Sustainability and local provenance are ever-increasing considerations for businesses and customers alike. This page highlights the abundance of quality food producers, breweries, distilleries, and vineyards located in the West of England. 

You can find further details on the region's suppliers and how to source locally-produced food and drink below.

Drink Producers | Food Producers 

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Drink Producers

6 O'clock Gin

6 O’clock Gin is a family-run, craft gin brand with over 30 years’ experience in the spirits industry. They patiently distil strikingly smooth artisan gins in small batches, using traditional skills and only the best natural ingredients.

Their intention has always been to build a well-thought-out core range of classic gins that will stand the test of time. This selection is led by their flagship London Dry, which serves as the spirit base for the rest of the range. Their Damson and Sloe are notable for having at least twice the maturation time of other similar gins on the market and their exquisitely engineered Brunel packs a warming, spicy punch. Their deliciously moreish Mango, Ginger & Lime gin was added to the range in 2020 in collaboration with Romy Gill MBE.

Their new Light and Low is a refreshing and innovative take on the classic gin and tonic. Crafted from their award-winning London Dry distillate, it offers all the taste and character of a traditional gin and tonic while being low in alcohol content, less than 0.5% ABV (0.1 UK units per can). Light and Low was also specifically crafted to be low in calories, allowing you to indulge guilt-free. 

The full range is available in a variety of sizes and their London Dry is now available in handy refill pouches helping to reduce associated carbon emissions by over 90%. The range also has been adapted into ready-to-drink cans, so the gin-loving public can enjoy a bartender-quality G&T wherever the spirit takes them.

To find out more contact their sales team on 01454 418046 or email sales@6oclockgin.com

Bau Drinks

A local Bristol distillery, Bau Drinks is dedicated to crafting high-quality cocktails designed to be effortlessly served. By using cutting-edge science, we are committed to delivering a fast and elevated cocktail experience.

For more information or to place an order, please send an email or call on 07772611021.

Butcombe

Bristol born and made to stand out, Butcombe Brewing Co. began life at a time of cultural, social and political change, crafting beer before ‘craft beer’ was even a thing.

Alongside their award-winning classic beer range including Butcombe Gold, Adam Henson’s Rare Breed Pale Ale and Butcombe Original - ranked number 9 cask ale for national on-trade sales (source: CGA), you’ll find an exciting range of craft beers and lager, including World Beer Awards UK Winner, Goram IPA Zero.  

They also produce some great seasonal beers throughout the year and more recently launched small batch brews. Innovative and packed full of flavour, these brews are crafted monthly by their very own Head Brewer Mike Jordan, in collaboration with Channel Islands sister company Liberation Brewing Co.

For more information or to place an order, please send an email or call 01934 863963.

Enotria&Coe

Enotria&Coe is the UK’s leading premium wine and spirits distributor, and the UK’s only distributor to service all channels of the drinks industry.

Their expertise spans national and regional on-trade, off-trade and direct-to-consumer channels (through specialised e-commerce retailers The Great Wine Co. and Spirits Kiosk). Their direct-to-consumer offer aligns a physical store presence, online content and curated events. 

Their portfolio boasts some of the leading lights of the winemaking world, sourced with vitality and verve, embracing provenance, history, sustainability and innovation.

Enotria&Coe support customers with a full suite of value-add services including training, menu design, trends insight and bespoke promotional calendars.

Thatchers Cider

Thatchers are family cider makers with their home at Myrtle Farm in Sandford, Somerset.  

They craft a range of ciders, including the much-loved smooth and golden Thatchers Gold; naturally hazy Thatchers Haze brimming with fruitiness; and new vibrant and sparkling Blood Orange. Don’t forget too, Thatchers Zero, for those who opt for alcohol-free. 

Nestled at the foot of the Mendip Hills are the Thatchers orchards. It’s here that the journey starts, inspired by the heritage and values of the company. 

At Myrtle Farm you’ll find the Thatchers Cider Shop, where the shelves are packed with their ciders, alongside produce such as local cheeses and chutneys, and gifts. Draught ciders are available straight from the barrel, so you can try before you buy. Why not book onto a tour of Myrtle Farm and see how they make the ciders, and combine it with a visit to their pub next door, The Railway Inn.   

Visit www.thatcherscider.co.uk/visitus for more information. 

Wiper and True

Wiper and True: beautiful beers from a brewery at the heart of Bristol's craft beer scene since 2012.  

Wiper and True's mission is to create and share delicious, refined, and carefully considered beers - in the most sustainable way they possibly can. Whether you’re a small craft beer bottle shop or a busy pub group, they’d love to talk about supplying you with their tasty, crowd pleasing brews.

