Rice for every kitchen

The foodservice portfolio includes Pure Basmati, Easy Cook Basmati, Wholegrain Basmati, Jasmine and blended rice products. Dry catering packs sit alongside frozen and ready-to-heat options, giving restaurants, schools, healthcare kitchens and other operators different preparation routes according to volume, equipment and service needs.

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03 February 2026 New for 2026 – ‘Eat Them To Defeat Them Schools Challenge’ 
01 November 2022 Tilda’s Basmati Bonanza
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30 July 2020 Tilda is here to help you with the new Tilda Toolkit!
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19 June 2018 Tilda Chef Team of the Year celebrated
12 February 2018 Tilda Together returns for third year
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Birchall
Blakemore
Brook Street
A family business with over 80 years in foodservice, Birchalls supports customers across all business sectors. Their in-house expertise, including a development chef, ensures the products, insights and support your food business needs to thrive.
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Established in 1917 as a counter-service grocery store, this family business has grown to include divisions across the retail and wholesale sectors. Their brand portfolio features 263 SPAR stores across England and Wales, along with Philpotts and Vegan Store.
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Based in Needham Market, Suffolk, this independent wholesaler, established in 1990, has built a loyal regional customer base and is renowned for its extensive product range and exceptional customer service.
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Country Valley
Charles Saunders
Creed
Based in Billingham, Middlesbrough, Country Valley Food Service was founded in 1971 and is highly regarded across the North East for delivering exceptional quality, value, and customer service to the catering, hospitality, retail, education and healthcare sectors.
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Charles Saunders joined Country Range Group in 2026, bringing more than 50 years of wholesale expertise and a strong reputation across the South West of England. As one of the region’s largest foodservice wholesalers, the business supplies an extensive range of ambient, chilled, frozen and fresh products, working closely with local producers alongside leading national brands. With a longstanding commitment to quality, service and innovation, Charles Saunders continues to support customers across the hospitality, catering and foodservice sectors.
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Founded in 1972, Creed is a family-run business with a purpose-built distribution center and an EEC-approved butchery facility. Offering a one-stop foodservice solution, they provide over 6,000 products delivered in a single multi-temperature vehicle.
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Crowndale Food Service
Fife Creamery
Dunns
Founded in 1988, Crowndale Foodservice began by supplying pies, sausages, bacon, and cooked meats to retail butchers before expanding into the broader foodservice market. Now serving the public sector and hospitality across the Midlands, Crowndale is also renowned for catering major UK events and festivals.
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Founded in 1875, Dunns is an award-winning Scottish wholesaler, offering an impressive portfolio of craft beers, wines, spirits and food products from around the globe.
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Europ Foods
First Choice
Harlech
Founded in Spain in 1987, Europ Foods is CRG's first mainland European member. With a team of over 200, including a multilingual salesforce, and a unique network of offices, depots and partners, Europ Foods serves the busiest and most popular tourist destinations along the Spanish coast, from Huelva to Barcelona, as well as Portugal’s Algarve, the Balearics and the Canary Islands.
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Based in Burton upon Trent, Staffordshire, First Choice takes pride in delivering top service and products at unbeatable prices. With a strong background in wholesale food and beverage distribution since 1988, they offer a reliable six-day-a-week delivery service to professional caterers and chefs' kitchens across the Midlands.
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Based in Criccieth, Gwynedd, North Wales, Harlech Foodservice is renowned as one of the leading wholesalers in Wales. With a depot in Chester to serve the North West, the company prides itself on innovation, a diverse portfolio, and exceptional customer service.
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Henderson
King Brothers Foodservice
McClures
As one of Ireland's leading foodservice providers to the hospitality industry, Henderson is passionate about quality. From their products to their service and people, they have everything needed to help you create delicious meals for any occasion.
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A proudly independent, family-run business that is steeped in over a century of history, the King Brothers Foodservice roots go back to 1908 when Denis King first purchased a 500-acre farm in Orton Waterville, Peterborough. Fast forward over 70 years and the business still retains its family work ethic and values as it supplies everyone from roadside truck stops, cafes, schools, care homes and hospitals to bistros, pubs, 5-star hotels and the finest dining establishments.
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Located in the heart of the English Lake District, McClures is a family owned business with over 80 years of experience across three generations. As your one-stop catering destination, they offer exceptional service, high-quality products and prioritise their customers. Their extensive product range is ideal for hotels, cafes, schools and care facilities.
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Savona
Total Foodservice
Trevors
A modern brand committed to excellent customer service and core values, Savona serves 20 counties across the South East, South West, and Central England. Passionate about the environment, they are proud to be the first in Europe to launch 100% electric multi-temperature vans.
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Total Foodservice understands exactly what customers need from their catering supplies provider. With depots in Clitheroe, Lancashire and Huddersfield, they deliver wholesale catering supplies across the North of England, offering around 4,000 product lines to businesses in the licensed trade, restaurants, coffee shops, sandwich bars, schools, universities and the care sector.
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As a family business serving Lancashire, including Blackpool, Manchester, Liverpool, Preston, Cumbria, Wigan, and beyond, Trevors has supplied everyone from small cafes to large chains and local authorities. With 60 years of experience in the foodservice sector, choosing Trevors Foodservice means benefiting from decades of expertise.
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Valley Foods
Waterdene
West Country
Founded in 1981 in Trinity, Jersey, Valley Foods is the island’s leading foodservice provider, known for exceptional customer service and innovative solutions. Locally owned and operated, Valley Foods is dedicated to supporting and promoting local producers and suppliers, strengthening the Jersey community.
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A family-owned catering supplies and foodservice distributor established over 40 years ago, Waterdene Foodservice is based in Leighton Buzzard, Bedfordshire. They offer daily delivery services to a wide range of businesses, including pubs, restaurants, schools, hospitals, mobile caterers, and fast-food outlets.
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With a heritage dating back to 1856 as a specialist fresh produce business in the South West, WestCountry operates from three strategically located depots, serving customers across the region with an unmatched product range and exceptional service.
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Basmati expertise since 1970

