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About Us
Ripon Select Foods Ltd is an independent family business founded in 1974 by Mr & Mrs Thomas &
Kathleen Wood at Ripon, North Yorkshire.
Son, Martin and daughter Sarah became Joint Managing Directors in 2006, combining forty years of
experience in the industry. They are the 6th generation of Flour Millers & Rusk manufacturers, their great-
great-grandfather being the originator of Rusk manufacture circa 1902.
The company has an 8 acre site at Ripon encompassing a Flour Mill, Rusk, Breadcrumb, Dry Mixing and
Batter Factories as well as an Administration Block, Laboratories & Warehousing.
Ripon Select Foods Ltd are accredited to:
The BRC Global Food Standard
The Soil Association Organic Standard
The National Association of British and Irish Millers Wheat Intake Standard
Manchester Beth Din
Ripon Select Foods Ltd are members of the Freight Transport Association and the Food and Drink
Federation.




Products
Rusk
Rusk is a dried cereal ingredient that is microbiologically very clean, used primarily as a
filler and binder in meat products. Circa the turn of the century it was first manufactured as a replacement
for bread in sausages because the use of a raising agent rather than yeast provided a more stable finished
product with a longer shelf life.
Rusk is manufactured from wheat flour, salt and a raising agent by a traditionally slow process of baking,
drying, gristing and blending to produce a consistently high quality product capable of absorbing twice its
own weight of water without being soft and pasty.
Breadcrumb
Breadcrumb is manufactured from wheat flour, salt, yeast & either natural food dyes or
spices (if required) to colour the crumb. Typical colourings used are Paprika, Turmeric & Annatto used either
singularly or in combination as per the EC Colours Directive. Wholewheat & Organic flour is also used to
manufacture a Wholewheat Crumb and an Organic crumb. Breadcrumb is manufactured in a variety of grists
to suit individual customer requirements.
Batter Mixes
A full range of Adhesive & Tempura Batter Mixes are manufactured by Ripon Select Foods
Ltd either as individual products, or as a system to suit the customers own requirements. A wide variety of
ingredients are held on stock to produce the Batter Mix to suit each and every application.

Breaders
Breaders are manufactured with, primarily, Breadcrumb as a base. Herbs, spices or
flavourings and colourings are then added and mixed together to provide new exciting textures and flavours
to suit any product capable of being coated.
Predusts & Intercoaters
A comprehensive range of Predusts and Intercoaters are available with a wide variety of base materials and
in an even wider variety of flavours and textures from around the world.
Stuffing Mixes
Ripon Select Foods Ltd manufacture a comprehensive range of Stuffing Mixes for the
manufacturer or for catering establishments. As well as a standard range, Stuffing Mixes can be tailored to
suit the customers individual requirements.
Rusk
Rusk is a dried cereal ingredient that is microbiologically very clean used primarily as a filler and binder in
meat products. Circa the turn of the century it was first manufactured as a replacement for bread in
sausages because the use of a raising agent rather than yeast provided a more stable finished product with
a longer shelf life.
Rusk is manufactured from wheat flour, salt and a raising agent by a traditionally slow process of baking,
drying, gristing and blending to produce a consistently high quality product capable of absorbing twice its
own weight of water without being soft and pasty.
Uses for Rusk
Rusk is manufactured in a variety of grist sizes.

Extrafine Rusk is an ideal product for the manufacture of seasonings and flavours as its bland aroma, taste
and high absorbency properties means it is an ideal carrier and unlike flour or starches it is slightly gritty
providing easier mixing and blending.

Superfine Rusk is widely used as a carrier for flavours ,colours and seasonings but because of its larger
particle size than Extrafine it is also highly suitable for use in beefburgers to help bind and absorb free
water.

Pinhead and Medium Rusk are the most popular grist size, widely used in the production of sausages,
pies, other compound meat products and as an ingredient for dried stuffing mixes. The grade or blend used
is dependent upon the speed of absorption required, the appearance and texture required of the finished
product.

Coarse Rusk is the largest grist size manufactured and is used primarily in speciality products for example
Haggis as well as being a major constituent of dried stuffing mixes.

