The South Devon Food Hub

Orchard Drinks and Yarde cider make award winning ciders, apple juice and sparkling wine. Gerry Stuart and his family use traditional methods and apples from neighbouring orchards, as well as running an ‘exchange’ scheme with the public whereby during the harvest can bring their apples for making into juice or cider and take their delicious drinks away.

Gerry is also passionate about sharing his cider making knowledge and runs workshops all over the region, as well as attending many food festivals. Indeed, he welcomes visitors to have a taste and is looking forward to getting involved in open days that we plan to run at South Devon Food Hub.

Sanctuary Coffee is an independent coffee business dedicated to sourcing, roasting and serving high-quality coffee with care and intention. Working closely with trusted growers and suppliers, they focus on responsibly sourced beans that reflect both quality and integrity, roasted to bring out distinctive flavour and character.

Alongside their coffee, Sanctuary Coffee offers welcoming spaces and thoughtfully crafted drinks designed to be enjoyed at a slower pace — whether that’s a carefully brewed espresso, a relaxed takeaway, or coffee to enjoy at home. At the heart of the business is a commitment to community, sustainability and doing things the right way, creating coffee that not only tastes good but feels good too.

Owners Graham and Ruth Waddington are both based at The South Devon Food Hub in their development kitchen and offer services to businesses of all sizes. With an emphasis on sustainability, quality and technical skill, Graham and Ruth have been at the helm of British Charcuterie and Artisan manufacturing for over twenty years.

With a wealth of experience in charcuterie, smoked, cured and added value meats, the Fairview Larder is specialist product development business to help agri- food and manufacturing businesses: The Fairview Larder also run a series of training courses entitles “The Home Charcutier”. Designed for Home Cooks, Curing Enthusiasts and Meat Lovers alike.

Devon Distillery is an independent, small-batch producer, bringing over twenty years of experience in British artisan food and drink production. With a focus on quality, sustainability and technical skill, they craft distinctive spirits with care, overseeing every stage from development through to distillation.

Alongside their own range, Devon Distillery also supports businesses with product development and collaboration, helping turn ideas into high-quality, commercially viable products.

Barbers Bean to Bar is a Devon-based artisan bean-to-bar chocolate maker crafting award-winning chocolate bars, hot chocolates and innovative cocoa teas with a strong commitment to sustainability and flavour.

Founded by chocolatier and trained culinary professional Michael Barber, the company sources organic, fair-trade cocoa beans and lightly roasts them to preserve their natural fruitiness and complexity. Its range includes single-origin chocolate, luxury hot chocolate blends and cocoa husk tea – all made with biodegradable, eco-friendly packaging that reflects a forward-thinking approach to environmental impact.

Food in Community CIC is a Devon-based community interest company founded in 2013 and registered in Totnes. It works to reduce food waste and improve access to ethical, sustainable and nutritious food by collecting, sorting and redistributing surplus fresh produce that might otherwise go to waste.

Volunteers deliver fresh food boxes weekly to households in need, charities and community groups across South Devon, helping tackle food poverty and social isolation. The organisation also runs “Pay What You Feel” community cafés, cooking workshops and events to bring people together around food and skills-sharing.

Celebrating over 40 years of artisan cheesemaking, Sharpham Dairy handmake a range of award-winning English cheeses in the rolling South Devon countryside close to the River Dart.

Owners Greg and Nicky Parsons are both hands-on at the dairy and extremely proud that their small business became the very first cheesemaker in the UK to be certified as a B Corporation in 2022. B Corps are businesses who put people and planet before profit and meet the highest standards of social and environmental performance, transparency, and accountability. Their small, expert team of cheesemakers, with over 100 years of cheese making experience between them, is led by Production Manager, Peter Howarth.