Chilled & Frozen
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Transitional Period Will Provide Important Stability, NFU Says
25 September 2017 BrexitThe Prime Minister’s commitment to a transitional period after the UK leaves the EU will provide important stability for farm businesses, the National Farmers' Union says, and prepares the ground for both sides to make progress in Brexit negotiations -
Chegworth Valley Opens Second Shop in Kent
23 September 2017 NewsChegworth Farm Shop has opened a second Kent-based premises, following the success of its Pantiles shop which opened last year -
Irish Food Awards Unveils New Networking Space
20 September 2017 NewsBank of Ireland and Blas na hEireann are partnering to create “Backyard at Blas”, a new innovative breakout space and networking venue at the 10th Blas na hEireann Irish Food Awards -
“Inflation – good or bad news?”
18 September 2017 Speciality BitesGenerally, the improvement in the strength of sterling was viewed with some relief in my office, but only for fairly selfish reasons. The vast majority of our range is British or Irish, but at Christmas we import more product from Italy, Spain, Germany and other European… -
‘No Deal’ Brexit Could Spell Everyday Food Item Price Hike
18 September 2017 BrexitNew analysis by the British Retail Consortium (BRC) spells out the potential cost to shoppers of leaving the EU without a tariff-free trade deal -
Farm Shop & Deli Awards 2018: Organiser Announces Winners’ Prizes
18 September 2017 NewsAs the deadline closing date of 30th September fast approaches for entries from speciality food and drink retailers from across the UK and Northern Ireland, the organisers have announced some of the prizes the overall Farm Shop & Deli Awards' 2018 Retailer of the Year can… -
Food Matters Live Unveils New Matchmaking Service
17 September 2017 NewsMeet buyers, make collaborative partnerships and keep innovating with Match: the new matchmaking service from Food Matters Live – taking place at London’s ExCeL on 21-23 November -
Pulp Products Wow Crowd at Young Entrepreneur Awards
12 September 2017 NewsThe final of the fifth annual support scheme to find Britain’s most exciting food company helmed by a young businessperson was announced at this year's Speciality & Fine Food Fair -
“Face to face sales – dead or alive?”
12 September 2017 Speciality BitesI enjoyed my weekend after not having one last week. It will be the same for many who were exhibiting and setting-up the show last weekend. As always, I spent the rest of the week exhausted and “peopled out”, but it serves me right for wearing… -
How To: Sell Festive Drinks
12 September 2017 DrinksWhat drinks fly off shelves of farm shops during Christmas? Catherine Smith, owner of Foxholes Farm Shop, tells us what her customers are currently thirsty for -
Storytelling For Sales: Cheese
10 September 2017 NewsOwen Davies, category manager at Harvey & Brockless, talks us through his picks of cheeses with more to them than meets the eye -
Retail Sales Hold Up In August
08 September 2017 NewsIn August, UK retail sales increased by 1.3 per cent on a like-for-like basis from August 2016, when they had decreased 0.9 per cent from the preceding year, according to the BRC – KPMG August Retail Sales Monitor
