The Inn Collection Group has partnered with Northumbrian growers, Particularly Good Potatoes, to exclusively supply locally-grown potatoes to its family of pubs, ensuring fresh, high-quality ingredients across its estate.
Ap-peel-ing chips, mash and skins are being enjoyed by customers across The Inn Collection Group, thanks to a growing partnership with Northumbrian growers Particularly Good Potatoes.
A family-owned business with nearly a century of farming expertise, Particularly Good Potatoes provides a range of Wooler-grown products to kitchens throughout the group’s estate of pubs with rooms
However, as the volume of potatoes needed to satisfy customer appetites grows, so does The Inn Collection Group’s relationship with the Red Tractor Assured, LEAF Marque and SALSA certified producer.
Their field, “The Big Haugh”, is set to produce around 450 tonnes of Ramos/Markies/Accord variety potatoes exclusively for The Inn Collection Group.
It is a development that ensures homegrown, UK potatoes are present on plates across northern England and Wales, rather than imported variants
Having been impressed with the supplies from Particularly Good Potatoes to date, head of food, Tom Adlam, is delighted with the new arrangement.
He said: “Mark and the team at Particularly Good produce a fantastic product here in Northumberland. As a company that started in the county, I’m delighted that we now have our dedicated potato field with them.
“The demand we have for potatoes is growing ever higher so to have that certainty of supply is important and to secure that with a family firm that has had potatoes their point of speciality for 30 years ensures quality too.
“Particularly Good’s processes ensure freshness, too, and I’m sure our relationship will continue to grow.”
Sourced through suppliers Delifresh, everything from freshly cut chips to fondants and quarter cuts to chateaus make their way on to plates of hearty pub food served by The Inn Collection Group daily between 11am and 9pm.
Harvested and kept in cold storage, the spuds begin their transformation once orders are received from customers and are moved into the processing factory where they are washed, peeled, cut and packed, ready for distribution.
Vacuum packed on site and refrigerated, which gives them a shelf-life of five days from the day of production, with delivery on the day of processing to ensure that the customer has the optimum number of days to make use of them.
It creates a high-quality product that Mark Robson is happy to see served across The Inn Collection Group.
He said: “Tom and the chefs across The Inn Collection Group need a lot of potatoes to satisfy their customers and we’re thrilled that they now have a dedicated field in Wooler to meet this demand.
“A northern pub group serving northern potatoes to its customers is a great story for us as we are committed to producing our products in as sustainable and environmentally friendly way as possible.
“That we can have potatoes from Northumberland into a pub and being enjoyed by customers in a matter of hours offers a freshness that we’re proud of and are delighted to be trusted to provide.”
