Stokes Sauces is a premium UK condiment brand founded in 2004 by Rick Sheepshanks. From its heart in rural Suffolk, the company crafts sauces, chutneys, mayonnaises, jams and relishes using carefully selected, real-food ingredients.
The genesis of Stokes was simple: to make a mayonnaise so good it encouraged Sheepshanks’ daughter to enjoy vegetables. That early focus on flavour and wholesomeness remains central to the brand today. Recipes are hand-created, small-batch cooked, and built around quality ingredients such as Italian sun-ripened tomatoes, free-range British eggs, Greek extra virgin olive oil, and a generous portion of fruit in their jams.
Stokes emphasises sustainability, transparency, and responsible practice. It has introduced 100% recycled-plastic squeezy bottles for many of its core sauces, adopted recyclable packaging formats, works towards a zero-landfill policy, and is active in carbon reduction efforts.
While maintaining its artisan spirit, Stokes has scaled its reach: it now offers over 60 different products, exports to more than 50 countries, and supplies both retail consumers and foodservice operators. The brand also adapts to local trends — for example, by offering generous-portion sachets for foodservice settings.
Stokes positions itself as a “sauce for food lovers”-brand: one where flavour is never compromised, ingredients matter, and consumers get a premium experience not just in taste, but in the look, feel and ethics of the entire product offering.
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