 At KITCHEN GARDEN FOODS they have been making top quality jams, chutneys, marmalades and condiments under the KITCHEN GARDEN PRESERVES label since 1989 when Barbara Moinet cooked up her first batch of Blackberry and Apple Jam in the kitchen of her Gloucestershire cottage.
The small town of Stroud, where the company is now based, has a long and honourable tradition of artisan manufacturing – cloth, beer, walking sticks – to name but a few. The old stone-built mills which cluster around the canal, railway, the river Frome and its tributaries, are a reminder of the hard work and determination which helped to build this part of Gloucestershire (known as the Five Valleys) and give it the character which is still in evidence today.
In the building that was formerly the Stroud Brewery, you will find a hive of activity. You will know when you’ve arrived – not from the heady mix of malt and hops from the old days, but equally tantalising – the aroma of soft fruit and spices.
True to the principles which Barbara used when she made her first batch of jam, we have never felt the need to change our production methods or compromise on quality for the sake of profit. Preserving fruit and vegetables in season for use throughout the year is a tradition that goes back centuries and our team of talented and enthusiastic cooks do it just the way it has always been done.
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