Sharpham partnerships
We commit to purchase at least 50% of its non-labour expenses from independent suppliers local to where the product will be used or where the company operates.
Food in Community
Sharpham Cheese is proud to support the wonderful folk at Totnes-based Food in Community. Every week of the year, in all weathers, Food in Community’s volunteers collect and sort surplus fresh fruit, vegetables, cheese and other nutritious, sustainably produced food, then deliver food boxes to individual households and to charities and community groups across South Devon.
They also glean surplus food directly from farmers’ fields, run cooking workshops and award winning ‘pay what you feel’ cafes, and cater at community events. More than half a million meals worth of perfectly edible, largely organic food has been rescued and placed back into the Devon community.
“Offering our clients (the majority experiencing financial difficulties) the opportunity to sample the most nutritious, top quality foods available such as your award-winning cheese is central to our philosophy and such a wonderful thing to be able to do.”
David and Chantelle, Food in Community.
Rachel Hoile Photography
buckfast abbey
The partnership between Buckfast Abbey and Sharpham Cheese is one of those quietly beautiful Devon stories where tradition, craft, and community meet.
Each month, Father Gregory travels from the Abbey to the Sharpham Dairy, rolling up his sleeves to help make a special batch of cheese crafted exclusively for Buckfast Abbey. The cheeses he helps create are then sold at the Abbey, offering visitors a true taste of the Dart Valley.
The relationship flows both ways. In return, Sharpham draws on the Abbey’s own Monks Kitchen range — produce grown and tended within the Abbey grounds. Their fragrant quince, nurtured in the abbey grounds, is used in Sharpham’s Farmshop range, adding a touch of Buckfast’s terroir to the dairy’s handcrafted products.
Together, Buckfast Abbey and Sharpham Cheese celebrate what makes South Devon special: shared values, local craftsmanship, and the simple joy of food made with care and connection.
Buddy Creative
Having heard good things, Sharpham made contact with Buddy Creative in late 2019 and asked them to help with a new design for Sharpham. The brief was to create packaging that evoked emotion, delivered bags of personality and reflected the natural environment that surrounds Sharpham Cheese. The design needed to appeal to a wide range of consumers and create a renewed sense of engagement with the brand.
Buddy Creative designed new labels with hand-illustrated imagery. Each label features a clear description of the cheese, tasting notes and serving suggestions.
Sharpham believes in taking wholesome dairy from its own herd and neighbouring fields, to produce cheese that’s the finest expression of the land. Buddy Creative wanted to reflect the simplicity of Sharpham Cheese’s products, so drew inspiration from the natural environment, and added rugged textures, vivid colours and playful imagery to evoke nature at its best.
Read Buddy's Case Study about the redesign HERE
The Fairview Larder
Owners Graham and Ruth Waddington are both based at The South Devon Food Hub in their development kitchen and offer services to businesses of all sizes. With an emphasis on sustainability, quality and technical skill, Graham and Ruth have been at the helm of British Charcuterie and Artisan manufacturing for over twenty years.
They have helped create the recipe for our Sharpham Salami and Sharpham Capicollo, the newest products in our Sharpham Farmshop Range.
Acanthus Press
Vale Labels
We create labels for award winning food and drinks producers across the UK.
Our team use leading print technology to give these customers high quality, full colour labels, with specialist finishes to help their brands stand out.
Our in-house experts also work closely with every business to ensure they get the best value and quality on every order. This means we help teams select appropriate materials for their product, carry out rigorous checks throughout the printing process and invest in technology that gives customers the best finishes at competitive prices.
Boxway Packaging Group
FRESH FLOUR COMPANY
HIGH FIELD PRESERVES
Andrea Veale Marketing
Experienced freelance marketing professional working to deliver marketing, digital and social media strategy and day-to-day marketing support for small businesses - mainly in the food, drink and hospitality sector. Including digital marketing for BCorp artisan cheesemaker Sharpham Dairy, plus social media and event management for Food Drink Devon, champions of independent local producers, retailers and hospitality both locally and globally.
RAW Food & Drink PR
Benjamin woodwork
GSL MEDIA
Food Drink Devon
