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New Year, New Products
20 January 2014 Speciality BitesI always love this time of year as it is “show-time”! I am quite often in San Francisco this week at the Fancy Food Show, but not this year. It’s Scotland for me. In particular Scotland’s Speciality Food Show... -
For Some, Christmas Is Not All Joy
10 December 2013 Speciality BitesA slightly more reflective piece this week, and perhaps good for us all occasionally to step back and think about priorities -
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November on the Farm
11 November 2013 OpinionSummer was hot and dry, and the autumn is cooler and wetter – seasons in the right place. -
Room for Growth
08 October 2013 Speciality BitesI thought it may be interesting to look at where the speciality food sector may go within the next few years. Clearly this is important as we plan our businesses and ensure we are looking in the right areas for... -
October Apple Day
04 October 2013 Cheese & DairyOctober is when you can't pretend it's late summer any more. Everything races to harvest the last of summer's bounty. -
September Cheeses
04 September 2013 Cheese & DairyI was watching the house martens gathering on the telephone line, chatting away. -
August on the Farm
05 August 2013 OpinionSummer heat – something we haven’t seen for a while. It seems ungracious to find it too hot and dry when so recently we were yearning for sun and warmth. We hope for some good thunderstorms to give... -
Sleeping with the Enemy?
07 June 2012 Speciality BitesWhen Olives et al announced very publicly last week that they were supplying 4 of their lines into Sainsbury’s I had a number of people on social media goading me into a swift response to condemn this scurrilous activity! -
33% Festive Sales Increase
11 January 2010 DelicatessenSteve Croot, owner of Croots Farm Shop in Duffield, Derbyshire, reviews his Christmas custom