Wholewheat Rusk is available in the following grist size:
Medium Approximately 2 to 2.25 mm size pieces a pale brown colour with typical baked whole-wheat
aroma.
Grist sizes: (for guidance only)
Extrafine 75% passes through a 0.250mm sieve.
Superfine 95% passes through a 0.472mm sieve.
Pinhead 95% passes through a 1.75mm sieve.
Medium 95% passes through a 2.00mm sieve.
Coarse 95% passes through a 3.50mm sieve.
Rusk can be packed in either paper or plastic 25 kg sacks or in 500 kg, 750 kg, 1000 kg, IBC's.
Palletisation is as per customer preference with the quantity per pallet to suit the customer stacked on either
GKN Blue, Wood or Plastic Pallets.
Breadcrumb
Ripon Select Foods Limited manufacture breadcrumb using the finest ingredients.
Breadcrumb is manufactured from wheat flour ,salt, yeast & either natural food dyes or spices (if required)
to colour the crumb. Typical colourings used are Paprika, Turmeric & Annatto used either singularly or in
combination as per the EC Colours Directive. Wholewheat & Organic flour is also used to manufacture a
Wholewheat Crumb and an Organic crumb. Breadcrumb is manufactured in a variety of grists to suit
individual customer requirements. Currently the Company produces over 200 different combinations of grist,
colour & packaging. Breadcrumb can also be lightly oiled to help prevent dusting.
Breadcrumb is available in a variety of pack sizes from 5kg to 1000kg on either wood, plastic or GKN pallets.
Classic, Samuraii, Litebite and Artois are all available in the following combinations of grist and colour as
tabulated below:
PLEASE NOTE: Due to variations in photography and pc screen settings, the images shown here cannot be
guaranteed as exact colour matches, please contact us for further details and samples.
Size Fine Medium Coarse 5 4 2


Max
Particle
(mm)
1.6 2.0 2.6 3.4 6.0 20.0 x 10.0
Colour 13 14 15 18


Dyes K & T A & T K & T P & T
Shade Orange Apricot Yellowy
Orange
Yellowy
Orange
Colour 19 30 31


Dyes P & C P K
Shade Orange Peach Peach
Colour 42 48 49 52 70 71 72


Dyes T & K C & P T & K T & K P P P
Shade Yellow Yellow-
orange
Yellow Golden
Yellow
Dark
Orange
Dark
Orange
Dark
Orange
P = Extract of Paprika E160c
A = Extract of Annatto E160b
C = Extract of Curcumin E100;
T = Extract of Turmeric (Spice)
K = Extract of Paprika (Spice)
Low Volume
Recommended Cooking Method: Fry only
Texture: Hard, crunchy
Typical Applications: Used to achieve high fill weights in retail packs.
Classic
Recommended Cooking Method: Fry or grill
Texture: Hard, crunchy
Typical Applications: Fish Fingers, fish fillets croquettes, nuggets, schnitzel, retail packs.
Litebite
Recommended Cooking Method: Fry, grill or oven
Texture: Light, crisp
Typical Applications: Any coated product which is required to be ovenable.
Samurai
Recommended Cooking Method: Fry, grill or oven
Texture: Very light, short, long lasting crispness
Typical Applications: Luxury coated products which require superior ovenability. Cold finger food. Products
requiring long fry time.
Artois
Recommended Cooking Method: Fry, grill or oven
Texture: Ultra light, very short, long lasting crispness
Typical Applications: Premium products requiring optimum ovenability.
Batter Mixes
A full range of Batter Mixes are manufactured by Ripon Select Foods Ltd either as individual products or as
part of a complete system tailored to suit our customers requirements. We hold on stock a wide variety of
specialist ingredients that allows us produce the Batter Mix to suit each and every application.
Adhesive Batters have been carefully developed for coating Fish, Poultry, Meat and
Vegetables and are suitable for Chilled and/or frozen applications. They have been developed for deep and
shallow Pan fry. They can also be Oven-baked or Grilled and are suitable for the BBQ. All adhesive batters
are highly suitable for the QSR, Food Service and Retail sectors.
Tempura Batters are specifically formulated for chilled and frozen application. Like adhesive
batters they have been developed for deep and shallow Pan fry. They can also be Oven-baked or Grilled and
are suitable for the BBQ. All adhesive batters are highly suitable for the QSR, Food Service and Retail
sectors.
A wide variety is available dependent upon the product to be coated, the type of line used
and the texture required.
Fish Frying Batters are dedicated to the Fish industry. Ripon Select Foods manufacture a
variety from traditional 'fish and chip shop' batters for the smaller user to specialist coatings on an industrial
scale.
Stuffing

Cranberry & Orange
Chestnut
Herb & Apple
Parsley & Thyme
Sage & Onion

All the above are available in 5kg & 25kg packs.







