Cambrook Foods Ltd, based in Hampshire, offer a delicious range of baked and salted, caramelised, and seasoned nuts, using recipes that have been extensively researched and perfected to offer a truly decadent snack.
“a unique range of nuts which we think makes us the best specialist nut manufacturer there is”
- Cambrook
The Producer
A dedicated and skilled team
Cambrook Foods was founded in 2012 by Angus Cameron and Michael Brooks.
Having worked in the nut business for over 25 years, they decided to start a business producing nuts just the way they like them.
There is a good the reason why top hotels, bars and restaurants, as well as independent retailers in the UK and beyond, come to Cambrooks for their nuts. They have worked hard to produce their unique range, with research and dedication.
When Angus and Michael started, of course, the best grades of nuts were ‘a given’, so it was up to them to take it to the next level and consider a way they would take a raw nut and make it into something special…
The Products
Making something special
Cambrooks like to offer something different, however, making “something special” was particularly tricky in the case of their caramelised nuts. Michael and Angus has to turn to Europe, where they discovered both Italian and Spanish artisan businesses doing exactly this. Unfortunately, these artisans were not willing to divulge their secrets and so Angus and Michael returned home confident that it could be done…but uncertain as to how.
A little roasting pan bought in France was the key. After a few months of trials and tribulations, they came up with our own unique way of caramelising nuts. The nuts, honey and sugar are carefully heated and gently tumbled in traditional continental roasting pans. It takes the best ingredients, skill and timing to create the perfect caramelised nut: golden, subtly sweet, crunchy and totally irresistible.
For Cambrook’s savoury range, they bake (not fry) the nuts, either for salting or for seasoning with their original recipes of spices, herbs and flavours. They have refined the process over the years to bake consistently to a roast level where they bring out the best flavour in each variety of nut.
Everything Cambrook’s produce is made in their BRC accredited (AA Grade) factory in Andover, Hampshire. They are a small team with dedicated and skilled people, some of whom have been with the business since it started and all of whom take great pride in the job.
At hampers.com, we are delighted to offer Cambrook’s nuts in many of our hampers, including their Baked Truffle Nuts in our Luxury Wine, Cheese & Rillette Hamper and their Peanuts Caramelised With Sesame Seeds in our Rum and Treats Hamper
