Retail & Industry
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New Cornish Cheese Brand Hits Market
01 April 2016 NewsA soft cheese range has been launched by new Cornish cheese makers Curds & Croust, in a purpose-built dairy set up in the heart of west Cornwall -
National Living Wage Now In Operation
31 March 2016 NewsThe National Living Wage (NLW) has come into force, meaning that employees aged 25 and over will be paid at least £7.20 an hour -
Budget 2016: Extra Support for Small Businesses
25 March 2016 NewsThe Government has announced England's largest ever business rate cut for all ratepayers, worth a total of £6.7bn over the next five years -
5 Ways to Create a Food Community
24 March 2016 NewsAs local food and drink website bigbarn.co.uk embarks on an ambitious food community project in the villages of Alconbury and Alconbury West, founder Anthony Davison offers his advice on building a food network in your local town or village -
Young Butcher Wins National Award
23 March 2016 NewsEarlier this month, FARMA partnered with AHDB Beef and Lamb to celebrate the skill of butchers working in the farm shop sector through its Farm Butcher of the Year competition -
Millenial Energy
23 March 2016 Speciality BitesI don’t just think it’s because I am getting older (just having celebrated a very large birthday), but I am sure there is a much higher number of younger people in the speciality food sector these days. It could well be a case of “don’t… -
Farm Shop & Deli Awards Finalists Revealed
21 March 2016 NewsThe finalists of the third annual Farm Shop & Deli Awards have been announced, representing the very best standards, service, product innovation and community involvement in the fine food retail sector -
The Interview: Jeremy Torz
18 March 2016 NewsMeet Jeremy Torz, co-founder of Union Hand-Roasted and proud pioneer of the UK's coffee market -
Budget 2016: Sugar Tax Announced
17 March 2016 NewsChancellor George Osborne has introduced a tax on sugar as part of this year's budget -
What will a ‘Brexit’ mean for us?
16 March 2016 BrexitIn June, the British public will decide whether to stay within the European Union or go it alone. 'Brexit'-centric stories have been all over the media in recent weeks, with some MPs choosing independence from the EU while others gear up to govern an autonomous Britain,… -
Blueberry Group Buys Vine Wholesale
15 March 2016 NewsThe Blueberry Group has acquired Vine Wholesale Ltd (trading and known as Palmars Products), a Dorset-based supplier of ambient fine foods to independent retailers and department stores across the UK -
“I signed up for origami class, but it folded…”
15 March 2016 Town CrierLast week I did two things out of character: I bought cheese from a supermarket, and I watched a ‘RomCom’. I won’t name the shop; the film was Love Actually
