A limited edition Lemon and Caper Dressing has raised £750 for our charity of the year.

We launched the dressing to help raise funds for HOPING (Helping Other People In Need Group) York Street Kitchen, a registered charity which prepares and distributes meals for people in food poverty. A team of volunteers cook and serve around 300 two-course meals each Sunday to 70 to 100+ diners and also delivers food parcels to struggling families mid-week.

Yorkshire Rapeseed Oil’s Jason Thompson developed the dressing and is delighted that its success has raised valuable funds for the charity: “It’s very rewarding to work on new product development, which is not only delicious but gives back to our local community by raising vital funds for a deserving cause.”

The Lemon and Caper Dressing was part of a range of flavoured dressings made from cold-pressed extra-virgin rapeseed oil that is pressed, blended, bottled and labelled on the family farm in Thixendale.

HOPING was established in 2017 and became a registered charity in July 2023. It is a team of people who cook wholesome and tasty food outside King’s Manor in York every Sunday afternoon.