Speciality Bites with

Paul Hargreaves

Chief executive of Cotswold Fayre

  • There is no substitute for meeting people

    26 March 2015 Speciality Bites
    After a couple of days at IFE, I am off to Dublin tomorrow for their triennial speed-dating event which puts 100s of buyers in meetings with 100s of Irish producers

  • The Importance of a Marketing Strategy

    18 March 2015 Speciality Bites
    It’s show-time, folks. The biennial IFE Show at Excel takes place next weekend onwards for 4 days followed a month later by the Farm Shop & Deli Show, and I am currently in Athens at the second ever Food Expo Greece...

  • Soar Like An Eagle

    23 February 2015 Speciality Bites
    Last week I was back in Kenya at the children’s centre (orphanage and school) that Cotswold Fayre supports on a monthly basis and with our charitable events

  • Promoting Smaller Brands

    05 February 2015 Speciality Bites
    At this time of year I often spend time out with my sales team visiting retails, and this year is no exception, and I entered in to a debate yesterday I thought I would share with you

  • Business Relationships

    16 January 2015 Speciality Bites
    I recently had the misfortune to have to take an ex-employee to court, which is one of the few occasions in 15 years of running a business that I have had to engage the services of a lawyer. They don’t come...

  • Planning for 2015

    12 January 2015 Speciality Bites
    I am currently in San Francisco at the Winter Fancy Food Fair, which is not only giving me an opportunity to see what is new in the American and International food world, but also some time to catch up, reflect...

  • Looking forward to 2015

    16 December 2014 Speciality Bites
    It’s that time to reflect on the year before we finish for Christmas. Ok retailers, I know you are far too busy to do that as your shops are packed with hungry consumers, but for those of us on the...

  • Teamwork

    24 November 2014 Speciality Bites
    I listened to part of a fascinating programme on Radio Five Live earlier this week, whilst I was driving home from a late night in the office, on what goes on in the changing room of sports teams

  • Interviews, Recruitment and People

    03 November 2014 Speciality Bites
    I have recently been conducting a number of interviews for various new positions at Cotswold Fayre, and with a wealth of good candidates to choose from, it has made me think again about how to choose the best people to recruit

  • The Demise of Tesco?

    28 September 2014 Speciality Bites
    It was amazing how many smiling faces there were around in the speciality food world last week with the bad news about Tesco on virtually every news bulletin for two days at least
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