Retail & Industry
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Food & Drink Expo 2018 promises innovation and inspiration
06 November 2017 NewsFor those looking to source the newest, most innovative food and drink products or simply trying to keep their fingers on the pulse of the hottest trends, Food & Drink Expo 2018 – taking place from 16th until 18th April – is a must-attend event -
“Do speciality producers really support independent retailers?”
06 November 2017 Speciality BitesI had to pretend to be a chef for the evening last Friday Night. Last June, rashly I had offered into an Auction of Promises for a fund-raising event for our orphanage in Kenya a “Restaurant Quality Meal for 6 Cooked at your Home”. The bidding… -
“It was the best of times, it was the worst of times”
03 November 2017 Town CrierLiterary lovers will know this is the opening lines of The Tale of Two Cities, from that Charles Dickens classic, set in revolutionary times -
The Interview: Darren Henaghan, Borough Market
03 November 2017 NewsDarren Henaghan, managing director of Borough Market, talks people, passion and provenance -
“Diminishing returns”
03 November 2017 Town CrierThere’s an adage that it’s easier to sell to an existing customer than to convert a new one. It is in our best interests that we ensure that once a prospect becomes ours, they stay ours – through thick and thin -
“The Goldilocks zone”
03 November 2017 Expert EyeWhat has trading been like so far in 2017 at Partridges? The answer is on the whole not very good. Nothing to write home about or even an article about -
“Breaking fast”
03 November 2017 Fine FoodNext time you find yourself in a hotel breakfast room, take a look around at the other guests. This sensible folk will have got up early to tuck into double fried everything. Once upon a time everyone would have been breakfasting like this. A combination of… -
Mevalco announces new winter line-up
01 November 2017 Meat & FishImporter and wholesaler of Spanish fine foods, Mevalco, has launched its new winter range, offering a diverse array of authentic meats including Ibérico acorn-fed free-range pork, sustainably sourced wild boar and Ibérico Bellota Belloterra hams from Los Pedroches -
Rowcliffe’s pick of the best blue cheeses
01 November 2017 Cheese & DairyA good blue has long been a mainstay of the festive cheeseboard, but which should you stock this year? We ask cheese specialists Rowcliffe their pick of the bunch -
Hampshire produce gets the spotlight at Business South show
31 October 2017 NewsTaking place on 25th January 2018 at the Hilton at the Ageas Bowl, Southampton, the Local Produce Show brings together some of the region’s small food and drink businesses with chefs and buyers seeking to source new produce -
“The growth of crowdfunding for food and drink start-ups”
30 October 2017 Speciality BitesMany of us now have several e-mails a month from the latest food and drink start-up to try and raise funds through crowdfunding, but how many of us have invested? This week I thought I would explore the area a little further and try and… -
UK cheeses to be championed at international trade show
27 October 2017 NewsThe fifteenth edition of The Cheese & Dairy Products show will see UK cheeses get the spotlight at Paris Expo Porte de Versailles on 25th to 28th February 2018
