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Opinions

• Speciality Bites

  Leadership

  Variety is the spice of life

  How misogynist is our society today?

  Climate change – why aren’t more of us freaking out?

  B Corps – a Growing Movement

• Fine Food

  It’s time to go left field rather than safety-first

  “Fashion or for keeps?”

  “New year and new possibilities”

  “What is in a name?”

  “The art of shopping”

• Expert Eye

  Is our café a hero or a villain?

  “The battle for optimism and morale in retail”

  “Sustainable confusion”

  “What to do about January?”

  “Is the Christmas boom sustainable?”

• On The Farm

  “Attracting audiences”

  “Advice to my younger self”

  “Perks of partnership”

  “Life is good”

  “Exciting times”

• Town Crier

  “Sticky fingers”

  “Everyone’s a winner”

  “Myths and legends of Turophilia”

  “When ‘cheese’ is not cheese”

  “Don’t disrespect the Cheddar”

• Cheese Talk

  “Keeping the faith”

  “Don’t sway to populists”

  “Making a spectacle of yourself”

  “Cheese magic – it’s in our culture”

  “Best of British”

News

• News

  Sheridans Cheesemongers: the meal kit mastermind

  Your essential guide to protected food names

  Mainstreet Trading: the customer service saviour

  What Brexit means for wholesalers

  6 food trends to stock for summer 2021

• Brexit

  Your essential guide to protected food names

  What Brexit means for wholesalers

  Is there still hope for a Green Brexit for food and farming?

  Brexit latest: Food sector at the centre of UK-EU dispute

  Trade and Agriculture Commission report: ‘bold vision’ or ‘hollow’ promises?

Food & Drink

• Ambient

  6 food trends to stock for summer 2021

  How to make the tinned food trend work for you

  How to master your store cupboard essentials for 2021

  An unexpected reinvention: Blackthorn Salt

  How to make the ‘bitter’ trend work for sales

• Snacks

  6 food trends to stock for summer 2021

  Jim Jams Spreads and The Artful Baker secure investments

  MD of leading indie snack brand steps down after 14 years

  Consumers snacking more in the wake of COVID-19

  Snacking: The Classics

• Meat & Fish

  6 food trends to stock for summer 2021

  National Butchers Week Feature: Campbells, the best of Scotland

  Why (and how) to market your meat and cheese to ethical consumers

  Minette Batters, NFU: “It isn’t as simple as plant-based good/animal-based bad”

  The vegan question: capitalising on a fresh opportunity

• Cheese & Dairy

  Why now is the time to champion small producers

  Sheridans Cheesemongers: the meal kit mastermind

  Mainstreet Trading: the customer service saviour

  Neal’s Yard Dairy: the British icon

  The Cheese Lady: the social superstar

• Bakery & Confectionery

  Why Britain is leading the way in chocolate innovation

  London Dessert Festival to return summer 2021

  Jim Jams Spreads and The Artful Baker secure investments

  The latest trends in chocolate

  Artisan fudge scoops top honour in The Great British Food Awards

• Drinks

  Why a holistic approach to tea will win shoppers’ hearts

  Taylors of Harrogate revamps coffee packaging

  “Vital” US market in sight for indies after whisky tariff lifted

  4 drinks trends retailers need to know now

  The secrets to stocking craft beer

Retail

• Delicatessen

  How to sell cheese in 2021

  Simple tips for showcasing local cheeses

  Pandemic diary of a deli owner

  How to diversify your cheese business in a pandemic

  Lockdown 3 is changing the high street – here’s how

• Farm Shop

  How one indie builds its community through collaboration

  What 2021’s conscious consumer really wants

  How farm shops upped their game during Covid-19

  Talking Shop: Behind the scenes at Rhug Estate

  Lockdown 3 is changing the high street – here’s how

• Display

  How to master your cheese display

  How Covid is changing the in-store experience

  Behind the curtain of Fortnum & Mason’s festive windows

  Merchandising in the ‘new era’

  Key things to consider before undertaking an expansion or refurbishment

• Masterclasses

  How to start a cheese business

  Welcome to the e-commerce era: 9 tips for online success

  4 simple tips to improve your food photography skills

  How one indie builds its community through collaboration

  How to sell cheese in 2021

• Equipment

  Trend Watch: Vending Machines

  Morrisons trials replacing plastic ‘bags for life’ with paper bags

  5 Reasons Why You Should Try Smart Weighing Scales

  EPOS Systems: 5 Things to Consider

  Contactless Card Spending Tops £2 Billion in a Month in UK

Industry

• Agriculture

  Is there still hope for a Green Brexit for food and farming?

  What’s driving the future of British farming?

