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Monmouth man grew his fresh produce and business to eventually support 70 caterers

Monmouth man grew his fresh produce and business to eventually support 70 caterers

EVANS of Monmouth is a family run business founded by Robert Evans, more fondly known around town as Bob, in 1972 when he opened his first shop in Monmouth at 26–28 Monnow Street. Bob started his career as a quality control engineer at RA Listers in the Forest of Dean, but to earn a few extra pence each week he grew a variety of vegetables on his father-in-law’s farm, which he sold to his work mates from the boot of his car in Listers carpark!

It was from here that Bob decided he would like to open a shop. Driving through Monnow Street one morning, he’d called in for a newspaper and to see his old friend, the late Tony Knight. Tony suggested he buy the shop opposite, it was a fresh fish shop owned by the late Reg Hancock, and this is exactly what Bob ended up doing!


 


A few years later Bob opened a second shop in Coleford, and then with the wholesale business increasing in Monmouth he moved premises to 96-98 Monnow Street, where he built a 3000sq ft warehouse behind the shop serving local hotels, restaurants and schools.

Despite Bob’s love for Monnow Street and his ever loyal customers, with supermarkets taking over and retail trade in decline, Bob decided it was time to focus on his wholesale business, and, as such, he moved his business to the Wonastow Road Industrial Estate where he still operates from now.

As a team, Evans of Monmouth serves more than 70 local businesses, including hotels, restaurants and pubs, leisure, education and the event catering industry. They pride themselves on reliability, flexibility and exceptional customer service. Evans of Monmouth is more than just a greengrocer; as well as providing a wide range of fresh produce, including fruit, vegetables, cheese, dairy, fish and meat, it also stocks a wide selection of frozen foods and other essential non-chilled items needed in every busy kitchen.


The Evans of Monmouth team is pictured with the new-look logo and brand new delivery van. Left to right are Janet Jones, Colin Pembridge, Paul Margerison, Richard Rees, Steven Jeffs, Daniel Jones, Bob Evans and his daughter Louise Gouldingay, the new addition to the team.


With a love for fresh local produce, Evans sources fruit and vegetables according to seasonality, having strong relationships with growers, such as Paul’s Organic Veg, and farmers across the county. Bob’s care for his customer relationships also extends to his employees, some of whom have been a part of the team for many years. Janet Jones, now Company Secretary, has worked with Bob for 39 years and Paul Margerison has been Operations Manager for 33 years, showing the same loyalty to Bob as his customers. Because he cares, they care too! This care also extends to the local community, as Bob proudly supports local activities through direct sponsorship. The Blake Theatre and the Monmouth Town Youth benefit from his sponsorship support, it has also not been uncommon to see Bob get directly involved, helping flip burgers at the annual junior football festival.

 


Not only is Evans of Monmouth celebrating its 45 year anniversary, but Bob’s daughter, Louise has also joined the family business. Louise has a strong catering background, having completed her degree in Hospitality Management in 1997. She went on to work for Corus and Regal Hotels, working her way up to Deputy Manager at the Plough and Harrow Hotel. She then moved to the University of Birmingham, where she was Catering Manager for 10 years, before her love for Monmouth brought her home and she transferred to the University of South Wales, again as Catering Manager. Louise said, “Now is the right time for me to join the business. Dad has built up a fabulous customer base, many of whom have been customers for over 30 years. Our mission is to make our customer’s lives easier, providing quality produce and a great service at a fair price.”

 


‘I can recommend them without reservation’

Izzie Roper of Izzie’s Catering has been a customer of Evans of Monmouth for almost 40 years. She said:“I’ve been a customer with Evans of Monmouth for nearly 40 years and I can recommend them without reservation. I love working with Bob, he’s so helpful, he has great product knowledge and has always gone out of his way to ensure my needs are met, even very last minute requests! “It’s great that his daughter, Louise, is joining the family business especially with her experience and expertise in the catering industry, I look forward to working with her too.”

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Tonight as we clap for our fabulous NHS & Captain Tonight as we clap for our fabulous NHS & Captain Tom, we will also be clapping for these unsung HEROES who volunteer their time to help us deliver to some of our community’s most vulnerable.  It has been a challenging week and we really couldn’t have managed without you 👏🏼🌈❤️ Thank you so much Sharon Neville, Stu Jarvis, Jason Higginbottom and The Handley’s x
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Robert George Evans founded the company 45 years ago. Evans of Monmouth is a small family run business based in the small market town of Monmouth, South Wales. Evans of Monmouth are proud to be the chosen supplier to the Hotel and Catering Industry within the counties and surrounding areas of Monmouthshire, Herefordshire & Gloucestershire.
       

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Fabulous Veg Out Salad Bags available from tomorro Fabulous Veg Out Salad Bags available from tomorrow morning... delicious mixed leaves, herbs & edible flowers all organically grown just down the road.  We can’t recommend them enough & only £3 delivered in your veg boxes.  Please get in touch to order yours, we know they will sell out quickly!
Celebrating National Volunteers Week 2020 with a H Celebrating National Volunteers Week 2020 with a HUGE heart felt THANK YOU to our amazing volunteers who have helped save our little business but much more importantly helped get essential fresh food parcels to some of the most vulnerable in our community.  Diolch yn fawr! We love you ❤️
Olivia collecting fresh strawberries ready for you Olivia collecting fresh strawberries ready for your veggie boxes in the morning... let’s hope she doesn’t eat them all! #local #fresh #strawberries #delicious #vegboxes
What are you doing for your Fish Friday? We’ve What are you doing for your Fish Friday? 
We’ve gone for a fish pie with fresh salmon, natural cured haddock and fresh water prawns.  Simple & Delicious!
Mexican Limes & Argentinian Lemons Just perfect wi Mexican Limes & Argentinian Lemons
Just perfect with your G&T!
Thanks for tagging us in more of the delicious dis Thanks for tagging us in more of the delicious dishes you have been cooking up this weekend... they all look amazing!  Don’t forget we have another bank holiday weekend coming up so get your orders in nice and early this week ❤️🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧
Celebrating the best of British Produce this morni Celebrating the best of British Produce this morning 🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧 Bundles of delicious fresh British produce!
Thanks so much for sharing some of the delicious d Thanks so much for sharing some of the delicious dishes you have been making with our produce this weekend.  They look amazing... keep them coming!
Share them direct to our page, and maybe give us a like whilst you’re there 👍
Tonight as we clap for our fabulous NHS & Captain Tonight as we clap for our fabulous NHS & Captain Tom, we will also be clapping for these unsung HEROES who volunteer their time to help us deliver to some of our community’s most vulnerable.  It has been a challenging week and we really couldn’t have managed without you 👏🏼🌈❤️ Thank you so much Sharon Neville, Stu Jarvis, Jason Higginbottom and The Handley’s x
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