Rowse Honey
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| Company type | Subsidiary |
|---|---|
| Industry | Food processing |
| Founded | 1954 |
| Headquarters | Wallingford, Oxfordshire |
Area served | United Kingdom |
Key people | Chris Rowse Founder |
| Products | Honey |
Number of employees | over 100[citation needed] |
| Parent | Valeo Foods (2014–present) |
| Website | www |
Rowse Honey Ltd is a United Kingdom honey supplier. Its products are stocked by major supermarket chains and other stores. They also supply Kellogg's with honey for use in breakfast cereals. Other products include lemon curd and maple syrup.[1]
Tony Rowse began beekeeping in a shed in Ewelme, Oxfordshire in 1938 and it was then that he formed the Rowse Honey Company in the village in 1954. In 1971 it became a Limited company. In 1987 the company moved to larger premises in nearby Wallingford and Tony's son Richard took over the running of the business that year. In September 2006 the company was purchased for c£70 million by Wellness Foods.[2] Valeo Foods acquired the company in March 2014.[3]
