The Real Eating Company was created by Helena Hudson in January 2004. Helena moved to the South coast in 2001 with her family. She quickly spotted the potential for a high-quality British casual dining café and coffee concept in the South East.
Following a successful advertising career in London, Helena diverted her business expertise, energy and funds into creating her own business from scratch. Today, the Real Eating Company is a well-established business in the South East.
We’ve built up a strong network of small producers in the South of England over the last decade. They’ve grown with us, as our business has grown. There is a wealth of small food and drink businesses who make really good stuff but often don’t have the time, resource or cash to manage a relationship with a large national chain. That’s where we come in.
We’ve always believed in using good-quality local produce wherever we can, long before it became fashionable. It’s a really important part of our DNA, part of being an independent business, and we believe it’s something that matters to our customers too. We work closely with our small producers to bring what they put so much care and attention into, to a wider audience. We hope that you enjoy it
Picture: The Rosebuds Reserve team, who make our jams.