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  • “Gung hay fat choi!”

    06 February 2017 Fine Food
    This year the Chinese New Year was early and the main festivities ran from 27th January until 2nd February. For everyone else this is a quiet time of year, with both food shops and restaurants choosing to lie low in January. Eventually St Valentine’s Day will…
  • EXCLUSIVE: Andrea Leadsom Addresses Speciality Food Readers

    30 January 2017 News
    An exclusive address from Andrea Leadsom, Secretary of State for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
  • “The New Superpower of Food?”

    30 January 2017 Speciality Bites
    Well that was a surprise to most of us – who would have forecast that Tesco would make a bid for Booker?
  • “Innovate to survive in 2017”

    23 January 2017 Speciality Bites
    There 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…
  • “How was Christmas for you?”

    10 January 2017 Speciality Bites
    The 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…
  • “Onwards and upwards”

    02 January 2017 On The Farm
    The New Year is a time for looking ahead. Working Farm wise, we’re looking forward to the spring when the mornings are that bit lighter and a little bit warmer! It’s a way off, but we know that lambing will be with us soon enough and…
  • “Monogamy: overrated?”

    02 January 2017 Town Crier
    How many partners have you had? If it is a small part of your business, it may be that you use just a single supplier. If it plays a major part, multiple suppliers may be needed to achieve the range that you want
  • “Blurred vision”

    02 January 2017 Opinion
    Rarely has a year ahead looked so confused as when trying to predict the opportunity and challenges that face the dairy trade in 2017
  • “Reasons to be cheerful”

    02 January 2017 Expert Eye
    As I write this halfway through November 2016, the very thought of the past year causes a sharp intake of breath. The Brexit uncertainty, the American election, declining sales and a fainting pound scarcely bring a smile to the face unless you happen to be looking…
  • “Happy New Year!”

    02 January 2017 Fine Food
    Welcome to a New Year as yet untarnished and still full of optimism. Magazine editors everywhere will have got together and commissioned a raft of pieces about the future for January. What are the trends for 2017? Will there be some new 'must-cook' foods? Will there…
  • The Interview: Pev Manners, Belvoir

    02 January 2017 News
    Ever wondered what it takes to make a homegrown business a global phenomenon? Pev Manners shows us how it’s done
  • “It’s beginning to feel a bit like Christmas”

    19 December 2016 Speciality Bites
    For many of us in the food sector, it is easy to potentially not enjoy Christmas as much as others as we are immersed in it for much of the year
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