With loaded jacket potatoes enjoying a resurgence across the out-of-home market, the new range enables wholesalers and caterers to capitalise on one of the most adaptable menu staples. Suitable for schools, hospitals, universities, garden centres, cafés and workplace catering, the products provide a convenient solution that combines operational efficiency with broad menu appeal.

Saxon Foods has built its reputation as a plant-based specialist producer, which includes ready baked potatoes and convenience foods for foodservice and retail. Based in the heart of one of the UK’s leading potato-growing regions, the company works with carefully selected growers across Lincolnshire, Yorkshire and East Anglia. Operating from a dedicated meat and allergen-free manufacturing facility, Saxon Foods has achieved the highest BRCGS AA+ certification.

The new range includes Small, Standard, Large and XL Ready Baked Jacket Potatoes, enabling operators to choose the most appropriate size for different menu formats and occasions. Cooked from frozen in either the microwave or oven, the products help reduce preparation time, improve consistency and minimise food waste in busy commercial kitchens. 

Oli Sampson, MD of Central Foods, said: “We’re delighted to welcome Saxon Foods to the Central Foods portfolio. As with all our supplier partnerships, we’re focused on bringing high-quality, trusted manufacturers together with the UK’s wholesale and foodservice sectors.

“We’re seeing renewed interest in jacket potatoes because they deliver exactly what both operators and consumers are looking for – excellent value and customised with an endless variety of toppings, working across multiple dayparts, from grab-and-go lunches to substantial dine-in meals. They also simplify kitchen operations by reducing preparation time, minimise waste and deliver quality with every serving.

“Adding Saxon Foods’ ready baked jacket potatoes to our range gives our customers another commercially relevant solution that supports menu innovation, while making life easier for busy professional kitchens.”

Steve Humphrey, managing director at Saxon Foods, said: “Central Foods has built an excellent reputation for supplying quality frozen products to the UK foodservice sector, making them a natural distribution partner for Saxon Foods. We’re looking forward to working together to make the range more accessible to wholesalers and operators throughout the UK.”

For more info, visit centralfoods.co.uk.