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The future of food events
12 March 2021 CoronavirusFood and drink trade shows and exhibitions have been upended by Covid-19. As the world returns to a new normal, we look into how events are responding -
How the food sector can bounce back from Covid-19 disruption
12 March 2021 CoronavirusThe pandemic brought new challenges for the food and drink industry, and while many adapted admirably, the easing of restrictions offers an opportunity to reflect on what’s next -
Mark Wiltshire, Diverse Fine Food: “2021 will be tough, but our industry is too”
10 March 2021 CoronavirusLooking back on a year of Covid-19, Mark Wiltshire, director at Diverse Fine Food, describes how his business made it through 2020, and why he believes the industry will come out of this crisis stronger -
Trade and Agriculture Commission report: ‘bold vision’ or ‘hollow’ promises?
09 March 2021 BrexitThe Trade and Agriculture Commission was set up to help protect British food standards in future trade deals. Its first report has provoked mixed responses from the industry -
British food producers champion heritage post-Brexit
08 March 2021 BrexitNew campaigns highlighting the quality and provenance of Britain's food and drink offer opportunities to producers hit by Brexit and Covid-19 -
National Butchers Week Feature: Campbells, the best of Scotland
05 March 2021 InspirationsThere has been a surge of interest in food and drink that can be produced in the UK, and it looks like Scotland’s food and drink industries will become an increasingly important part of that story -
Pandemic diary of a deli owner
05 March 2021 CoronavirusHow are the UK's delis coping with Covid-19? Tracey Tannenbaum, chef and patron of Cold Bath Deli in Harrogate, North Yorkshire, tells Speciality Food the story of one retailer's journey through the pandemic -
Spring Budget 2021: the food industry speaks
03 March 2021 CoronavirusChancellor Rishi Sunak’s Budget delivered on business rates and furlough, but many in the food and drink sector are calling for further support -
Why Generation Z is behind a boom in new food start-ups
03 March 2021 CoronavirusYoung people have been disproportionately affected by the pandemic, but enterprising entrepreneurs have started up hundreds of new food businesses -
How farm shops upped their game during Covid-19
02 March 2021 CoronavirusIn an exclusive column for Speciality Food, Jenny Rose, manager of the Farm Retail Association, reflects on the opportunities the pandemic has provided independent retailers -
Brexit and the fine food sector
02 March 2021 BrexitWe look into how new Brexit requirements are impacting Britain’s speciality food producers and retailers -
What does the £5bn high street fund mean for the food sector?
01 March 2021 CoronavirusChancellor Rishi Sunak revealed grants worth £5bn will be announced as part of the Spring Budget to boost retail and hospitality ahead of the easing of lockdown
