Yorkshire in Bloom This year Country Style is delighted to receive a Gold Rose Award in the Business Premises Category of Yorkshire in Bloom. Our gardener, Nigel Worsnop has been working towards this top award for 4 years and we have been rewarded with some wonderful comments from the judges; "The judges were treated to a riot of colour... One cannot help but feel it has a positive impact on the company and its employees". Christine Wood is well aware of the increasing standards of this competition and she has encouraged Nigel to become ever more ambitious with his planting. This year we also received a commendation for the many bird boxes we have sited around the factory, promoting a healthy bird population in the middle of manufacturing Leeds.

Proud sponsors of North East Leeds under 10s football team Country Style are proud to be sponsors of the North East Leeds under 10s football team which plays in the highly successful Charles Rice Junior League. Country Style became involved through Mr John Hughes who has for many years managed our doughnut production line in Leeds. John's son Nathaniel is an enthusiastic member of the team and is reuputedly fuelled by our extra delicious, extra goal-scoring extra jammy doughnuts. For more information about the team go to: www.nelfc.co.uk

Wallace & Gromit - A Matter of Loaf and Death A Matter of Loaf and Death is Wallace & Gromit's latest adventure, in which they start a new bakery business. It was watched by the most viewers of any programme on Christmas Day and secured the largest Christmas Day audience in five years. The National Association of Master Bakers, which Country Style is proud to be a member of, provided technical assistance and bakery expertise to the production and filming teams. In return for that help, the NAMB has been able to secure on behalf of its members the License to be the sole supplier for edible discs for Wallace & Gromit cakes. Country Style is producing a range of Wallace & Gromit cakes and cupcakes bearing images of the much loved duo in a number of bakery scenes. Our cupcakes are made with luxury white icing and frosted with butter cream - to share with your friends or to treat yourself. Visit Wallace & Gromit at: www.wallaceandgromit.com Wallace & Gromit images © and TM Aardman /W&G Ltd 2008. All rights reserved

Country Style Foods win a Good Egg Award We are proud to be a winner of this year's Good Egg Awards. The Awards are held each year to celebrate companies ditching the battery cage egg in favour of eggs from free-range or barn kept hens. Here is John Wood collecting the Award from Joanna Lumley.

Commitment to Training Our North East sites work closely with Middlesborough College who deliver bespoke training via NVQ level 2 in Food and Drink which covers Food Safety alongside Health and Safety. Pictured is the Factory Manager presenting certificates to some of the staff on the Peterlee site.

"A-Rating" for Country Style's Peterlee Factory Country Style are delighted to announce that its Peterlee doughnut factory has reached the equivalent British Retail Consortium approval via our EFSIS Certification. The site has received a top rating from the European Food Standard Inspection Service. This level demands rigorous quality control measures to a bench mark standard. EFSIS auditors carried out a detailed audit of the doughnut production facility and have awarded it an 'A-Rated' accreditation certificate, the highest possible.

Taste of London At the Taste of London show this year Country Style director Christine Wood met with some of the capital's top chefs to discuss puddings and deserts. Antony Worrall Thompson presented his Mango Fool at the show and, having a particular interest in puddings with a british twist, was very interested in Christine's Eton Mess which is currently on sale in freezer cabinets at Waitrose. Marcus Wareing is the chef behind Petrus and Savoy Grill. Like Christine, Marcus adds plenty of quality Spanish sherry to his trifles. At The Critz, a teashop staffed entirely by restaurant and food critics, visitors had the opportunity to taste a variety of cakes and biscuits cooked by the nation's food critics. Toby Young, who writes a weekly restaurant column for the Evening Standard, was pleased to hear that his home-baked chocolate brownies met the standards of Christine's bite-size mini brownies which are available in Tesco.

Pick and Mix Rolls These delicious rolls are baked daily, so you can enjoy them fresh from the oven! When the weather's nice none of us feel like making elaborate meals in a hot kitchen. Thankfully, Country Style have a range of absolutely delicious rolls, baked daily. They make the easiest accompaniments to barbecues and salads. And they're excellent value for money too. In fact, your only problem might be deciding which rolls to choose! There's such a huge range: panini, French white rolls, white or brown rustic rolls, harvester or white ploughman's rolls, cheese & onion rolls, knotted poppy seed rolls, organic petit pain, ciabatta, tomato & basil rustic rolls and sunflower seed rolls. As you can see, there's a delicious roll for every occasion.

Quality Foods & Drink Awards Country Style's Semolina, Fennel and Raisin Ring was awarded a commended prize at the Quality Foods & Drink Awards judged by a panel of around 50 chefs, food development specialists, foods writers, home economists and restaurateurs. Deemed a "great idea with the flavours working well together" by the panel, the ring shape was also praised by the judges who felt that it offered the entry a point of difference. One judge said the bread would be great toasted with jam and cream. Please contact us if you'd like to know more about this product, and our other speciality breads.

Christine Wood meets Celebrity Chef Gary Rhodes Country Style director Christine Wood and Gary Rhodes compared their recipes for Yorkshire Egg Custards at the Taste of London show. Gary prefers to serve his tarts with nutmeg ice cream whereas Christine's version involves a light sprinkling of the spice over the tarts before they are placed in the oven. Gary's tarts are on the deserts menu at his Rhodes 24 restaurant in the City of London. Christine's tarts are available from quality retailers nationwide. You can decide which taste better!

Trophees Europain Country Style's automatic bake-off system was awarded one of the exhibition Trophees for innovation at Europain in Paris. The system allows retailers to offer freshly baked bread and rolls for sale around the clock whilst filling stores with a great aroma. The fully automatic oven means that little or no labour is required. Please contact us if you'd like to know more about our automatic bake-off system.

Organics - an exciting new product range from Country Style Country Style's range of organic breads are a healthy choice which is flavourful and well-balanced. Click here to find out more.

Leeds In Bloom Award Country Style were very proud to receive first prize in the Leeds in Bloom Spring Awards. Seen here collecting the prize from the Mayor of Leeds are Christine Wood and Joe Wood.

Recruitment Our new recruitment section is now online - click here to view the positions currently available at Country Style.