Breaders

Breaders are manufactured with primarily Breadcrumb as a base.
Herbs, spices or flavourings and colourings are then added and mixed
together to provide new exciting textures and flavours to suit any
product capable of being coated.
A wide range is available with herbs, spices and flavours from around
the world. Ingredient blends are available that enhance the
appearance and taste of a wide variety of meat products. Popular
ranges include:
Herb and Garlic
Lemon Pepper
Tomato, Basil & Oregano
Southern Fry

Pre-dust
Predusts are the base component of a coating system. They help prepare the substrate for building the
coating system, helping adhesion by 'lock-and-key'.
We have a wide variety of Predusts either off-the-shelf or tailored towards your taste, functionally or
manufacturing needs.
Flavoured Predusts
Lemon & Cracked Black Pepper
Louisiana Fried Chicken
Smokey Cajun
Garlic & Herb
Sun Dried Tomato
Churrasco
Tandoori
Functional predusts
High Adhesive
Pre-cook
High Starch
Coarse (to allow free flow through processing equipment)
Fry-Free
All can be suitably tailored for meat, poultry, fish or vegetable applications.


New Product Development
Innovation Products
Breadcrumb; Ciabatta is baked to a traditional recipe.
Breaders; Foccacia, Naan Breader, Taco, Fajita.
Instant Sauce mixes: Cold water thickening sauces; Italian Tomato, Creamy Parsley, Red Thai,
Cheddar Cheese.
Food service Ingredient blends.
Stuffing's and seasonings; Norfolk Sausage, Parmesan and caramelised onion, Chilli and Tequila lime,
Sage, Onion and Cranberry.
Novel Tempura Batters, including our Gluten Free Clear Coat Batters based on crisp flavours; Roast
Chicken & Thyme, Sea salt & cracked Black Pepper, Garlic and Herb.
Service
Ripon Select Foods aim to answer your enquiry with your first call. We have all your product development
and sample requests at our fingertips; and can search our extensive ingredient data base for the most
appropriate product for your needs. We appreciate short product development timescales and can despatch
samples on the same day.
Line Trials
Need to make some line-produced product but:
Can't get on line-time in your own factory?
Can't get raw materials in sufficient time?
Don't yet have a line?
At Ripon Select Foods we have a pilot plant equipped with a Stein MB3 Mini-Batter and Breading Line, an
FA3 continuous Fryer and a blast freezer and chillier. This small-scale setup permits very rapid changeovers
between different products and allows for recipe modifications to be made on the spot.
Product Matching
Need an exact match for a product?
Need match for an ingredient declaration?
We can estimate the cost of your existing product and can even estimate the maximum possible cost of a
product with a given ingredient declaration!
Product Optimisation
With so many possible permutations, achieving the correct combination of product components, balance of
ingredients or processing conditions can be a daunting task. Ripon Select Foods can help you simplify your
product trials and identify where your product optimum lies.
Technical Assistance
Our quality team continuously test and assess our ingredients and products to ensure that they pass our
strict high quality policy. We can issue technical information for nutritional, intolerance and ingredient listing
for all our products.
Rusk Plant
Rusk is manufactured from wheat flour, salt and a raising agent by a traditionally slow process of baking,
drying, gristing and blending to produce a consistently high quality product capable of absorbing twice its
own weight of water without being soft and pasty.
Although processing is traditional, manufacturing techniques have changed with much of the plant being
automated and PLC controlled.
Rusk is manufactured in a variety of grist sizes.
Grist sizes: (for guidance only)
Extrafine 75% passes through a 0.250mm sieve.
Superfine 95% passes through a 0.472mm sieve.
Pinhead 95% passes through a 1.75mm sieve.
Medium 95% passes through a 2.00mm sieve.
Coarse 95% passes through a 3.50mm sieve.
Wholewheat 95% passes through a 2.00mm sieve.
Rusk can be packed in either paper or plastic 25 kg sacks or in 500 kg, 750 kg, 1000 kg, IBC's.
Palletisation is as per customer preference with the quantity per pallet to suit the customer stacked on either
GKN Blue, Wood or Plastic Pallets.
Breadcrumb Plant
Breadcrumb is manufactured from wheat flour, salt, yeast & food dye or spices if required to add colour.
Typical colourings used are Paprika, Turmeric & Annatto used either singularly or in combination
Wholewheat flour is also used to manufacture a Wholewheat Breadcrumb.
Breadcrumb is manufactured in a variety of grists to suit individual customer requirements. Currently the
Company produces over 200 different combinations of grist, colour & packaging. Breadcrumb can also be
lightly oiled to help prevent dusting.
Breadcrumb is manufactured by a process of mixing the ingredients into a dough, dividing the dough into
manageable pieces, then moulding & proofing prior to baking. Once baked the loaves are then dried &
shredded prior to being sieved & ground to the correct size before being packed.
Blending & Mixing Plant
All blending and mixing is by computerised batch control of ingredients and blending recipes. Our unique
bar-code system provides full traceability from goods being received, through the Blending process and into
the finished product.
Products manufactured on our Blending plant include the following:

Batters
A full range of Adhesive & Tempura batters are manufactured for a wide variety of
applications. These are all tailor made on a dedicated Blending plant to individual customer requirements.
They range from simple Adhesive Batters to complex Tempuras that may be seasoned if required.
Breaders and Predusts
Breaders and Predusts can be manufactured and supplied individually or as a system to work in
combination. They can also be combined in a system with a unique Batter.
Breaders are usually based on Breadcrumb and contain a mixture of spices and herbs or flavours to add
visual excitement and enhanced eating experience to meat products. Production is by a careful blending
process of quality approved raw materials.
Predusts are the ideal intermediate coating to provide unique flavouring to meat products before being
coated with Breadcrumb or a Breader.
Stuffing Mixes
A comprehensive range of stuffing mixes are made on site. These are primarily based on the Breadcrumb
and Rusk. Manufacture is by careful blending and mixing of a variety of carefully sourced ingredients to
produce a consistent finished product.
The standard range consists of:
Sage & Onion
Cranberry & Orange
Apple & Apricot
Parsley, Thyme & Lemon
Rosemary & Thyme
Other varieties are available for individual manufacture.
Warehouse
Ripon Select Foods Ltd distribution operates from its own 90,000 sq.ft. warehouse.
Stock control is fully computerised with each pallet having its own unique bar-code and number, allowing for
full traceability of all product manufactured or purchased. With the use of hand held scanners and touch
screens stock is completely 'real-time'. This allows for fast responses to customer orders and queries.
Stock levels can be tailor-made to suit customers 'Just -in-Time' systems; over 800 different products are
held in stock at any one time.
Ripon Select Foods Ltd and its staff take pride in its 'can do' attitude to customers and always strive to
ensure that the customer is fully satisfied.

Packaging
All products are packed in plastic sacks from 5 kilos to 25 kilos and in polypropylene IBCs
for semi bulk applications up to 1000 kilos. Palletisation is as per customer preference with the quantity per
pallet to suit the customer stacked on either GKN Blue, Wood or Plastic Pallets.

All pallets are protected by a Stretched Plastic Hood or by Stretch Wrap and a loose cover.

Distribution
Ripon Select Foods Ltd distribution operates from its own 90,000 sq.ft. warehouse with its own fleet of
lorries across the UK, delivering either full loads or on a 'multi-drop' basis.
A range of heavy goods vehicles are operated from six wheel rigids with close-coupled trailers to six axle
tractor units and semi-trailers.
The service offered is second to none and much pride is taken in our ability to react promptly to customers
requirements. Deliveries outside the UK are made by approved hauliers only, or, by container.



Quality Assurance and Quality Control
Ripon Select Foods Ltd have successfully achieved the following accreditations:
The BRC Global Food Standard - A Grade
The Soil Association Organic Standard
The National Association of British and Irish Millers Wheat Intake Standard
Manchester Beth Din Kosher Standard
Femas Accreditation
Please click on the following link to our Accreditation Certificates.
Please click on the following link to our Policies.


Raw Materials
The quality of our products starts prior to production with the purchase of quality
ingredients to an agreed specification from approved suppliers. All ingredients are covered by certification of
conformance or analysis and are subject to random testing.
Wheat is sourced from FABBL assured farms and is supplied with a "passport" that includes a Post-Harvest
Pesticides Declaration and a Vehicle Inspection Certificate.
All ingredients are issued a unique bar-code to enable full traceability from receipt through manufacturing to
despatch.
Finished Product Testing
Products are subjected to quality checks during manufacture but the majority of testing is
carried out on the finished product, each having its own specification to which it must comply. Product
safety & quality is monitored by carrying out analysis on randomly selected samples; including
microbiological & pesticide analysis.
Quality Assurance is provided through the implementation of strict processes and procedures ensuring the
highest levels of food safety and quality are achieved.
QUALITY CONTROL AND QUALITY ASSURANCE, ENSURING A QUALITY PRODUCT.

Our Certificates
For further information on our Accreditiations, customers may log into the Customer Login Area.
Please click on the images below to view the certificate.
BRC Certificate
2011

Femas Certificate

Nabim Certificate
Kosher Certificate Valpak Certificate Soil Association Certificate
2011


Campden BRI 2011

Kosher A150 2011




Our Policies
For further information on our Policies, customers may log into the Customer Information Area.
Please click on the links below to open a .pdf file of further information.
Wood Policy

Social Accountability

Quality Policy

Environmental Policy

Nut & Seeds Policy

Irradiated Ingredients

Hauliers C of P

Child Labour Policy










Glass Policy


Allergens Policy


GM Statement


Organic Policy