Tilda was founded in Britain in 1970 and introduced Basmati rice to Western consumers as demand grew for authentic ingredients from around the world. The business moved to Rainham, Essex, in 1988, where Tilda remains based. Now part of Ebro Foods, its professional range reflects more than five decades of specialist rice expertise.

What is Tilda known for?

Tilda is best known for Basmati rice. Its professional range also includes Wholegrain Basmati, Easy Cook Basmati, Jasmine rice, blends, frozen rice and ready-to-heat products, giving caterers options for curries, bowls, salads, side dishes and globally inspired menus.

What Tilda rice is available for professional foodservice?

Tilda’s foodservice portfolio includes dry, frozen and ready-to-heat rice. Products include Pure Basmati, Easy Cook Basmati, Wholegrain Basmati, Jasmine and Brown and White Rice, with different formats intended to suit hospitality, education, healthcare and other professional catering environments.

What sizes does Tilda Pure Basmati come in for catering?

Tilda Pure Basmati is available in professional 5kg, 10kg and 20kg packs. These larger dry-rice formats are suited to kitchens preparing rice in volume, while the wider foodservice range also includes frozen and ready-to-heat alternatives for different operational requirements.

What is Tilda Easy Cook Basmati Rice?

Tilda Easy Cook Basmati is designed to combine Basmati flavour and appearance with increased holding ability and resilience to overcooking. That makes it particularly relevant where kitchens need rice to remain consistent through batch cooking, holding and busy service periods.

Who owns Tilda?

Tilda is owned by Spanish food group Ebro Foods. Ebro acquired the global Tilda business from Hain Celestial in August 2019. Tilda continues to operate from Rainham in Essex, where its UK headquarters and rice production facilities are based.

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