Founded and owned by Lady Carole Bamford, Daylesford Organic has four London stores, as well as a flagship farm shop and spa resort in the Cotswolds. Its products are also listed with the likes of Planet Organic and Ocado. According to a June 2024 article in The Grocer the business has largely struggled to return a profit over recent years, barring a boon period during the coronavirus lockdown. There is money in the family to sort out any financial problems though. Lady Bamford is married to billionaire Sir Anthony Bamford, whose father founded JCB. They are close friends of Boris Johnson, and Sir Anthony was described as a ‘super donor’ to the Conservative Party. They are long-time hosts of the notorious Heythrop Hunt, hosted the hunt in December 2023, hosted the Heythrop Hunt Pony Club in May 2024, and the hunt was hosted by the Bamfords again in December 2024 as noted by Three Counties Hunt Sabs.
Daylesford Organic (Glos)
Links to more information
- Three Counties Hunt Sabs: Heythrop Hunt Daylesford House. (Facebook, December 2024)
- Protect the Wild: Hunt Havoc: Heythrop Hunt issued with Community Resolution (November 2024)
- Witney Gazette:‘Out of control’ hounds run amok in Cotswolds hotspot (October 2024)
- Protect the Wild: Jeremy Clarkson sponsors fox hunting fundraiser (January 2024)
- Protect the Wild: Heythrop Hunt hounds tear up a fox in front of hunt saboteurs (September 2023)
- Wildlife Guardian: Heythrop Hunt members admit illegal fox hunting (December 2012)
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