Passionate about driving positive change in the food industry

Our expertise

We have an extended network of friendly experts we can draw upon on your behalf should you need advice beyond our own core expertise.

Sustainability

Domini Hogg

Domini formed Tried & Supplied out of a passion for better ecology, along with the simple idea of making it easier for restaurants and hotels to work with smaller, local suppliers and purchase food and drink more sustainably. Alongside a team of developers, marketing and sales experts and backed by years of experience in B2B software and hospitality, Domini launched Tried & Supplied in 2021 with a starting base of more than 500 suppliers, and also launched the Better Hospitality Conference in the same year, bringing together more than 60 speakers from across the food industry for two days of virtual talks and workshops.

Operations

David Ebsworth

David has 9 years’ experience as a Chef and General Manager and is passionate about improving the food system, even doing an MBA in Innovation in Sustainable Food & Agriculture. He has also lectured for Yeovil College’s catering course.

Content

Clare Hogg

Clare is the mind behind Tried & Supplied’s sister platform Saucy Dressings, a fun and opinionated look at the world of food and hospitality. An experienced marketing director, she created the platform out of a lifelong fascination with food and drink and a desire to talk to interesting and eclectic people from all areas of the industry, from chefs and bartenders to farmers, cheesemakers, vodka distillers and more. Saucy Dressings has since become a respected and far-reaching platform that also includes food masterclasses and an e-commerce platform selling meal kits, cookbooks, great produce and prints of Saucy Dressings’ famous mascot, the vegetable lady, Letitia.

We’re on a mission…

and we offer preferential pricing to any customer who helps us grow by introducing us to other customers. The faster we grow, the quicker we can reduce food miles and facilitate regenerative agriculture through local routes to market, while improving supply chain transparency and eliminating the boring work for both buyers and suppliers.

Our inspiration from nature

Millions of years ago, plants and trees didn’t have any roots. They traded sugars generated through photosynthesis in exchange for nutrients foraged by an underground network of fungus. They still rely on this network today: it’s called mycelium, also dubbed the ‘wood-wide web’ due to its ability to connect plants and trees together. Plants use the web to talk to each other, collaborate, and share resources. Tried & Supplied’s model is inspired by this natural ecosystem, using mycelium’s lessons as a basis by which to improve communication, collaboration and resource across our network of suppliers and venues.

We are passionate foodies

and regularly write up our discoveries on Saucy Dressings, the eccentric guide for people who take food and drink seriously…

We also love to have a laugh and share our music

You can now enjoy our foodie playlist on Spotify as well as on the blog – Fruit Salad by The Wiggles has us in fits of giggles every time!

We’re here to help

Let us know if you have any questions or would like to discuss getting set up with Tried and Supplied.

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