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“Inflation to lead to pay demands?”
24 March 2017 Speciality BitesWith the news within the last week of a sharp rise in inflation up to 2.3%, it is expected next month that the average wage increase will dip below the average pay increase of employees for the first time for... -
“The politics of uncertainty”
17 March 2017 Speciality BitesBy the time you read this Article 50 may well have been triggered, or it May have been delayed (see what I did there?) I have made my views on Brexit very clear over the past year, so have... -
“Back to Africa”
13 March 2017 Speciality BitesI’m writing this week’s blog from Western Kenya, where I am visiting our project and planning to try and make the children’s centre (orphanage and schools) more self-sufficient -
“The Easter enigma”
09 March 2017 Expert EyeWhat’s It all About Easter? (to the tune of What’s It All About Alfie? Sung of course by Cilla Black) often springs to mind at this time of year -
“Exciting times”
09 March 2017 On The FarmMarch on the farm is when things start to really get exciting. Spring is upon us, which means lambing season and long nights for our stockman. So far we’ve had no orphan lambs, which is a great result, and they’re all... -
“Cobweb corner”
09 March 2017 Town CrierThere’s usually a little bit of a shop that makes the owner wince – not for reasons of cleanliness, I trust, but because the offering has become stale. It shouldn’t mean your cheese stocks, as common-sense and statutory food hygiene must take... -
“Changing channels”
09 March 2017 OpinionIt is one thing to make great cheese, another to import great cheese, to handle, store and pack great cheese, but in the end it’s all about who buys it -
“Let me tell you a story”
09 March 2017 Fine FoodSome would say that Damon Runyon was one of the greatest ever masters of the short story. He wrote reams of them and was still churning stuff out on his deathbed in 1946. They are well written tales and peopled... -
The Interview: Walter Scott, Wilkin & Sons
09 March 2017 NewsMeet Walter Scott, the man at the helm of homegrown icon Wilkin & Sons -
“Inflation”
03 March 2017 Speciality BitesIt seems that inflation will remain a hot topic for everyone within the next few months, but maybe especially for those in the food and drink sector. The February figure will be out soon and many are expecting it to...