  Food and Drink Wales joins Virtual Cheese Awards as headline sponsor

  Trade and Agriculture Commission report: ‘bold vision’ or ‘hollow’ promises?

  Scotland’s local food and drink revival

• Packaging

  How food and drink businesses are creating a circular economy

  A hidden hero of Covid-19: temperature controlled packaging

  Food labelling: the focus shifts from calories to climate

  Taylors of Harrogate revamps coffee packaging

  Sustainable packaging trends: here’s what indies need to know

• Wholesale

  What Brexit means for wholesalers

  Business rates relief: the good news and the bad

  How the food sector can bounce back from Covid-19 disruption

  Mark Wiltshire, Diverse Fine Food: “2021 will be tough, but our industry is too”

  Spring Budget: What the food sector wants to see announced

• Organic

  Is there still hope for a Green Brexit for food and farming?

  Trade and Agriculture Commission report: ‘bold vision’ or ‘hollow’ promises?

  Will the organic sector’s Covid boom last?

  Consumers show appetite for stronger food standards

  Regenuary: what is it, and how can indies get involved?

• Producers

  Why Britain is leading the way in chocolate innovation

  Your essential guide to protected food names

  6 food trends to stock for summer 2021

  How food and drink businesses are creating a circular economy

  How to start a cheese business

Business

• Finance

  Business rates relief: the good news and the bad

  Spring Budget 2021: the food industry speaks

  What does the £5bn high street fund mean for the food sector?

  Learn these terms to master your business’s finances

  Chancellor considers online sales tax to boost bricks-and-mortar

• Staffing

  Defra begins search for inaugural Chair of new environment watchdog

  6 customer service dos and don’ts

  National Living Wage Set to Rise for over-25s to £7.50

  National Living Wage Rate Increased

  5 Top Staff Retention Tips

• Legal

  What food businesses need to know about proposed cost increases

  What will happen to Cornish pasties post-Brexit?

  Need some help with tax?

  How to: sell at farmers’ markets

  The role of traceability in food fraud

• Diversification

  10 ways that small businesses hold the cards

  Why Amazon’s new store shows the high street is “far from over”

  How farm shops upped their game during Covid-19

  Lockdown 3 is changing the high street – here’s how

  Covid-19 isn’t holding the fine food sector back – here’s why

• Food Safety

  Why experts are concerned about the rise in new home food businesses

  UK organic food exports face the possibility of exclusion from the EU market

  5 key merchandising steps for reopening

  Are you compliant with the new Environment Monitoring clause for BRC Version 8?

  What food businesses need to know about proposed cost increases

• Start Ups

  How to start a cheese business

  5 minutes with Harry Turpin, The Savourists

  IFE and Mission Ventures launch award for lockdown start-ups

  10 ways that small businesses hold the cards

  Will women-led start-ups power the UK’s post-Covid recovery?

People

• The Interview

  Viewpoint: Emma Jones, Enterprise Nation

  Viewpoint: Henry Amar, RH Amar

  Viewpoint: Jamie Crummie

  Viewpoint: Renee Elliot

  Viewpoint: Joseph Cameron Booth, Rainforest Alliance

• Opinions

  Leadership

  Variety is the spice of life

  How misogynist is our society today?

  Climate change – why aren’t more of us freaking out?

  B Corps – a Growing Movement

International

• Import

  Brexit latest: Food sector at the centre of UK-EU dispute

  Trade and Agriculture Commission report: ‘bold vision’ or ‘hollow’ promises?

  British food producers champion heritage post-Brexit

  Brexit and the fine food sector

  6 things the food sector needs to know about Brexit

• Export

  Brexit latest: Food sector at the centre of UK-EU dispute

  British food producers champion heritage post-Brexit

  Brexit and the fine food sector

  6 things the food sector needs to know about Brexit

  Darren Henaghan, Borough Market: “Weathering the Brexit storm”

Start Ups

• Awards

  IFE and Mission Ventures launch award for lockdown start-ups

  Golden opportunities

  Bullion Dollar Baby

  Meet Max Scotford: the New Producer Awards 2018 Supreme Champion

  Meet the winners of the New Producer Awards 2018

Cafe & Food Service

Inside the local food community of South Wales

Fine food sector prepares for brighter future out of lockdown

How the food sector can bounce back from Covid-19 disruption

Why Generation Z is behind a boom in new food start-ups

What does the £5bn high street fund mean for the food sector?

How To Guides

How food and drink businesses are creating a circular economy

How to start a cheese business

What indie retailers can learn from Italian culture

Welcome to the e-commerce era: 9 tips for online success

4 simple tips to improve your food photography skills