Our Headline Sponsor, Jarrolds

At Jarrolds, food and drink are at the heart of what we do. From our own food ranges and hampers to our restaurants and hospitality experiences, we believe great food brings people together, creates lasting memories and helps people discover something new. Norfolk’s incredible producers, makers and creators play a vital role in that experience, and we’re proud to champion local businesses that showcase the very best of our county. That’s why we’re delighted to support the North Norfolk Food & Drink Festival and celebrate the talent, passion and quality that make Norfolk’s food and drink scene so special.

Our Location Sponsor, Holkham Estate

One of our five ambitions at Holkham is to be a force for good in the local community, and supporting the wonderful North Norfolk Food and Drink Festival is a brilliant example of this ambition in action.  Being a rural estate with a long agricultural heritage and with our sights set very much on the future, providing local producers and makers with a platform to promote and sell their exceptional products means a great deal to the whole team at Holkham.  What’s more, we all look forward to re-stocking our own kitchens with delicious treats when each September comes around! For more information on the Holkham Estate please visit holkham.co.uk

Meet Arthur Howell, Wells butcher and sponsor of the Festival’s Cookery Theatre

Arthur Howell is head of an established family business with a reputation that has built steadily since his great grandfather founded his butchery business and game dealership in Binham, Norfolk, in 1889. Every one of the Howells has been a butcher – the original Arthur was followed by his son John Howell, then his son the late Arthur Senior, and now the present day red-coated Arthur who is one of the best known characters in his home town of Wells-next-the-Sea on the north Norfolk coast.

The firm now operates butcher’s shops in Burnham Market and Wells, in addition to a bakery business, an award-winning delicatessen and a wet fish shop in the north Norfolk seaside town. It has a large community of loyal customers across a 20-mile radius, with a client base including many of the area’s leading hotels, restaurants, pubs and cafes. Arthur’s daughter Alex represents the fifth generation of Howells to become involved in running the family business. She has worked with her father since leaving school at 16, spending two years learning the butchery trade before taking on the bakery in November 2008. Her husband, also called Alex, manages the Wells butcher’s shop.

Arthur and his friend Chris Coubrough, a local chef and hotelier, can regularly be seen giving food and cookery demonstrations at events across East Anglia, and the pair also host visits by catering students from local schools and colleges in order to “give something back” to their local community.

One of Arthur’s proudest moments came in 2016 when he was named Retailer of the Year at the Farm Shop & Deli Awards. This is his third year as a judge with us. Arthur is also very active in his local community, as President of the Wells War Memorial & Institute Club, a member of the Wells Christmas Tide Festival Organising Committee and a sponsor of Wells Town Football Club, and recently supported Holkham’s recent initiative to supply home cooked meals for NHS staff battling the Covid-19 pandemic at Queen Elizabeth Hospital in King’s Lynn. www.arthurhowell.com

Williams Refrigeration, Sponsors of the Cookery Theatre

Williams designs, manufactures and installs a highly diverse product range, supplying hotels,
hospitals, schools, restaurants, bars and kitchens around the world.

With a wide selection of gastronorm cabinets and counters, prep stations, blast chillers / freezers,
bottle coolers, bakery and modular coldrooms the company provides products that suit almost any
application – a “one-stop” refrigeration purchasing solution.

Williams Refrigeration is an ISO9001 Quality Management accredited company, holds ISO14001
Environmental Management certification and has demonstrated its commitment to staff welfare by
achieving Occupational Health and Safety Management System certification ISO 45001.
Williams has one of the industry’s most highly skilled and experienced design teams, delivering new concepts and solutions that continue to lead the market.

Greenlogic is Williams’ commitment to supplying the most energy efficient and sustainable
professional refrigeration in today’s market.