Fresh & Farming
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Stocking Flour: What to Look For
25 May 2017 NewsHannah Marriage, director at Chelmsford-based millers Marriage's, shares her advice on the types of flour your customers may be on the lookout for -
Q Guild National BBQ Awards Winners Announced
24 May 2017 NewsH. Clewlow Butchers from Nantwich in Cheshire was named Supreme Champion, and also scooped the top award in the Speciality Product category, at the Q Guild of Butchers' National BBQ Awards -
Cotswold Fayre Kicks Off Christmas Roadshows
23 May 2017 NewsFine food distributor, Cotswold Fayre, is offering retailers the chance to preview the latest festive products at its Christmas Roadshows -
“Perks of partnership”
22 May 2017 On The FarmIt’s no secret that diversification has been a necessity for the whole farming industry in recent years -
“The vinyl is final and the curd is the word”
22 May 2017 Town CrierLast weekend I was at a conference in a faraway city; one that I hadn’t visited in over 20 years. With some time off on Saturday afternoon, I decided to explore. I’d ‘done’ the famous sights on previous visits, so I resolved to look at some… -
“You never know what you’ve got till it’s gone”
22 May 2017 NewsFrom its wartime decimation, the unique heritage of UK artisan cheese has slowly clawed its way back to national and international recognition. More than 600 different and culturally diverse types were effectively destroyed to meet the understandable compulsion for national survival post-WWII, indirectly gifting Cheddar a… -
“Trump slump or May sway?”
22 May 2017 Expert Eye"Here we go round the mulberry bush” one customer said on hearing the news of a General Election in June this year -
5 Smoked Food Must-Stocks
22 May 2017 NewsTim Matthews, founder of The Artisan Smokehouse, shares his favourite smoked foods -
“Flamin’ June”
22 May 2017 Fine FoodFor anyone interested in cooking and eating, deciding which of the 12 months is best for food and drink is like picking a fantasy football team – it’s perfectly alright in theory but will soon be overwhelmed by events. November has its supporters – think of… -
“Fragmentation”
22 May 2017 Speciality BitesBack to an old chestnut this week, and one that I believe will become more and more relevant over the next few years. For a number of retailers, suppliers and wholesalers I talk to, the fragmentation of supply to retailers within the speciality food sector remains… -
Cotswold Fayre and Partridges Announce Support for New Producer Awards
19 May 2017 NewsFigures of the fine food industry have thrown their weight behind Speciality Food's New Producer Awards, with wholesaler Cotswold Fayre announced as one of the awards' sponsors and judges, and MD of Partridges, John Shepherd, unveiled as the chair of judges -
The Interview: Nigel Barden
19 May 2017 NewsOne of the most recognisable faces in fine food talks about the past, present and future of food
