Aldens
Back in 1793, Isaac Alden opened a butcher’s shop in Oxford and moved into the flat above with his wife and young son, Thomas. The business was inherited by Thomas and together with his own son they moved the operation to Eastwyke Farm, just outside Oxford. Since then, we have seen nine monarchs, 42 prime ministers, eight pandemics and two world wars, but Aldens have consistently delivered the finest produce to homes and businesses while keeping the firm in the family. Today, Aldens supply Oxford and Cambridge University, Houses of Parliament, and restaurants across the country via their fully electric delivery vans. 
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Le Marché
It’s 1770. Joseph Harrison, a watercress grower from Hertfordshire, drives his produce to London by horse and cart to trade in the Seven Dials district of Covent Garden. This was the beginning of a family’s 200-year presence in the area, selling their farm-grown watercress to Londoners. It wasn’t until 1974 that they branched out into other fruit and vegetables, followed by an expansion of their delivery service in the 1990s. What is now known as Le Marché, the premium greengrocers continue to supply London’s top restaurants and still sell their original product, the famous watercress, which you might taste on your next Whitcomb’s visit.