About Us
One family. Five generations. One enduring passion for joy-filled food.
At Cartwright & Butler, great taste is in our genes. Our family has been creating the most exceptional teatime treats for more than 115 years, and the standards set in our kitchen of a terraced house in Yorkshire are still what guide us 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. We don’t do low fat, won’t count calories and we’ll never compromise on taste. We’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 our business were planted in 1900's. But what we stand for hasn’t. The very best tasting treats that create moments of joy every single day.
Autumn Picnic
Picnic in Autumn? You Bet! The picnic. A great British institution we usually associate with blue skies, long sunny days, early dawns and late sunsets. But as the days of summer fall away and the e...
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Shortbread - A Short History
The history of shortbread usually starts with Mary Queen of Scots, and we promise we will get to her and the part she plays in its history but we need to go back a little further to the Medieval Times...
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Top Tips To Posh Up Your Picnic
This summer, we’re championing everything that’s great about British Summertime by bringing you the poshnic – a posher way to picnic! The lighter evenings, stunning warm summer sun (fingers crossed...
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How to wrap this season's trickiest shapes with Jane Means With the festive season fast approaching, at Cartwright & Butler we have lots of tasty treats that make the perfect gifts for your lov...
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Whatever the size of your company, it’s likely that it will be nothing without the skills, expertise, dedication and hard work of your employees. Recognising and rewarding staff is known to be of v...
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A Tea Story
If Cartwright & Butler stand for one thing it’s excellence. As a company we’re not interested in delivering something that’s good enough or simply better than what’s already out there. No...
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A Taste of Nostalgia this Mother’s Day
Mother’s Day is a nostalgic time of year where we get to celebrate and thank all the wonderful women in our life and reminisce about the fond memories that we associate with them. When we thought abou...
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