Neal's Yard Dairy

We opened on July 4th 1979 in Neal's Yard in Covent Garden. At the time, Neal's Yard Dairy was owned by Nicholas Saunders, who had already started a bakery and wholefoods warehouse in the yard and Monmouth Coffee Company on Monmouth Street.

Randolph Hodgson, had started work at the Dairy a couple of months earlier, helping with the initial set up. He helped research recipes and, after the Dairy opened, made greek-style yoghurts and fresh cheeses. After the first year, he had agreed to take over as the owner of the business.