Fodder Stories

16/10/25

Team Fodder is on a high after winning Retail Business of the Year in the 2025 Harrogate Business Awards

We were described as a “true local treasure celebrating all things Yorkshire” which was a very proud moment for all of us. Judges described us as a unique food hall and kitchen where all profits support the Yorkshire Agricultural Society.” They described Fodder championing more than 400 local suppliers, offering Yorkshire’s best produce, from cheeses …

01/09/25

Lister’s Crisps: A True Taste of Yorkshire

Lister’s Crisps first launched in 2019 when Yorkshire farmers Tom and Laura Platt decided to take their passion for potatoes to the next level. Based on their arable farm in Howden, East Yorkshire, they saw an opportunity to diversify and create something special; a perfect hand-cooked crisps made right on the farm, using their very …

28/08/25

Field to Fork: The Story Behind Wass Farm’s Artisan Charcuterie

Born and raised in farming families, Annabelle and Nick Taylor’s passion for farming runs deep – with Annabelle proudly an eighth-generation farmer, whilst Wass Farm itself has been passed down through Nick’s family, inherited from his grandfather. Three years ago, the couple decided it was time to diversify. They wanted to build on their farming …

18/08/25

Sweet Success – Creating Opportunities at Park House Barns

Park House Barns – Andy Watt, Head of Sales at Park House Barns/ Autism Plus At Park House Barns, chocolate is more than just a treat, it’s a way to empower people. Since it started in 2012, this social enterprise has focused on giving meaningful work experience to people with autism and learning disabilities. Their …

11/08/25

How two mums baked up a dream – The Story of Twos Company Bakery

Twos Company Bakery – Ayla McLellan & Marion Roslin Ayla had always been a keen baker, spending much of her childhood in the kitchen learning the craft alongside her grandparents. When she and her husband moved their young family from the States to Harrogate – his hometown, Ayla joined a baby sensory class to meet …

28/07/25

The Cream of the Crop: Meet Yorvale Ice Cream

Lottie Riley – Yorvale Business Development Manager For over 35 years, Yorvale has been delighting the nation’s sweet tooth with their real dairy ice cream – and it’s now available at Fodder in our Shop and Takeaway. “The Yorvale journey began back in 1989, when husband-and-wife duo Ian and Lesley Buxton decided to take a …

26/06/25

From Pub Life to Perfect Pavlovas: The Story Behind Sawley Kitchen

After years of running a bustling pub in Sawley, North Yorkshire, husband and wife duo Rob (Robin) and Nicky Jaques found themselves at a turning point. When the pub they lived and worked in was sold, they decided it was time for a new chapter – one that combined their passion, skills and love for …

20/06/25

Crafted by hand, rooted in tradition – meet Lottie Shaw’s craft bakery

The story of Lottie Shaw’s craft bakery began over 100 years ago in 1912, when Lottie’s great aunts created their original recipe for their much-loved Yorkshire Parkin. Three generations of bakers later, Lottie discovered the original recipe – and as they say, the rest is history. Lottie Shaw’s was founded in 2005 in Brighouse, West …

03/06/25

A cut above – from Yorkshire farming to award-winning charcuterie – meet Lishman’s

From a family-run farm and butcher’s shop in Ilkley to a celebrated producer of premium products. Growing up on a family farm in the Yorkshire Dales, David Lishman opened the doors to his small butcher’s shop in Ilkley 1986 and, nearly 40 years on, is now a renowned provider of award-winning charcuterie, with that same …

14/05/25

Delicious Cake Creations with Ali the Cake Lady of Harrogate

Delicious cake creations fueled by Harry Potter and Stephen Fry? That’s exactly how our long-standing fabulous supplier, Ali the Cake Lady of Harrogate makes Fodder Kitchen cakes. “Whenever I tell people I supply Fodder, the first thing they mention is that they love the Fodder cakes!” Ali’s home-based kitchen is in central Harrogate, just off …

25/04/25

Happy Pigs and Great Produce

Happy pigs and great produce. That’s at the very heart of what Anna’s Happy Trotters in East Yorkshire do every single day. Owned and run by fourth generation farmers, the Longthorp family first started as arable farmers but soon diversified into pig farming thirty years ago to make better use of the grain and straw …

11/04/25

A Sweet Visit to The Harrogate Cake Co.

It’s not many people who can lay claim to being commissioned to design the world’s most expensive donut and decorate Ireland’s biggest easter egg but Charlotte Marrifield from The Harrogate Cake Co. was once tasked to do just that. Fodder is proud to stock some of Yorkshire’s best suppliers and The Harrogate Cake Co. is …