Sharpham Dairy Partners With Local Bakery to Launch Their New Crackers

Sharpham Dairy has been increasing its range of products over the last couple of years and has now developed its own crackers working with locally-based Fresh Flour Company from Buckfastleigh. They have been made to complement its growing range of artisan cheeses and chutneys.

The new crackers RRP £3.50 - Rosemary & Sea Salt, and Original Sourdough, will be launched along with two new chutneys - British Bramley apple and local Hunts Wobbler Cider Chutney, and Ploughman's Hunters Elmhirst Ale - at Dartmouth Food Festival on 21st to 23rd October. 

The new crackers are made with heritage wheats, local honey, Devon sea salt and with soft water from Dartmoor. 

Designed by Exeter based Buddy Creative to fit in with the Sharpham family of products, the entire packaging is recyclable, including the clear film bag, which can be compostable.

Full of rustic shards in all shapes and sizes, the new crackers are made with a thriving sourdough starter, adding naturally present good bacteria and a full, complex flavour to the cracker, literally made for cheese! (Sounds utterly delicious!)

Rosemary & Sea Salt Sourdough £3.50 offers an aromatic crunch with bursts of sea salt and pairs perfectly with soft cheeses. Whether they are an addition to the cheese board, crumbled over salads or dunked into hummus, these savoury bites are the perfect portable snack to enjoy throughout the day.

Original Sourdough £3.50 with nutty, earthy notes, the new sourdough crackers are robust enough to stand up to the strongest cheeses - and perfect to nibble on their own. 

Telling us about the new products, Sharpham Dairy's Nicky Parsons says: “Great cheeses need an excellent cracker to complete the bite, so we spent a long time refining the development of these two new products to perfectly complement our range of cheeses. 

"We were determined to collaborate with a local partner and Andy and the Fresh Flour Company have been brilliant to work with. It was really a labour of love! 

“As a B Corp business, we carefully audit all our suppliers to ensure they share our ethos. Fresh Flour Co was the perfect fit for producing our crackers. They pay their farmers fairly, who in turn invest fairly in the soil and biodiversity of the land. They're a lovely local team and also committed to making foods that taste great and benefit people and the planet, so it's been a real meeting of minds.”

Fresh Flour Co founder, Andrew Gilhespy says, “It's so important for us to remake our local food networks; economically, physiologically and psychologically. Teaming up with Sharpham is part of this need, but answers so many other things - high quality, business acumen and friendship.” 

Sharpham Cheese is the UK's first ever cheese dairy to be granted a B Corp certification and has just been named joint winners of the Sustainability Trophy at the Virtual Cheese Awards. Its selection of cheeses are handcrafted with South Devon milk from their own herd of Jersey cows, along with goats and ewe's milk from their West Country neighbours. For more information, visit them at  www.sharphamcheese.co.uk. You can check out the bakery here https://freshflour.co.uk.

We at That's Food and Drink believe that these crackers and Sharpham cheeses will be a major addition to your Christmas cheeseboard!