Local Provenance
Just some of the local suppliers used by The Roebuck
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Owtons
The Owton family have been farming on Chalcroft Farm for over 750 years with the earliest known records dating back to 1257. Rob Owton’s father traded cattle and wholesale meat to trade in the 1920’s. In the 1960’s Rob was faced with the difficult decision between farming and butchery. He chose to work with his father in his wholesale meat business as farming would have meant working 7 days a week.
Founded in 1976 at Chalcroft farm by Rob and Gill Owton, Owtons Traditional Family Butchers has established itself as one of the premier wholesale butchers and farm shop proprietors in the country, continuing to thrive with a passion for delivering best customer service, quality, knowledge and advice.
Rob worked at his father’s original shop in Southampton and when Reginald retired in 1976, Rob and his wife Gill founded the R.Owton wholesale business on their farm.
They started selling to butchers and restaurants but as word spread an increasing number of retails customers turned up at the 225-acre farm that today supplies 40% of Chalcroft’s beef.
The shop business has since expanded to add a further 4 farm shops at Kimbridge, Garsons, Country Market and the recently opened butchery and farm shop at Rosebourne near Andover.
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Medina Fine Food Service
BIG ENOUGH TO COMPETE, SMALL ENOUGH TO COMPARE!
SUPPLIERS
EVERY ONE OF OUR SUPPLIERS ARE VETTED AND HAVE TO BE OF GOOD REPUTE BEFORE WE WILL EVEN PURCHASE FROM THEM. WE TAKE IT UPON OURSELVES TO ENSURE THAT WE ARE ALWAYS ABLE TO SUPPLY YOU, THE CUSTOMER, WITH THE PRODUCE YOU NEED, WHEN YOU NEED IT.
PRODUCTS
WE ENDEAVOR TO PURCHASE ONLY TOP QUALITY PRODUCE AT COMPETITIVE PRICES FOR THE CATERER.
WE WILL NOT SELL ANY PRODUCT THAT HAS NOT ALREADY BEEN TRIED AND TESTED AND HAD A GOOD OVERALL OPINION FROM SEVERAL CATERERS. IN MANY CASES WE OFFER A “BRAND LEADER” AND A CHEAPER ALTERNATIVE, BUT BY NO MEANS IS THE CHEAPER PRODUCT SECOND GRADE. JUST GOOD VALUE FOR MONEY!
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Purbeck Ice Cream
Produced on the farm on the Isle of Purbeck this is ice cream heaven! No artificial rubbish in sight just good old fashioned ice cream made with fresh milk and thick double cream from their own dairy herd and flavoured with some mighty fine ingredients and some whacky ones too - red chilli ice cream? Blows your sock off!
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Twisted Nose Gin and Vodka
Produced by Paul (husband of Rene from the Corner House) is his now famous Twisted Nose Gin and Vodka! We keep having to taste it - lots!
