Cheese
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Young Butcher Wins National Award
23 March 2016 NewsEarlier this month, FARMA partnered with AHDB Beef and Lamb to celebrate the skill of butchers working in the farm shop sector through its Farm Butcher of the Year competition -
Millenial Energy
23 March 2016 Speciality BitesI don’t just think it’s because I am getting older (just having celebrated a very large birthday), but I am sure there is a much higher number of younger people in the speciality food sector these days. It could well be a case of “don’t… -
Farm Shop & Deli Awards Finalists Revealed
21 March 2016 NewsThe finalists of the third annual Farm Shop & Deli Awards have been announced, representing the very best standards, service, product innovation and community involvement in the fine food retail sector -
The Interview: Jeremy Torz
18 March 2016 NewsMeet Jeremy Torz, co-founder of Union Hand-Roasted and proud pioneer of the UK's coffee market -
Budget 2016: Sugar Tax Announced
17 March 2016 NewsChancellor George Osborne has introduced a tax on sugar as part of this year's budget -
What will a ‘Brexit’ mean for us?
16 March 2016 BrexitIn June, the British public will decide whether to stay within the European Union or go it alone. 'Brexit'-centric stories have been all over the media in recent weeks, with some MPs choosing independence from the EU while others gear up to govern an autonomous Britain,… -
Blueberry Group Buys Vine Wholesale
15 March 2016 NewsThe Blueberry Group has acquired Vine Wholesale Ltd (trading and known as Palmars Products), a Dorset-based supplier of ambient fine foods to independent retailers and department stores across the UK -
“I signed up for origami class, but it folded…”
15 March 2016 Town CrierLast week I did two things out of character: I bought cheese from a supermarket, and I watched a ‘RomCom’. I won’t name the shop; the film was Love Actually -
“Sausage wars”
15 March 2016 Fine FoodWhen it comes to enthusiasm for sausages and pies I bow to no man. For me the humble snorker plays a pivotal role on many menus, filling the gap between lumps of meat various and those more complicated dishes that tickle the chef’s fancy. But given… -
Real Food Ilkley Launches Fine Food Market
15 March 2016 NewsA collective of West Yorkshire-based food retailers and producers have come together to launch a Fine Food and Local Produce Market, which will take place on the first Sunday of every month until December -
“Is price important to speciality food shops?”
15 March 2016 Expert EyeKnown Value Items or KVIs are literally the bread and butter of supermarkets and convenience stores. Not only because bread and butter features on the list of items, but because they are the products that form the price perception of the shop in the eyes of… -
SME Grant Contest Launched
10 March 2016 NewsThe FedEx Small Business Grant is offering small, for-profit businesses with fewer than 100 employees which have been running for two years or more the chance to win up to £20,000 to invest in their global future
