insideSUSSEX Magazine Issue 17 - July 2016 | Page 111

BUSINESS

2016 JUST GOT
SWEETER FOR
PETWORTH’S
‘DELI OF THE YEAR’
The Hungry Guest, a deli based in Petworth that’s twice
been voted the UK’s ‘Deli of the Year’, has just got a whole
lot sweeter, and a whole lot greener too having signed up
to stock the premium ‘Infusions’ range of honey created
by award-winning brand, Origin Honey. The deli will also
stock the brand’s sister label, Beehive Brae. Both brands
are produced by Plan Bee Ltd, one of the UK’s leading
sustainability businesses, who produce award-winning honey,
mead and honey beers from their share of honey produced
under their beehive management partnerships.

With more than 200 beehives based all over
the country from Cornwall to Aberdeen, the
company is working hard to protect and
preserve dwindling honeybee populations,
and has returned more than 10-million bees
back to their natural environment, making their
honey one of the most environmentally-friendly
products around.
Brett Coleman, retail manager at The Hungry
Guest, said: “I am absolutely thrilled to be
working with Plan Bee in supporting the
rejuvenation of the honeybee population
within the UK. Our customers know good
food and it’s up to me to ensure the best is
delivered to our shelves. The ‘Infusions’ range
is exceptional and being received well in the
shop alongside the unique Beehive Brae honey
beers - something I’ll definitely be drinking this
summer!”
Plan Bee works with businesses large
and small to support their environmental
credentials. Following a 175 percent successful
crowdfunding venture in 2014, Plan Bee
developed their premium label, Origin Honey,
producing a prestige honey range which now
exports as far as Switzerland and Japan.
In 2015, Origin Honey received a total of
three Great Taste Awards gold stars, leading
competition organisers, The Guild of Fine
Food, to describe the company as an elite.

Plan Bee also produces a Great Taste Awardwinning mead, and two honey beers. Both the
artisan blonde beer and the chocolatey red
beer varieties will take pride of place on the
Hungry Guest’s prestigious shelv es.
Plan Bee’s CEO and founder, Warren Bader,
added: “While we already export to exclusive
stores in Switzerland and Japan, to be stocked
on the shelves of the UK’s ‘Deli of the Year’ is
an outstanding testament to the quality of our
produce. Having picked up the distinguished
accolade two years running, it’s certainly no
fluke and the Hungry Guest is at the top of its
field on merit.”
“Our honey has the highest of sustainability
credentials, and our beer, as the label proudly
quotes, was ‘established for the betterment
of bees’. In choosing these products,
consumers are showing their support for
dwindling honeybee numbers, and showing a
greater desire to buy ethically; supporting the
environment and championing sustainability.”
Plan Bee has also recently expanded its efforts
in the south of England, opening a second
base in West Sussex. “We’re proud to have
established this partnership with the Hungry
Guest. Voted ‘Deli of the Year’ for the second
time in succession, they clearly recognise highquality produce and a great selling product

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when they see it,” said company chairman,
Mark McDavid. “Our ‘Infusions’ range and our
Glengoyne Whisky Honey are premier products
that we’re sure West Sussex foodies will really
appreciate, while our dry, crisp honey beers
are creating a distinct niche of their own in
the growing craft beer market. It’s a marriage
which can only serve to get Sussex shoppers
buzzing.”
The Hungry Guest
Middle St
Petworth
West Sussex
GU28 OBE
01798 343334
www.thehungryguest.com
@thehungryguest
Plan Bee Ltd
01698 580572
www.planbeeltd.com
@planbeeltd