Retail Opportunities with Cottage Delight

Why Cottage Delight

Cottage Delight has a long-standing relationship with high street retailers, with over 50 years of partnership and expertise. As a well-established brand within the retail sector, we have earned our position as an anchor brand for many retailers. Through our extensive experience, we have developed a deep understanding of the challenges that retailers face today, including the decline of footfall, margin pressures, external economic factors, and the impact of rising costs of living. This insight enables us to provide tailored solutions that address the unique needs of each retailer, helping them to thrive in a rapidly changing retail landscape.

Our Standards

At Cottage Delight, quality is at the heart of everything we do. We produce over 3 million jars each year, carefully handmade in our traditional kitchen. Our skilled production team follow recipes rooted in tradition, guided by passion and attention to detail. We select the finest ingredients and take pride in every step of the process, ensuring exceptional products that are truly exceptional.

We pride ourselves on impeccable food hygiene, purchase with confidence knowing that we operate to the highest food safety standards with our BRC AA Food Safety Certification. We have 222 Great Taste Awards, more than any other brand. Our products are handcrafted in small batches with the ability to scale up production, we can meet the demands of larger businesses while maintaining our renowned quality and taste.

Our Support

Cottage Delight are known within the industry for high quality and broad gifting ranges. This includes food and alcohol gift ranges. Our gifting collection delivers an exciting range of great value gifting, with an unrivalled selection of choice for all types of budgets, preferences and palates.

Our marketing support is designed to work hard for you in store, lifting products off shelf and creating exciting in-store theatre. Whether you’re looking to celebrate key gifting occasions, educate shoppers on our brand or draw attention to new lines, we have a broad range of free point of sale material, as well as our downloadable assets from our Digital Asset Manager (DAM).

Own Label And Corporate Gifting

As a small batch producer, we are able to provide own-label products to suit your business needs. This also includes bespoke recipe solutions and eye-catching label designs. Our team of highly skilled designers can produce your style of label from scratch, reflecting the character of your brand. We are proud to be able to deliver this service and produce here in our kitchen in the Staffordshire Moorlands.

Whether you are looking for inspiration to reward your staff, customers or suppliers for their support and service, we have the perfect selection of premium gifts at fantastic price points. We offer a bespoke service to our corporate customers, providing a flexible and dedicated team to pick and pack your orders. You can place your order with confidence online, or call to speak to a member of our qualified Customer Service team to discuss your specific requirements or read more here.

50 Years Of Preserving

As we continue into our 50th year and beyond, it’s our mission to bring inspiration to your kitchen and variety to your table, to provide possibility and potential, with a touch of sparkle. Because our juicy jams are not just for spreading over toast, and our chunky chutneys are not just for serving with cheese.

Meet our dedicated Key Account Manager, Melissa

Say hello to Melissa Rigby our Key Account Manager here at Cottage Delight. Mel has a wealth of knowledge and experience within the food sector. Starting her journey at Cottage Delight over 13 years ago, Mel began as Product Manager within our NPD Department, developing ranges for all of our key customers, then moved on to Marketing, heading up the brand and ecommerce developments, and finally Key Account management, developing commercial ranges for customers. Let’s just say, she has a very in-depth knowledge of the business and marketplace awareness for retailers both online and offline. Mel shares the same passion for quality as our valued retail customers.

Above all else, Mel is a foodie fanatic. Her favourite Cottage Delight product is Indian Hot Chilli Pickle, the perfect accompaniment to spicy dishes such as curries or appetisers!

Get In Touch With Melissa Rigby Key Account Manager

Read Our Testimonial

“We have enjoyed a long-standing partnership with Cottage Delight, spanning over 25 years. Cottage Delight collaborate closely with us to craft a comprehensive gifting collection that meets the unique needs of our loyal customer base, who returns year after year. Their trusted brand has fostered a sense of loyalty and partnership, as customers recognise the value of their products. By delivering high-quality goods at a commercial price point, we’ve established a mutually beneficial relationship built on trust, reliability, and profitability.”

– Rebecca Dudley. Buyer. Lakeland.