Simply Cornish News & Events

Keeping the Cornish Pirates refreshed

Simply Cornish are proud to be the official water and player shorts sponsor for the Cornish Pirates rugby team. We are delighted to be keeping the team refreshed in their 2011/12 push for the premiership.

Cornish saffron cake takes gold at national Great Taste awards

A secret Cornish recipe for Saffron Cake dating back over 100 years has taken Gold at this year’s national Great Taste Awards.

The Simply Cornish Saffron Cake was up against over 7,000 food and drink products from across the UK and was named as a coveted 3 star Gold Award winner – achieved by fewer than 2% of entrants – which according to the Awards classes it as a “Wow – you must taste this” product.

The West Cornwall company’s Strawberry and Clotted Cream Shortbread was also named at 2 Gold Star winner at the awards, organised by the Guild of Fine Food, the UK trade association for speciality food and drink producers in the UK.

Judges said the Simply Cornish Saffron Cake was traditionally correct, flavoursome and well distributed with fruit and peel.

“We are absolutely delighted that the judges – made up of some of the UK’s most influential food people including key buyers, retailers, chefs and food writers – felt our Saffron Cake was worthy of the top award of 3 Gold Stars."

“It is an extremely rigorous judging process so to have this national food accolade will undoubtedly give our Saffron Cake additional kudos in the food and drink market and we are thrilled that such a long standing secret Cornish recipe really has stood the test of time and is still delighting with its tastes and flavours today,” said Jason Jobling of Simply Cornish."

Made with real saffron to a secret 100-year old recipe, using only the best La Mancha Saffron from Spain – the world’s most expensive spice - the Saffron Cake is said to date back to the days when Phoenician traders exchanged spices and other goods for tin from the Cornish Mines.

Pasty crimping at Royal Cornwall 2011

Ever wondered how to crimp a genuine Cornish Pasty? Jason Jobling from Simply Cornish was joined by members of the Cornish Pirates rugby team and television personality Kirsty Allsop to show visitors at the 'Cornwall Food & Drink' stand how to make genuine Cornish Pasties at this year's Royal Cornwall show.

Kirsty joined the fun as part of here new 'Kirsty's Rural Crafts' Channel 4 series to be aired this coming Autumn.

Simply Cornish at Expowest 2011 - 1st and 3rd March

Meet the Simply Cornish team at Expowest for delicious saffron, genuine Cornish pasties and lots of other tasty Cornish food, see us on stand H322. 

Taste of the West Awards 2009

Simply Cornish win’s GOLD. Judges gathered to judge the best food & drinks products from across the South West. Simply Cornish are cerebrating winning two awards at this year’s event.

Gold:    Saffron Cake
Bronze: Strawberry & Clotted Cream Shortbreads

Meet Simply Cornish at the Cotehele Christmas Food & Drink Fair

On Saturday the 27th and Sunday the 28th of November 2010 (10am-4pm) Simply Cornish will be sampling tasty saffron, traditional luxury Christmas puddings and hand made Cornish biscuits.

Simply Cornish donates £500 to the Chough Club

Following a successful year of sales for the tasty limited edition ‘oats, cherries & chocolate chips’ biscuit we are delighted to have raised a total of £500 for the Chough Club RSPB. Martin Sanders from Simply Cornish was thrilled to present Cat Lee Marr from the Chough Club with a cheque of £500 at St Just's Primary School.

Our special celebratory biscuit was created following the Cough Club completion in 2009 where Finn Stantan-Nadin of Sennen County Primary School chose cherries (beak and legs), oats (granite rocks), chocolate chips (eyes) and syrup to create a truly yummy biscuit.

Meet the Simply Cornish team at Lemon Quay, Truro

Simply Cornish will be attending the 2010 Cornwall Food & Drink festival, Lemon Quay on the 24th, 25th, 26th of September.

Official water suppliers to the Cornish Pirates

Simply Cornish becomes the official water supplier for the Cornish Pirates rugby team. Our range of natural sparkling and still spring water will now be available during match games from Simply Cornish Pirates shop. 

Taste of the West Awards 2010

Different product and different year, another GOLD award. Judges gathered to judge the best food & drinks products from across the South West. Simply Cornish are cerebrating winning two awards at this year’s event.

Gold:    Clotted Cream Shortbread
Bronze: Golden Ale

Congratulations! National Award

Simply Cornish Saffron Cake has amazed judges from the Guild of Fine Foods and won a Great Taste Award.