Cartwright & Butler: British Food Hampers

One family. Five generations. One enduring passion for joy-filled food.

At Cartwright & Butler, great taste is in their genes. Their family has been creating the most exceptional teatime treats for more than 115 years, and the standards set in their kitchen of a terraced house in Yorkshire are still what guide them today. Run by brothers Terry and Tony Arnett, direct descendants of the original founders, Cartwright & Butler is built on a passion for food that puts a smile on your face. They don’t do low fat, won’t count calories and they will never compromise on taste. They’re all about the butteriest, the creamiest and the crumbliest, because that’s what makes good food great. The world might have changed since the seeds of their business were planted in 1900’s. But what they stand for hasn’t. The very best tasting treats that create moments of joy every single day.

1900s

It all started with two sisters in the front room of a terraced house in Yorkshire. When Jennie and Kathrine Adam’s father died leaving them with no income, they started baking and selling their cakes to make ends meet. Their little cottage industry did so well, they soon outgrew their kitchen and they moved to their own bakery, bringing sister Maria into the family business. Soon the Adam girls had a reputation for making the best breads, pies, cakes, biscuits, puddings and preserves in Hull. Soon, they joined forces with the Arnett family, who owned a chain of bakeries, and began to build their business, with a shared vision to be the best bakers in the North.

1930s

Two decades on and the next generation of Arnetts were taking over the reins. Cousins Gordon and Kathleen opened a shop and café in the village of Cottingham and Gordon soon opened another bakery in Hull’s Norfolk Street.