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The Cotteswold Story
Back to where it all began.
At the age of 20, Harry Workman founded Cotteswold Dairy after buying a milk round that delivered 30 gallons a day and a Morris 8 van. He began door-to-door deliveries on May 1, 1938, using a bucket and ladle, emphasising quality, service, and cleanliness.
The dairy grew rapidly, relocating to Cotteswold Road in Tewkesbury in 1943. It expanded delivery services to Cheltenham in 1961 and moved to its current location on Northway Lane in 1969.
George Workman joined in 1991 and became Managing Director in 2010. Today, Cotteswold Dairy operates six depots across the UK, serving business and doorstep customers.
Despite these changes, the company has remained committed to its founding values, ensuring that its customers receive the highest quality products and services.
Where we are today.
Today, we are one of the largest independent family dairies in the UK, proudly processing, packing, and delivering fresh milk, cream, and complementary products to businesses and homes throughout England & Wales. ​
With distribution depots in Cheltenham, Shropshire, North Wales, Herefordshire & Hertfordshire, and our main production site in Tewkesbury, we handle over 100 million litres of milk annually, from farm collection to final delivery.
We proudly serve businesses of all sizes, from small to large. As well as households through our traditional doorstep delivery service, keeping our heritage alive through the use of electric floats and reusable glass bottles.
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Our new state-of-the-art facility positions us for growth while staying true to our values of quality, service, and sustainability.
Other key moments in our story so far
Introduction of Pasteurisation.
Cotteswold Dairy started pasteurising milk in 1944.
Pasteurisation is a process which involves heating the milk to 75 degrees and then rapidly cooling to ensure the milk is of great quality and is safe for consumption.
