HC3S
Local Suppliers
Hampshire County Council is proud to be working with a number of local suppliers for a variety of products. HC3S endeavours to use these suppliers wherever possible for school meals (primary and secondary) and for daily and function catering at other non-education sites.
Below is a list of some of our local Hampshire suppliers and the items they provide:
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Axton and Sons
Coastline Produce
Droxford
Christchurch, Dorset
Fruit and vegetables are sourced locally when in season from supplies in Hampshire and neighbouring counties and support specific local produce promotions.
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Blackmoore Game
Alresford
Venison, game, free range guinea fowl, poultry
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Bursledon Windmill
Bursledon
Stone-ground wholemeal flour
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Dairy Barn Farm Shop
Stockbridge
Rare breeds meat, homemade pies, ready meals, cakes and pudding, local organic vegetables, bread, cheese and groceries
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Farmer Gosden's Ice Cream
Sherfield-on-Lodden
Ice cream
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Fluffets Farm
Fordingbridge
Free range eggs
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Mozzo Coffee
Southampton
Fair trade coffee
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Mr Whitehead's Cider Company Ltd
Selborne
Apple juice
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New Forest Ice Cream
Southampton
Ice cream
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New Forest Spring Water
Fordingbridge
Bottled water
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Oven Door Bakery
Fair Oak
Bread, cakes, sandwiches, fancy bakery goods
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Preserving Traditions
Romsey
Additive free jams and chutneys
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Real Jam and Chutney Company
Winchester
Seasonal preserves and local fruit
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Solent Butchers Marchment
Portsmouth
Some local fresh meat, actively working with Hampshire Fare and others to develop a Southern Pride brand for their meat supplies
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Solent Fish
Portsmouth
Locally caught fish whenever possible
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The Tuck Box
Andover
Sandwiches
And, our local suppliers are not limited to Hampshire, we also use produce from:
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Apetito
Trowbridge, Wiltshire
Meals on wheels - many ingredients, packaging and services are purchased from Wiltshire and Hampshire
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Eden Springs
Tewskesbury, Gloucestershire
All water used in dispensers is sourced from Wiltshire
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Hunt's
Sherborne, Dorset
Fresh meat - 90%+ from Devon, Dorset and Wiltshire
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Lyburn Cheese
Landford, Wiltshire
Farmhouse cheese
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Red House
Amesbury, Wiltshire
A small specialist company, producing additive, wheat and gluten free products
HC3S actively supports Hampshire Fare and continues to widen the range of products from local suppliers. Hampshire County Supplies recently produced a Food Purchasing Statement 
473kb, which includes information relating to HC3S' local suppliers and produce.
For further information on the produce used by HC3S please contact either Evelyn Cook, Food Development Officer on 023 8062 7730 or John Foskett, Food Buyer, on 01962 826913
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