Glastonbury Festival is the UK’s biggest festival of contemporary performing arts and attracts thousands of people to the heart of Somerset at the end of June. Glastonbury Festival founder, Michael Eavis has chosen local company, Hunt’s Foodservice to return for the 3rd year and supply frozen, chilled and ambient food to the onsite caterers.

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Glastonbury Festival partners with Hunt’s Foodservice
GlastonburyFestival isthe UK’sbiggestfestivalof contemporaryperformingarts and attracts
thousandsof people tothe heartof Somersetat the endof June. GlastonburyFestivalfounder,
Michael Eavishas chosenlocal company,Hunt’sFoodserviceto returnforthe 3rd
year and supply
frozen,chilled andambientfoodtothe onsite caterers.
GlastonburyFestival spendmillionsof poundseveryyearandare committedtobuyinglocal where
possible.Hunt’sshare the festivals ethosandsupportfarmersandproducersacrossthe West
Country. FromWest CountryBeef toSomersetCheddar’sandDorsetClottedCream,Hunt’ssupplya
varietyof local freshandfrozenproduce alongwithhouseholdbrands.Hunt’spartnershipwith
GlastonburyFestival will help themtosupportWestCountrycommunitiesandreduce theircarbon
footprintwithminimalfoodmiles.
Hunt’swill be onsite throughoutthe weekwithadedicatedteam andstockholding tomanage the
festival demand.Hunt’snearbycoldstore atSherborne HQwill alsobe onhand to satisfyingany
specificfestival requirements.
Managing Directorof Hunt’sFoodservice,RichardHuntcomments;“We have beenservingthe West
Countryfor over60 yearsand have the local,familyvaluesthatreflectthe message of Glastonbury
Festival.Iamdelightedtobe workingwithMichael Eavis again, supplyingourgoodstothe
thousandsof people whowillbe atthe festival.Workingwithaneventlike Glastonbury Festival
demonstratesourindustry expertise andcapability tosatisfydemandsof large scale operations.”
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Above Left: GlastonburyFestival MainStage:
The festival attractsthousandsof people to
the dairyfarm inthe heartof Somersetatthe
endof June.
Above Right: Hunt’s Foodservice Festival
Team 2014: Hunt’s are onsite throughout
festival weekwithadedicatedteamand
stock holding.

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NOTE TO THE EDITOR
For more informationplease contact:
Hunt’sFoodservice,
Ludbourne Rd,
Sherborne,
Dorset,
DT9 3NJ
01935 810200
About Hunt’s Foodservice
From mobile ice creamvendorsandfive starhotelstopublicsectorservicesandoutsidecatering,
Hunt’sFoodservice (“Hunt’s)providesareliableservice supplyingchilled,dry,frozen goodsandfresh
meatacross the South Westof England.
Hunt’sHQ inSherborne,Dorsethouse over6000 product linesintheir1.5millioncubicfeetcold
store facility. Theireverexpandingoperationisdemonstratedby the fleetof 80 temperature
controlledHGV’sdeliveringfromLand’sEndto BrightonandSwanseatoOxford.
Witha strongagricultural heritage,Hunt’sare committedtosupportinglocal farmersandfood
enterprisesandvalue the importance of greattaste andhighquality.That’swhymanyproducts
available fromHunt’shave travelledlessthan100 milesfromsource todistribution.Hunt’salsohave
a team of skilledbutcherswhoworkinthe modernonsite Butcherytoprepare andpackage fresh
qualitymeat,oftenfromthe WestCountryforfoodservice andretail.
The company isa familyrunorganisation where 5generationsof the Hunt’sfamily have been
committedtosuccessfully deliveringagreatservice.Generationsof experience andindustry
expertisedemonstratesthe local solution Hunt’sprovide tofast,highqualityfooddistribution.
Jadie Carter - Marketing Executive
jcarter@huntsfoodservice.co.uk