We’re Henley Bridge, a food ingredients distribution company stocking 1,500+ products from 90+ brands. We’re here to help chefs, chocolatiers, bakers, ice cream manufacturers, gelato & dessert parlours create moments of magic.
Everything we do at Henley Bridge comes back to one core purpose – helping you to succeed. We’re an enthusiastic partner here to support you in your quest to create moments of enjoyment through food and build a business you’re proud of.
Helping you to succeed. The philosophy is in our DNA.
It’s also what sets us apart from the crowd. We always put you before us, seeking to build true partnerships rather than just shift boxes.
• We stock a deep, wide range, and are constantly introducing new products so that you can always find what you need
• We constantly strive to offer the best value, so that you can improve your bottom line
• We offer next working day delivery as standard with industry leading reliability, so that you can move quickly and with confidence
• We make the process easy, so that you can spend more time focusing on creating your magic
• We share information, ideas and our team of experts, so that you can tap into advice and inspiration whenever you need it
All with a smile on our face and a spring in our step, because we love food and we love making a small contribution to your success.
1998
Our journey begins as Henley Bridge Ingredients Ltd is launched to provide sugar and confectionery to small and medium companies, working out of a converted barn on a local farm!
2006
After 8 years at the farm and many happy customers it was time to move to a fully racked ware house in Uckfield
2010
After more rapid growth we soon outgrew our home in Uckfield and moved to a 30,000 square foot warehouse facility in Lewes (our home today)
2011
Shortly after our move to Lewes we launched the Chocademy, offering chocolate training courses for aspiring chocolatiers
2011
We also achieved our first double AA BRC rating and have never looked back!
2012
After years of servicing small and medium businesses we entered the Foodservice sector and began working with all the major foodservice groups
2013
When we heard Chocolat Madagascar’s story we fell in love and knew we had to be a part of it, so we were delighted to become the exclusive UK distributor
2014
Having been supplying ingredients to the ice cream sector since the very early days, in 2014 we launched our first range of dedicated gelato products becoming the exclusive UK distributor for Irca’s JoyGelato range
2015
In 2015 we became a distributor for Sosa’s range of gastronomy products, dipping our toe for the first time into savoury ingredients
2016
We hired our first development chef, Bake off Creme De La Creme winner and UK Junior Chocolate Master 2014, Samantha Rain
2016
We also launched our professional development kitchen to offer innovation and training to chefs, chocolatiers, bakers and gelato makers
2016
This was our first foray into the National Ice Cream awards, and we only went and won! We were awarded a class trophy in the supply house class for our hazelnut gelato
2017
Back at the National Ice Cream awards for the second year and we won again! This time best new flavour for our Turkish Delight gelato
2018
Adding another exclusive product to our range we launched Rubicone (creators of the world’s first semi-finished gelato products) into the UK market
2018
In an industry first we became the only company ever to win two (yes two!) supplier awards at the National Ice Cream awards!! Taking home Best Supply House for our strawberry and best New Flavour for our salted caramel ripple
2019
We joined The Albex Group, opening up an exciting new world of opportunities
2020
After more than 20 years with the original brand, we launched an updated and refreshed identity for Henley Bridge.
2020
We became the exclusive UK distributor of Norohy Vanilla and the Sosa Home Gourmet range
2021
We’re a team of 60 passionate folk dedicated to the success of our customers and suppliers
2022
We held our first ever Henley Bridge Day of Excellence event