SCOTT Crocker from Taunton has recently (August 2020) been promoted to Kitchen Manager at a family-run café in the area.
The father-of-two handles the day-to-day running and organising of Rumwell Farm Shop’s Café kitchen.
Anne Mitchell, Joint Owner of the farm shop, which is located on the A38 between Taunton and Wellington, said: “We would like to congratulate Scott on his promotion. He has nearly 30 years’ experience in the catering industry and has worked within our café for three and a half years. Prior to being our Kitchen Manager, Scott was our chef and then second chef.”
Scott’s job role includes planning the menus, managing the staff members in the kitchen, purchasing stock and making sure everyone is trained on food preparation and kitchen safety techniques.
The 46-year-old holds a range of City and Guilds catering qualifications and also took a bar and cellar management course.
Scott added: “I am really enjoying the new challenge and looking forward to adding exciting, new dishes to our existing popular menu.
“I love the fact that we use our own free-range pork and Aberdeen angus beef from our own farm just four miles away as well as our own free-range eggs. To add to this, we also make our own bread now in our onsite bakery. The food in our café is homemade and really is food from farm to fork.”
In his spare time, Scott enjoys keeping fit by cycling, swimming and going to the gym.
Rumwell Farm Shop is an independent, family-run, award-winning business owned by the Mitchell family. It was originally a potato store, when David and Anne Mitchell began selling their potatoes and free-range eggs at the gate.
Due to customer demand, the range of products soon increased, and the farm shop grew into the place it is today. David and Anne’s sons, James and Jack, are now also involved in the business, as well as daughters-in-law Sophie and Donna.
Rumwell Farm Shop has a traditional butchery counter selling free range pork and Aberdeen Angus beef reared just four miles away on the family farm. There is also a delicatessen, bakery, jam kitchen, food hall, wine cellar and gift room.
Home grown potatoes are also still available, when in season, as well as everything from fruit, vegetables and groceries to plants, flowers, gifts and cards.
The food prepared in the Rumwell Café kitchen is sourced from the farm shop, the Mitchell family farm and regional suppliers. Families are welcome to the café and there is a menu especially for children.
For more information, please call Rumwell Farm Shop, which is located in Rumwell between Taunton and Wellington, on 01823 461599, visit www.rumwellfarmshop.com, follow the company on Twitter at www.twitter.com/rumwellfarmshop or log on to www.facebook.com/Rumwellfarmshop.
