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Organisations are now welcome to join the Happerley Network

  Consumers are often confused when it comes to accreditations held by Food & Drink suppliers, with websites and packaging being covered in marques for memberships and accreditations, it’s not always clear what they all mean.   Happerley has implemented its organisation module which allows membership and accreditation organisations to integrate into the Happerley Netwo...

Three Counties Show Unveils Foodie First

  With less than two months to go until the 2019 Three Counties Show, organisers have unveiled a brand new area, the first of its kind in the country.   The Happerley Food Heaven marquee will contain a number of food producers which have been accredited Happerley Transparent.  A new nationwide initiative aimed at making the food industry much more transparent.  ...

Tomahawk Ribeye Steak Recipe by Sarah Dugdale

How was your Sunday roast? Take a look at what our resident chef, Sarah Dugdale, cooked up: Tomahawk rib eye steak with on the vine roasted tomatoes, rocket , wild garlic and olive oil salad , oven baked chips ( using the olive oil and droitwich salt), Bernaise sauce with homemade butter, tarragon, Cacklebean eggs, white wine vinegar and lemon juice and mushrooms in wild gar...

Happerley Chef, Sarah Dugdale, wows at her first pop-up restaurant

On Saturday 13th April, Masterchef semi-finalist and Happerley Chef, Sarah Dugdale, ran her first pop-up at the Hive Restaurant in Cheltenham. Taking on the challenge of ensuring that she was able to trace all her ingredients back to source, Sarah wowed all the guests, finishing off the evening with an enpassioned speech about the ctitical importance of provenance.    W...

Become one our Provenance Reporters and Help Turn The Food Industry Transparent!

  We have added a ‘Provenance Reporter’ function to the Happerley app so you can now instantly and anonymously whistle blow any dubious provenance claims.   Armed with the app, all you have to do is snap a photo of any product you think is misleading, whether that be on a menu in a restaurant or on packaging in a supermarket, with any supporting evidence or reasons as...

Benefits of a Happerley QR Code

  The moment your business or brand becomes Happerley Transparent your own unique QR code is automatically made available to download from your online Happerley dashboard.    Embedded in the Happerley marque, your unique QR provides:   • Reassurance - your product has nothing to hide • Instantly connects the consumer to your own edited Happerley profile deta...

Family of five take on epic Live Happerley Challenge in a bid to follow their food from farm to fork.

  A Gloucestershire family of five have pledged to only consume food and drink from suppliers that can prove where their ingredients are from by taking part in the Live Happerley Challenge.   Following the food provenance-promoting 7-day challenge making national news last week, Ruth Erwin, Jeff Adams and their children Mia, 11, Jake, 11 and Carla, 5, decided to take p...

MasterChef 2019 contestant pledges future to championing ingredient provenance

  A MasterChef contestant whose use of fresh, honest produce saw her reach the semi-final knock-out stage of this year’s competition has pledged her future to championing the provenance of ingredients.   Sarah Dugdale, of Gloucestershire, rose to fame on the popular BBC One cooking show having wowed renowned judges Gregg Wallace and John Torode with some sensational se...

The Royal Three Counties Show Happerley Food Heaven - Exclusive to Happerley Transparent suppliers

  The First Happerley Food Heaven at The Royal Three Counties Show in hosted in an exclusive central marquee.   Filling quickly - Reserve Your Space Today - All applications for the Happerley Food Heaven need to be submitted by Friday 15th March 2019, spaces will be given on a first come first serve basis.   The Royal Three Counties Show, 14th June to 16th June 2...

Resounding success as supermarket becomes UK’s first to make it mandatory for suppliers to be transparent

  A Cotswolds supermarket has experienced a flood of customers wanting to use new provenance-scanning technology after it became the UK’s first major retailer to make it mandatory for suppliers to tell shoppers where their ingredients are sourced from.   The landmark event saw the Midcounties Co-operative in Bourton-on-the-Water, Gloucestershire, make it obligatory for...