Cartmel Sticky Toffee Pudding Co.
Our Sticky Toffee Story
Having sold their restaurant in Grange over Sands in 1989, The Johns family bought Cartmel Village Shop. In the small kitchen at the rear of the shop they made many of the popular dishes that they had served in the restaurant to sell as a take-home product.
Demand for Sticky Toffee Pudding soon far outstretched the other dishes, so the Johns family soon started making the puddings in different sizes and the famous Cartmel Sticky Toffee Pudding was born. Eventually, they stopped making other products to meet the demand for Sticky Toffee Pudding and had to employ more staff to help.
It was soon obvious that larger premises were needed to meet demand. A purpose-built kitchen was opened in 2000 in the grounds of the family home.
The shop has recently been refurbished and is well worth a visit as it is a stockist of local products and other specialist fine foods.
The Sticky Toffee Pudding Company now boasts 25 staff both full and part time and a turnover of over £1million. The business is still growing as more of the UK population discovers Cartmel's famous pudding.