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Historic Landmark Houses Farm Shop
25 July 2016 NewsThe historic Jamaica Inn, located on Bodmin Moor in Cornwall, has opened a farm shop with a view to showcasing the best of the region's food and drink -
Cheese: Britain Versus the World
22 July 2016 NewsWill stocking solely British cheeses lose you custom? British Cheese Awards founder and cheese consultant Juliet Harbutt weighs up the pros and the cons -
10 Things To Look For When Recruiting
22 July 2016 NewsSo, your team is expanding. How to ensure you pick the right candidate for the role? Here is our checklist of the most important things to look out for -
Moving On!
20 July 2016 Speciality BitesSorry it’s been a couple of weeks since my last blog, but this has been at the end of an extremely busy two months and I am glad to start this week as a “normal week” for the first time for a while. Trips to… -
6 of the Best Ways to Attract More Custom
19 July 2016 NewsJohn Bensalhia shares his farm shop masterclass -
Opinion: Andrea Leadsom Named Defra Secretary of State
15 July 2016 NewsMP for south Northamptonshire and former Minister of State for Energy, Andrea Leadsom has been named the new Defra Secretary of State, taking over from Liz Truss who becomes Justice Secretary -
5 Ways To Keep Up With Free-From
14 July 2016 NewsDon’t get saddled with leftover free-from stock. Stay ahead of the game with Sally-Jayne Wright's top tips -
NI Restaurant Launches Deli
14 July 2016 NewsA restaurant group in Northern Island has opened a deli selling premium food and drink based on the ingredients used in its dishes -
“MasterRind”
12 July 2016 Town CrierWhat qualities make a good cheesemonger? That’s a question we were looking to answer recently at the British Cheese Awards, where a competition was run to identify Britain’s Best Young Cheesemonger, sponsored by Anthony Rowcliffe & Son, now in their third generation of cheese specialist -
“Picnic perfection”
12 July 2016 Fine FoodIt’s no surprise that one of my favourite passages in the Wind in the Willows is the one where Ratty checks out the picnic that he has put together for himself and the Mole. The enticing list of goodies seems endless: “coldchickencoldtonguecoldhamcoldbeefpickledgherkinssaladfrenchrollscresssandwichespotted meatgingerbeerlemonadesodawater” -
“Brexit or Breginning?”
12 July 2016 Expert EyeTo be uncertain is to be uncomfortable. So runs half a Chinese proverb. As a retailer I can readily agree with that -
“Making a spectacle of yourself”
12 July 2016 Cheese TalkUntil a few weeks ago I was feeling rather smug about my moved to New Zealand, basking in a four month-long near-drought with autumn temperatures rarely falling below 20ºC