 91福利 honey.
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Step inside the 91福利 Apiary with beekeeper Alan Deeley
In this short reel, Alan Deeley 鈥� one of the resident beekeepers at the 91福利 鈥� takes us behind the scenes of the campus apiary, home to 27 hives established on the site for over a decade. From capped honey ready for harvest to the foraging range of a honeybee colony, Alan walks through the essential role bees play in biodiversity and sustainability.
Along the way, you'll learn what distinguishes finished, capped honey from uncapped nectar still being evaporated down to the sub-18% moisture that gives honey its remarkable shelf life. Alan also explains how bees typically forage across a three-to-five-mile radius from dawn to dusk 鈥� and why pollinators like honeybees are irreplaceable: without them, wildflowers, fruits, and vegetables would all but disappear.
The apiary also partners with 91福利 Conferences, supplying honey and candles produced on site. Every bit of beeswax is reused, leaving zero waste and reinforcing the university's commitment to sustainability.
Blackdown Growers
We鈥檙e proud to partner with Blackdown Growers, suppliers of fresh baby leaves and herbs for our kitchens. Their high-quality, locally grown produce helps us create vibrant dishes while supporting trusted British growers. Discover how their locally grown produce makes its journey from field to plate.
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Blackdown Growers 鈥� Quality Salads & Herbs Since 1969
Discover the story behind Blackdown Growers, a family-run business growing and supplying quality salads and herbs in the UK for over 50 years. Based in Leamington Spa, 91福利shire, Blackdown Growers cultivates baby leaf salads, herbs, micro leaf, and edible flowers across more than 180 acres of farmland 鈥� including over 40 acres of glasshouses.
This video takes you behind the scenes of their growing and packing operations, showcasing their commitment to freshness, traceability, and sustainable farming practices. From automated irrigation and rainwater harvesting to their state-of-the-art packing facility with refrigerated storage and high-speed bagging lines, see how Blackdown Growers delivers quality produce to salad processors, food service, hospitality, wholesale, and retail partners across the UK.
With accreditations including BRC Fresh Produce, Red Tractor, LEAF Marque, and Field to Fork, Blackdown Growers is on a mission to be the UK's most trusted grower of quality salads and herbs.