Fresh & Farming
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UK’s Rural Shops Seek Support from Government
23 January 2017 NewsThe Association of Convenience Stores has called on the government to help secure the future of the UK’s 19,128 rural shops -
“Innovate to survive in 2017”
23 January 2017 Speciality BitesThere is no chance of complaining at present of the world being boring. As I have started to write this blog, breaking news has just popped up on my phone, “President Donald Trump, America’s 45th Commander-in-chief has just been sworn in”. Five minutes prior to that… -
Delifonseca to Pay Homage to British Poets at Food Events
20 January 2017 NewsThe Liverpool-based company is preparing to host a duo of food and drink events later this month as a nod to acclaimed poets Robert Burns and William Shakespeare -
Divine Chocolate Awarded B Corp Certification
18 January 2017 NewsThe Fairtrade company, which is 44 per cent owned by cocoa farmers, has achieved B Corporation status -
Convenience Sector to Continue to Premiumise in 2017, Predicts Cotswold Fayre
17 January 2017 NewsThe fine food distributor has seen sales of products in the sector increase by more than 40 per cent over the past 12 months -
High Street Experiences First Rise in December Footfall for Five Years
16 January 2017 NewsThe festive period contributed to high street footfall rising for the first time in five years, according to figures from Springboard and the British Retail Consortium -
8 Wine Selling Turn-ons and Turn-offs
16 January 2017 NewsOur wine correspondent, Lucy Talbot, shares her retail advice on how to offer your customers a positive and memorable shopping experience -
How to: Source the Best Beef
13 January 2017 Meat & FishRichard H Turner and James George of Clerkenwell-based butcher's shop Turner & George, share their tips for sourcing the best beef you can find -
Peter’s Yard Relaunches Crispbread Bites
12 January 2017 NewsAfter extensive research co-founder, Wendy Wilson-Bett, decided to redesign the range to clearly communicate a "natural choice for dips" message -
Foster Refrigerator Launches New Website
10 January 2017 NewsThe relaunch of the customer-facing website provides food retailers with a user-friendly platform where information is readily available and accessible -
“How was Christmas for you?”
10 January 2017 Speciality BitesThe most commonly asked question around the food world at this time of year must be: “How did Christmas go?” Initial feedback we have received suggests that it was generally positive for many retailers in the speciality food sector, although ask me again in a couple… -
December Sees Consumer Spending at Highest Since 2014
09 January 2017 NewsFestive sales contributed to the strongest quarter for consumer spend since 2014, according to the Visa UK Consumer Spending Index