{{Short description|British honey company}} {{Infobox company | name = Rowse Honey Ltd | logo = RowseHoneyLogo.jpg | type = Subsidiary | founded = 1954 | hq_location = Wallingford, Oxfordshire | key_people = Chris Rowse<br><small>Founder</small> | area_served = United Kingdom | industry = Food processing | products = Honey | revenue = | operating_income = | net_income = | num_employees = over 100{{Citation needed|date=August 2013}} | subsidiaries = | website = {{URL|http://www.rowsehoney.co.uk}} | footnotes = | parent = Valeo Foods (2014–present) }}
'''Rowse Honey Ltd''' is a United Kingdom honey supplier. Its products are stocked by major supermarket chains and other stores. They also supply Kellogg's with honey for use in breakfast cereals. Other products include lemon curd and maple syrup.<ref>http://www.foodprocessing-technology.com/projects/rowse/ Rowse at Food Technology.com. Retrieved 20 March 2012</ref>
==History== Tony Rowse began beekeeping in a shed in Ewelme, Oxfordshire in 1938 and it was then that he formed the Rowse Honey Company in the village in 1954. In 1971 it became a Limited company. In 1987 the company moved to larger premises in nearby Wallingford and Tony's son Richard took over the running of the business that year. In September 2006 the company was purchased for c£70 million by Wellness Foods.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/2947216/Wellness-creates-buzz-by-buying-Britains-oldest-honey-company.html|title = Wellness creates buzz by buying Britain's oldest honey company| date=13 September 2006 }}</ref> Valeo Foods acquired the company in March 2014.<ref>{{Cite web | url=http://www.insidermedia.com/insider/south-east/112669-/ |title = Rowse Honey bought by Irish food company}}</ref>
==Packaging and strength ratings== The honey is sold in hexagonal glass jars and beehive style plastic bottles with green lids. The jars display a strength rating on the following scale: Mild, Fairly Mild, Medium, Fairly Strong, Strong. Most recently{{When|date=December 2016}} a new snap and squeeze variety sachet has been released in the UK.
==Varieties== The main varieties of everyday honey are:
* Pure & Natural Clear Honey * Pure & Natural Set Honey * Organic Set Honey * Organic Clear Honey * Fairtrade Clear Honey * Light & Mild Honey
Monofloral honey varieties include: English Wildflower, Scottish Heather, Clover, Orange Blossom, Acacia and Manuka. Honey imported from Australia, New Zealand, Tasmania and Greece is sold.
Rowse also produce novelty honeys including:
* Honey with Cinnamon * Chilli Fusion Honey
==References== {{reflist}}
==External links== * {{Official website}} * [https://manukora.com/ Manuka Honey]
Category:Food manufacturers of the United Kingdom Category:Honey Category:Companies based in Oxfordshire Category:British companies established in 1954 Category:Food and drink companies established in 1954 Category:Valeo Foods Group brands