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diversification
How to add a new arm to your business
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How farm shops upped their game during Covid-19
In an exclusive column for Speciality Food, Jenny Rose, manager of the Farm Retail Association, reflects on the opportunities the pandemic has provided independent retailers -
How farm shops upped their game during Covid-19
02 March 2021 Coronavirus -
Lockdown 3 is changing the high street – here’s how
22 February 2021 Coronavirus -
Covid-19 isn’t holding the fine food sector back – here’s why
02 February 2021 Coronavirus
industry expert opinions
Expert insight from across food and drink
To most of us it is undeniable that we are now in an age of potentially irreversible climate change and damage to our planet. Weather patterns are more unpredictable than ever. Species are dying at the fastest ever rate. Wildfires are at their worst for 10,000 years. The number of climate refugees are increasing at their fastest ever rate. Every year more than six times the number of people die in the world due to air pollution than died of Covid in the last year.
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Paul Hargreaves
Chief executive of Cotswold Fayre
finance
Financial advice from the experts
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Spring Budget 2021: the food industry speaks
Chancellor Rishi Sunak’s Budget delivered on business rates and furlough, but many in the food and drink sector are calling for further support
food safety
Making and keeping your business compliant
legal
Legal expertise from professionals in the know
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What food businesses need to know about proposed cost increases
Paul Gregory of Food Solutions highlights the proposed cost increases affecting all food businesses, particularly artisan -
What will happen to Cornish pasties post-Brexit?
Can a Cornish pasty originate from anywhere other than Cornwall? Well, not at the moment, due to the operation of EU regulations within the UK. But will this change
following Brexit? Tom Broster, associate at Briffa Legal, fills us in
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Need some help with tax?
Sue Nelson, CEO of Breakthrough Funding and owner of FoodTalk Radio Show shares her need-to-know advice -
What food businesses need to know about proposed cost increases
01 February 2019 News -
What will happen to Cornish pasties post-Brexit?
08 November 2018 Brexit -
Need some help with tax?
08 August 2018 Producers
staffing
How to recruit and retain good staff
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Defra begins search for inaugural Chair of new environment watchdog
The Chair of the Office for Environmental Protection will independently scrutinise and advise the Government to ensure it sets and meets “ambitious” environment targets
start-ups
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