Berry Growers

TW Franke and CL Franke-Knight

The Franke family arrived in the UK from the Netherlands in 1965. In 1984, they purchased their farm at Langley in Buckinghamshire, and constructed glasshouses at Cherry Orchard Nursery. Initially, they followed the family tradition of producing tomatoes and lettuce but in switched to growing raspberries for BerryWorld.

The Franke family grow raspberries with care and expertise from June through to October.

TW Franke and CL Franke-Knight are Global Gap, Leaf and SEDEX certified, showing that berries have been grown ethically and sustainably with care for the environment.

R & J Emery

The Emery family have been growing in Hampshire since 1966.

Established in 1966 by Gordon Emery and his brothers, Gordon's two sons Richard and Vernon Emery took over the business in 1978. The family starting in salad crop before moving to berries in 1993 and started supplying BerryWorld in 1996.  In 2019 Vernon stepped away from the business and James Emery took over as a partner.

The Emery’s grow strawberries from May to October and raspberries from May to November, over five farms in Hampshire.  Hampshire has a big history of strawberry growing which goes back 100 years when Hampshire was the biggest strawberry producer in Europe.  Now you will see in Hampshire road signs, train stations and pubs named after strawberry varieties. 

R & J Emery are Global Gap, Red Tractor, M&S Field to Fork, Nurture, Leaf and SEDEX certified, showing that berries have been grown ethically and sustainably with care for the environment

Dearnsdale Fruit

Dearnsdale Fruit are a family run business, who have been farming in the rural county of Staffordshire since the 1800s. In the 1970s’ Dearnsdale Fruit started to grow strawberries and raspberries.

Dearnsdale have an ethos of continuous improvement, focussing on growing quality berries with precision growing practices to reduce the use of pesticides, herbicides, and fertilisers.

Dearnsdale Fruit grow strawberries from May to November and raspberries from June to October.

Dearnsdale Fruit are Global Gap, Red Tractor, M&S Field to Fork, Nurture and SEDEX certified, showing that berries have been grown ethically and sustainably with care for the environment.

Fife Fruits

Fife Fruits are a family owned and family run berry grower located between Cupar and St Andrew’s in Fife, Central Scotland. established in 2006,

It’s the ideal location and climate for growing the perfect berries, and for delivering produce across Scotland and the UK.

Fife Fruit grow strawberries, raspberries, blueberries from June to October and blackberries from July to August for BerryWorld.

Fife Fruits are Global Gap, BRC, Nature, Leaf and SEDEX certified, showing that berries have been grown ethically and sustainably with care for the environment.

Starkeys Fruit

Starkeys Fruit have a long heritage in growing fruit, it all began at Norwood Park over 100 years ago in 1910 when John R. Starkey (MP for Newark) planted a Bramley Apple orchard. Fifty years ago the Starkey’s started to grow strawberries and other berries. Today Starkeys Fruit grow strawberries, blackberries, and raspberries for BerryWorld.

Starkeys Fruit grow strawberries and raspberries from May to November and blackberries from July to October for BerryWorld.

Starkeys Fruit are Global Gap, Red Tractor, Nurture and SEDEX certified, showing that berries have been grown ethically and sustainably with care for the environment.

Busby Partners

The Busby Partners are a family run grower of berries located in the Midlands. Perfectly situated in the Midlands to supply berries across the UK.  

The Busby Partners grow strawberries from May to September and raspberries from July to August for BerryWorld.

Busby Partners are Global Gap, Red Tractor, Nature, Leaf and SEDEX certified, showing that berries have been grown ethically and sustainably with care for the environment.