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Nick Sprague - Chairman & Founder Nick Sprague Chairman & Founder

Cobell was launched in 1999 in response to the growing demand for high quality fruit ingredients.

David Pearce - Managing Director David Pearce Managing Director
Graham Holland - Director Graham Holland Director
Ian Taylor - Director Ian Taylor Director

In a relatively short time we are proud to have become one of Europe's leading processed fruit suppliers. Despite our growth and prominence in the industry, there's one thing about Cobell that hasn't changed.

We still believe in supplying clients with a totally tailor-made service, providing their chosen fruit ingredients in any packaging, in any quantity.

Our experienced multi-lingual team sources ingredients directly from suppliers all over the world, ensuring our customers the ultimate in quality fruit and raw materials. Plus, with such a vast range of customers from soft drinks manufacturers to pharmaceutical suppliers, our team's expertise ensures adherence to stringent supplier quality guidelines.

While we source high end fruit ingredients, our own packaging, storage and supply chain is also regularly monitored. Our in-house expertise means that we have staff dedicated to accreditations including BRC, Soil Association, Taste of the West, FairTrade, RainForrest Alliance and many more, providing a guaranteed quality route from product sourcing to delivery.

We've also adapted our facilities in line with our expanding business and dedicated teams. We now have sales, storage and packaging at our Exeter headquarters and our Bishops Stortford sales office, as well as our recently opened aseptic bag-in-box packaging facility.

So, whatever your fruit ingredient, whatever the quantity and, wherever you are, give us a call - I'm sure our team of experts can help.

Nick Sprague - Chairman & Founder

Andrew Clark - Technical & Operations Director Andrew Clark Technical & Operations Director
Julie Bowell - Office Manager Julie Bowell Office Manager
Mike Pearce - Operations Manager Mike Pearce Operations Manager
Chris Howard - Office Manager (South East) Chris Howard Office Manager (South East)
Lia Smith - Sales & Logistics Co-ordinator Lia Smith Sales & Logistics Co-ordinator
Ben Wilkinson - Technical Officer Ben Wilkinson Technical Officer
Jessica May - Compliance Officer Jessica May Compliance Officer
Chris Baker - New Product Development Manager Chris Baker New Product Development Manager
Annette Richman - PR & Communications Annette Richman PR & Communications
Ali Sprague - Company Secretary & Accounts Payable Ali Sprague Company Secretary & Accounts Payable
Sam Marquez Vega - Office Administrator Sam Marquez Vega Office Administrator
Nicci Pearce - Office Finance Nicci Pearce Office Finance
Helen Cann - Credit Controller Helen Cann Credit Controller
Helen Cann - Credit Controller Beverly Small Customer Services Manager (South East Office)
Helen Cann - Credit Controller Laura Bertelsen Customer Services Administrator
Helen Cann - Credit Controller Hannah Rowe Customer Services Administrator