| Grain
Silvery Tweed partners with British spelt supplier
to bring ancient grains from field to fork
Cereal processor Silvery Tweed Cereals is continuing to champion the UK’s grain growing capabilities with its newest
supply partnership. Working together with County Durham spelt producers Craggs & Co., Silvery Tweed will be able to
provide its customers with a reliable supply of competitively priced, locally-grown spelt products – a rarity in the UK
grain market.
ased in Sedgefield
in the Co. Durham
region,
commercial wheat
growers Craggs &
Co. expanded into
spelt production after cultivating a
test batch for a family friend and
finding that conditions on their
land were ideal for growing the
grain. Craggs & Co.’s range of
Red Tractor and TASCC-certified
hulled spelt products was
launched in March 2017, with
customers ranging in size from
home bakers up to large
commercial bakeries and food
manufacturers.
In addition to milling the grain
into flour for their own range of
products, Craggs & Co.’s spelt will
be used in Silvery Tweed’s own
processed cereal products such
as flakes and kibble, which will
then be supplied to the food
manufacture and breakfast cereal
industries.
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Thanks to this partnership,
Silvery Tweed will be able to offer
customers a reliable supply of UK
ancient grain with a very
transparent supply chain whilst
also controlling price volatility; due
to fluctuations in European supply
and demand, these benefits can
be less easy to deliver when
relying on imported grain.
The endeavour also highlights
the consistent availability and
quality of UK-grown spelt for
product development purposes.
Craggs & Co. founder, Stephen
Craggs, explains: “To increase the
stability of our enterprise, we have
secured the backing of a network
of spelt growers around the
country, who are given specialist
support and expertise from our
team to maximise consistency
between crops.” This, alongside
the cost benefits, should reassure
food manufactu rers and NPD
teams of the UK spelt market’s
stability.
Silvery Tweed’s MD, Bob
Gladstone, says of the partnership:
“We’re very happy to be working
so closely with Craggs & Co. The
values of the two businesses are
incredibly well-aligned: we’re two
family-owned firms which are both
committed to delivering quality,
transparency and longevity in the
supply chain.
“Like Craggs & Co., Silvery
Tweed understands the
importance of sustainability and
longevity, both in terms of
environmental impact and stock
supply. And we’re both firms which
champion local suppliers and
promote produce grown in the
region: at Silvery Tweed we source
most of our grains from within a
small radius of Berwick, and it’s
great to be able to add British
spelt to our product list.”
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