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  March 3 is World Wildlife Day. It is a United Nations International day to celebrate all the world’s wild animals and plants and the contribution that they make to our lives and the health of the planet. At Summerdown, we’re always thinking about our impact on the environment and how we can maintain a …

  Did you know that Summerdown is a B Corp? March is B Corp month, when the global B Corp community joins together to celebrate what it means to be a B Corp – striving to balance profit with people and planet. To celebrate all the brilliant work these companies are doing, we’d love to give a …

Continuing our ‘meet the team’ profiles, please meet Catherine who some of you may have already met at fairs and events around the UK where Catherine is the smiley face behind the brand telling you all there is to know about Summerdown and sharing our delicious samples. Catherine is a retail expert and is in …

GEE’S SUMMERDOWN MINT AND PISTACHIO CHOCOLATE FRIDGE CAKE MAKES 24 BARS Ingredients 300g dark chocolate (72% cocoa) roughly chopped 2 drops Summerdown peppermint oil 100g golden syrup 120g unsalted butter, cut into small cubes Pinch of salt 100g dried cranberries or cherries, soaked in 2 tbsp of rum for 30 minutes 170g digestive biscuits, roughly …

  Pour yourself a cup of Summerdown’s tea and have a read of our first Impact Report to learn more about Summerdown and what makes us tick.

  For this amazing Christmas giveaway worth over £85, we’ve got together with two of our favourite Hampshire food brands; ChalkStream®️ and Cambrook Nuts, to offer you a selection of delicious treats just perfect for nibbles and starters. With Summerdown providing the sweet peppermint treats, that’s your Christmas feast covered. Enter here. 

  On Wednesday, Jo, Rosie and Ian travelled to Cardiff to the BBC Food & Farming awards and came home with the ‘Best drinks producer’ award for our peppermint tea. To say we were absolutely thrilled, is an understatement.  You can listen to more about the awards and our peppermint tea on BBC Radio 4 …

Continuing our ‘meet the team’ profiles, please meet Jo who heads up our Sales & Marketing team and is Grandson of our founder, Sir Michael Colman. Jo joined the family business 5 years ago, having started his career in politics and then followed his passion for all things food, working at Jude’s Ice Cream, our …

It’s that time of year again when Catherine is travelling around London and the South West, taking Summerdown on the road to some brilliant Christmas fairs. See below where she’s going to be and please come and say hi – we love to meet our customers, new and old and hear all about your Summerdown …

In the first of our ‘meet the team’ profiles, we’d like to introduce you to Rosie. Rosie is our herb grower and distiller who officially joined Summerdown’s farm team in May this year. Rosie has worked in different areas of the agricultural sector, from harvest work driving tractors and trailers at Summerdown, to being a …