At their Bristol brewery, the team brew a range of core, seasonal and collaboration craft beers across an array of styles, from rich, creamy Milk Stouts to low ABV Pale Ales and alcohol-free lager. Regardless of style, all of their beers are unpasteurised, unfined and unfiltered, reducing the need for unnecessary chemicals. With a variety of pack sizes that includes 440ml cans, keg and cask, there’s an easy way for your venue to stock Wiper and True, whatever dispense system or fridge size you’re working with. 

Any trade related contact details: Tim Jeffree - on trade manager. Joe Baldwin - off trade manager. To find out more about stocking our beers, email orders@wiperandtrue.com, or call 0117 9412501.

Woodchester Valley Vineyards

Woodchester Valley is a multi award-winning, single estate vineyard and winery planted on the steep limestone soils of the Cotswolds Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. Based across three sites, covering 58 acres in the Stroud Valleys, Woodchester Valley focus on small production, high quality still and sparkling wines which reflect a sense of time and place.

Woodchester Valley is a member of the Sustainable Wines of Great Britain scheme and the team work hard to continue to reduce their impact on the environment throughout every aspect of the business. Grape varieties they grow include Chardonnay, Pinot Noir, Pinot Meunier, Bacchus, Seyval Blanc and Regent. The range of wines includes traditional method sparkling wines and still white and rosé wines. They welcome visitors to the vineyard throughout the year for fun and informative vineyard tours, wine tastings and other events.

As well as this, they have an established trade division with their wines being listed in a range of restaurants, hotels and shops across the Cotswolds, Bath & Bristol, including The Calcot Collection, Cotswold Inns group, and Michelin star restaurants such as Bulrush, Bristol and Lumiere, Cheltenham.

If you would like to enquire about their range of wines please contact Harriet on tradesales@woodchestervalleyvineyard.co.uk or 07936 603658.

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Food Producers

Flourish

The team at Flourish pride themselves on providing a sustainable shopping experience while offering fresh products from local suppliers where possible. Fresh fruit and veg comes in daily from Heritage Fine Foods based in Wiltshire, and quality meat comes from high welfare local farms where animals can roam free in the rolling fields. They also sell eggs, bread and more from the local area.

You won’t find any plastic fruit and veg bags, as customers are encouraged to bring their own, use a paper bag or buy a reusable. Freshly squeezed orange juice machine and milk refill stations mean fresh drinks but with no plastic packaging – you can opt for a glass bottle or bring your own.

Sourcing fresh produce locally means less carbon emissions – something Flourish are extremely passionate about, and when you shop with us your pound goes that bit further as we pay our staff the living wage as well as providing a number of other benefits. 

Jekka's

Jekka's has been leading the way on the cultivation and use of herbs for the past three decades. Started in 1984, the herb farm has evolved from supplying garden centres to an online mail order business and in 2013 opened a unique Jekka’s Herbetum and School. 

In 2019 they rebranded from Jekka’s Herb Farm to Jekka’s and launched a new range of illustrated homeware products designed exclusively by Hannah McVicar, as well as a new range of herbal infusions. In 2020 they developed a range of Jekka’s Grow at Home Herb Kits, they contain all you need to start growing and using herbs; just add love and water. 

Jekka's grow at home herb kits, herbal infusions and illustrated gifts and homeware have been produced following our root of being ‘green, environmentally friendly & sustainable’ and as such our suppliers follow and produce products that are ethically sourced and sustainable. 

Jekka's are now able to offer this range to selected retail customers. If you are interested in stocking these products, please send an email to sales@jekkas.com or go to their Contacts Us page. 

Pieminister

A local family business, Pieminister has been making pies in Bristol since 2003. Great Taste Award winners, the range includes free range British meat, vegetarian and plant-based recipes and a great selection of gluten free pies too, including ‘that’ winning Mooless recipe, crowned the ‘Pie of Pies’ at the 2022 British Pie Awards.  

A certified B Corp, Pieminister is part of a global community of businesses that meet high standards of social and environmental impact. So when you stock Pieminister’s pies you can rest assured they’re not only of the highest quality, but also made with sustainability at its core.  Pieminister’s kitchens are fully powered by sustainable energy and the business is working to reduce its carbon emissions by 50% in 2025, with a target to become carbon neutral by 2023.   

A profitable addition to any menu, Pieminister pies are super-simple to serve, with no chef required and minimum wastage.  Delivered in easy-to-recycle packaging with an 8 to 12-day fresh shelf life, they can be frozen for six months. A minimum order of 36 pies, which can be a mixed box of flavours, means you can order pies for every taste and dietary requirement.  Pieminister pie feasts also make a great choice for parties and events. 

To find out more, contact Pieminister’s friendly team sales on 0117 9504 567 or email sales@pieminister.co.uk.