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Cresson Creative

2007 Regional Finalist

Selling: Fruit & Veg

Whoever thought watercress could be the inspiration for so many exciting dishes? A catering company and market stall, Cresson Creative specialise in watercress, even making cheese and watercress scones! However, it is not only watercress that make up the ingredients of Jennifer Laing’s unique products. At Cresson Creative, if it does not contain watercress, then it most certainly does contain other kinds of local Hampshire produce. Making a whole range of products from home baked goods to quiches to cakes to preserves to ready meals such as crepes, Jennifer Laing and her team have showcased the high-quality goods Hampshire can produce.

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Address:
Unit 11
Home farm
Petersfield Road
Ropley
Hampshire
SO24 0EF

Tel: 01962 772601

Email: info@cressoncreative.co.uk

Website: www.cressoncreative.co.uk

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Jennifer and her team are awesome. First choice to deal with the catering at our wedding and everything produced with such attention to detail. If you ever get a chance their Cheese & Watercress scones must be tried.

romchip Posted 19 Jul 2007 5:33 PM

I vote for Jennifer as tne next President!.....and with Brad as the new person, the business has all the three major ingredients...... quality. quality and more quality! Well done and keep smiling.

countryman1 Posted 27 Jun 2007 11:17 AM

The team, the food and the business ethos are absolutely top class.

Nag1 Posted 25 Jun 2007 12:05 PM

great ingredients put together with skill and ending in a mouth watering dishes- highly recommended for party catering in hampshire!

gaz3 Posted 25 Jun 2007 11:26 AM

Gorgeous, inspiring, tasteful are but a few brief words that not only describe the culinary delights that this company produces with locally produced and sourced products, such as the innovative use of watercress, but also describes the team led by Jen Laing.

dick3 Posted 21 Jun 2007 7:41 PM

I HAVE NEVER MET SUCH A PROFESSIONAL AND DEDICATED COMPANY THAT PROMOTES LOCAL PRODUCTS LIKE CRESSON CREATIVE HAVE DONE. A HUGE WELL DONE TO JENNIFER AND THE TEAM FOR PROMOTING WATERCRESS - SUPERFOOD TO THE MASSES!

richard13 Posted 21 Jun 2007 7:31 PM

The team at Cresson never stop!!! Running two businesses along side each other makes life exciting but they perfectly compliment each other meaning customers get a totally new experience! Using their market produce in their function work and supplying catering for market customers - it works like a dream!

ChefGladys Posted 21 Jun 2007 3:20 PM

As a head chef working part time for Cresson Creative I have never seen a more innovative company in 20 years of working in the industry. The girls work tirelessly on both sides of the business using locally sourced produce, reducing food miles while offering a professional service always with a smile! Amazing"

JF2 Posted 21 Jun 2007 3:13 PM

Cresson Creative is so much more than a market stall and catering company (as good as they both are). Jennifer has played a major role in reinforcing the links between Alresford and watercress on a national level, generating a wave of visitor and media interest in the town's food heritage. And as if that wasn't enough, her watercress pesto is outstanding!

Braz1 Posted 21 Jun 2007 1:38 PM

The products are wonderful and they support other local businesses such as the Community Village Shop, as well as promoting Watercress as a super food and highlighting the amazing Hampshire produce.

Lisa12 Posted 21 Jun 2007 10:40 AM

Cresson Creative is not just an excellent local food company: it's the way Jennifer integrates her business with the local community which makes this a truly remarkable operation. Inspiration, personality and sheer hard work combine to make a formidable enterprise. A real winner.

Eloise A Posted 20 Jun 2007 9:14 PM

I have attended the Winchester Farmers Market since its inception and came across Cresson Creative there. Pancakes, to die for, scones mouth watering, soup -yum, etc etc. Well done and continue to be outstanding and don't lose that specialness.

MARGERY1 Posted 20 Jun 2007 5:07 PM

Chef-owner Jennifer Laing has worked tirelessly for years to put Alresford (Hampshire) and its famous salad crop watercress firmly on the map. Initially with her restaurant Cafe Cresson and now with Cresson Creative her passion for watercress and the ways she weaves it creatively into her recipes is incredible! Her product range is so unique - I've never seen anyone else doing anything like it. Jennifer was instrumental in organising the very first annual Alresford Watercress Festival and continues to be heavily involved. A local food hero if ever there was one!

vg1 Posted 12 Jun 2007 9:57 AM

I run a resort in Bermuda at present and have worked in the catering industry for large corporate clients all over Europe. I came into contact with this company during 2006 and was highly impressed with the professionalism / service and exemplary quality of food delivered by Cresson. It's certainly the small individual company with the power to worry any of the big players in todays corporate and private catering market.

psymon001 Posted 06 Jun 2007 5:08 AM

This Team are very professional and know how to make a customer feel at ease. Jen and the Team are one of the top sought out companies in the south. Keep up the good work everyone.

King_Cobra_Snakes Posted 18 May 2007 7:33 AM

A market stall and an outside catering service in one business - the perfect combination!! Cresson Creative sell delicious Watercress Products at Farmers Markets, Shows and Festivals across the South. They also combine these products with other locally sourced ingredients to make mouth watering outside catering menus for family occasions such as weddings and christenings and corporate functions. Yum!

Nic2001 Posted 17 May 2007 11:01 PM

Outstanding watercress pesto, scrumptious cheese and watercress scones and many other goodies - I'm hooked!

braggs1 Posted 20 Aug 2006 11:54 AM

Jennifer Laing, the owner of Cresson Creative has been a long standing local food hero. She has created a business which promotes the local watercress in her catering menus and food products for local markets. She was also a founding father of the successful Watercress Festival which has now gained the support of the major watercress players in the industry and brings a lot of tourism and investment into the town of Alresford. Jennifer's business Cresson Creative was also voted Hampshire Rural Business of the Year 2006. Well done Jennifer.

Jane 3 Posted 13 Jul 2006 4:35 PM

Cresson creative is an innovative catering business bringing together seasonal,locally sourced produce especially watercress. At Farmers Markets there is always service with a smile and a professionalism that is second to none.

Tim 2 Posted 07 Jul 2006 5:28 PM